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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

thunder ['θ^ndər]
  1. 1. noun [u] (in sky) 雷
  2. 2. noun [of guns] [ waterfall etc] 隆隆声
  3. 3. vi. it was thundering 打雷
  4. 4. vi. [guns] [ train etc+] 轰隆作响
  5. 5. vt. (shout) 大嚷大叫
    to thunder past
    [train etc+] 像雷电一样通过

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

thunder [ˈθʌndər]
  1. 1. n.[u] 巨响长啸,轰隆声
    A train was crossing the bridge, and its thunder drummed against the glass.
    一列火车正在过桥,轰隆隆的响声震撼玻璃
  2. 2. n.[u] 雷声雷鸣
    More lightning flashed overhead, followed by loud thunder.
    更多闪电掠过头顶紧跟着巨雷滚滚而来。
  3. 3. noun [Slang] 海洛因俗称
    The police confiscated thunder from the drug dealer.
    警察没收贩毒分子的海洛因
  4. 4. vi. 轰隆隆地移动
    Heavy lorries thunder along highways to the south.
    重型卡车轰轰隆隆地沿着高速路驶向南方
    The bus thundered down the road.
    公共汽车轰隆隆驶过街道
  5. 5. vi. 大声吼,怒喝
    She thundered at her kids for being rude.
    大声斥责孩子粗鲁行为
  6. 6. vi. 打雷雷鸣
    I get frightened everytime it thunders.
    每次打雷,我都很害怕
    Whenever it thunders,my dog crawls under the bed.
    只要打雷我的狗就趴到床底下
  7. 7. vi. 轰隆地响;隆隆发出
    The train thundered across the tracks.
    火车呼啸经过铁轨
    The river thundered below.
    河流脚下轰鸣

Collins English-English Dictionary

thunder ['θ^ndə]
  1. 1. n a loud cracking or deep rumbling noise caused by the rapid expansion of atmospheric gases which are suddenly heated by lightning
  2. 2. n any loud booming sound
  3. 3. n [rare] a violent threat or denunciation
  4. 4. vb to make (a loud sound) or utter (words) in a manner suggesting thunder
  5. 5. vi. [intr; with it as subject] to be the case that thunder is being heard
  6. 6. vi. [intr] to move fast and heavily
    the bus thundered downhill
  7. 7. vi. [intr] to utter vehement threats or denunciation; rail
  8. 8. vi. [Etymology] Old English thunor; related to Old Saxon thunar, Old High German donar, Old Norse thorr; see Thor, Thursday

Examples

heavy thunder
响雷
Yes, by thunder!
真的!
I heard a clap of thunder, and then it suddenly began to rain.
我听到了一声霹雳,随后天空突然开始下起了雨。
the god of thunder
雷神
The police confiscated thunder from the drug dealer.
警察没收了贩毒分子的海洛因。

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