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  • Derivatives : n  thunderer
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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

thunder ['θ^ndər]
  1. 1. noun [u] (in sky) 雷
  2. 2. noun [fig] [of guns, waterfall etc] 隆隆声
  3. 3. vi. it was thundering 打雷了
  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 [ 'θʌndɚ] [ 'θʌndə]
  1. 1. noun 雷；雷声；雷鸣
  2. 2. noun 似雷的声响；轰隆声
  3. 3. noun 恐吓；威胁；怒吼
  4. 4. noun [verbal] 雷电；霹雳[亦用于委婉的诅咒等]
    Yes, by thunder!
    真的!
    Where in thunder is he?
    他究竟在哪里呢?
  5. 5. vi. 打雷[通常用于无人称结构]
    It is thundering.
    打雷了。
  6. 6. vi. 发出雷鸣般的声音；隆隆地响
  7. 7. vi. 怒喝；大声吼叫
  8. 8. vt. 大声地吼出；大声吼叫
  9. 9. vt. 发出雷鸣般声响地攻击（或敲打等）

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
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Examples

a clap of thunder
雷鸣
heavy thunder
响雷 → heavy
Thunder rolls.
雷声隆隆。 → roll
Yes, by thunder!
真的! → thunder
Where in thunder is he?
他究竟在哪里呢? → thunder
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。 → clap
Before the thunder, there was a flash of lighting.
先有一道闪电，然后才能听到雷声。 → flash
the god of thunder
雷神 → god
to thunder past
[train etc+] 像雷电一样通过 → thunder
the crash of thunder → crash
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