| 单词 | a bolt from the blue |
| 释义 | > as lemmasa bolt from (or out of) the blue a. a bolt from (or out of) the blue: a sudden and unexpected event, a complete surprise.With reference to the unlikelihood of a thunderbolt coming from a clear blue sky. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > expectation > surprise, unexpectedness > [noun] > cause of surprise marvelc1300 miracle1586 surprise1592 bricolea1631 surprisal1660 thunderbolt1787 startle1823 start1825 startler1829 eye-opener1833 a bolt from (or out of) the blue1837 shock1841 thunder-clap1852 startlement1867 staggerer1872 thunderstroke1880 Scarborough warning1890 surprise packet1900 bombshell1926 curveball1936 turn-up1942 a turn-up for the book(s)1948 conversation stopper1959 left turn1986 1837 T. Carlyle French Revol. III. vi. i. 347 Arrestment, sudden really as a bolt out of the Blue, has hit strange victims. 1881 W. Westall Old Factory III. xii. 162 If Lydia had appeared in person it could hardly have given me a greater shock than this letter gave me. It was like a bolt from the blue. 1954 H. Macmillan Diary 18 Dec. (2003) 371 The whole problem is how to retain the political control of NATO forces, and yet be able to deal with a ‘bolt from the blue’. 2002 J. Curtis in G. McCafferty They had no Choice xxvi. 120 The news that he was being forced to retire came like a bolt from the blue. < as lemmas |
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