单词 | thunderstrike |
释义 | thunderstrikev. 1. transitive (literal). To strike with ‘thunder’ or lightning (cf. thunder n. 1b). ? Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > creation > destruction > damage > damage or injure [verb (transitive)] > of environmental or supernatural factors smitea1382 strikec1480 blasta1533 perisha1549 thunderstrike1613 siderate1623 to strike dead, blind1750 1613 T. Heywood Brazen Age iv, in Wks. (1874) III. 232 My father [Jove]..startles vp to thunder-strike the lad [Phaeton]. 1666 T. Neale in Philos. Trans. 1665–6 (Royal Soc.) 1 247 The Account..by the learned Dr. Charleton, concerning the boy that was Thunder~struck near Nantwich in Cheshire. 1710 W. King Heathen Gods & Heroes (1722) liv. 186 Charybdis..was Thunder-struck by Jupiter, and transformed into a Sea-Monster. a1711 T. Ken Christophil in Wks. (1721) I. 442 Angels..Expected when Almighty Ire Shou'd Thunder-strike our guilty Sire. 1902 J. B. Greenough & G. L. Kittredge Words 309 ‘Astonish’ is literally ‘to thunderstrike’, and was once common in the physical sense of ‘stun’. 2. figurative. To strike as with ‘thunder’. a. To strike with amazement, astonish greatly. Obsolete except as in thunderstricken, thunderstruck. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > expectation > surprise, unexpectedness > surprise, astonish [verb (transitive)] gloppena1250 abavea1400 ferlya1400 forferlya1400 supprisec1405 stonish1488 surprend1549 stagger1556 thunderbolta1586 admire1598 startle1598 thunderstrike1613 siderate1623 dumbfound1653 surprise1655 stammer1656 strange1657 astartlea1680 dumbfounder1710 knock1715 to take aback1751 flabbergast1773 to take back1796 stagnate1829 to put aback1833 to make (a person) sit up1878 to knock, lay (out), etc., cold1884 transmogrify1887 rock1947 to flip out1964 the mind > mental capacity > expectation > feeling of wonder, astonishment > quality of inspiring wonder > cause wonder, astonish [verb (transitive)] marvela1425 esmarvel1477 amaze?1533 wondera1561 bewondera1586 to hold at gaze1594 admire1598 wonder-maze1603 astonish1611 thunderstrike1613 surprise1655 to astonish the natives1801 emmarvel1834 zap1967 mind-blow1970 gobsmack1987 1613 [implied in: W. Browne Britannia's Pastorals I. i. 12 The Thunder-stroken Swaine lean'd to a tree, As void of sense as weeping Niobe. (at thunderstruck adj. 2a)]. 1721 G. Roussillon tr. Vertot Rev. Portugal 104 This message thunder-struck the Duke. 1789 M. Huber Let. 28 June in Ld. Auckland Jrnl.& Corr. (1861) II. 324 This revolution thunder-strikes the keenest man. 1807 R. Southey Lett. from Eng. III. 183 The news..thunderstruck all present. b. To inflict severe or terrible vengeance, reproof, or the like, upon. In quot. 1818 in physical sense, to batter severely. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > disapproval > rebuke or reproof > rebuke or reprove [verb (transitive)] > severely dressc1405 wipe1523 to take up1530 whip1530 to shake upa1556 trounce1607 castigatea1616 lasha1616 objurgate1616 thunderstrike1638 snub1672 drape1683 cut1737 rowa1798 score1812 to dress down1823 to pitch into ——1823 wig1829 to row (a person) up1838 to catch or get Jesse1839 slate1840 drop1853 to drop (down) to or on (to)1859 to give (a person) rats1862 to jump upon1868 to give (a person) fits1871 to give it to someone (pretty) stiff1880 lambaste1886 ruck1899 bollock1901 bawl1903 scrub1911 burn1914 to hang, draw, and quarter1930 to tear a strip off1940 to tear (someone) off a strip1940 brass1943 rocket1948 bitch1952 tee1955 fan- the world > action or operation > behaviour > reciprocal treatment or return of an action > revenge > execute (vengeance) [verb (transitive)] > take vengeance on > severely thunderstrike1638 the world > movement > impact > striking > beating or repeated striking > beat [verb (transitive)] > beat heavily or severely pounda1325 batter1377 pellc1450 hatter1508 whop1575 labour1594 thunder-beat1608 behammer1639 thunderstrike1818 sledgehammer1834 pun1838 to beat to a pulp1840 jackhammer1959 1638 T. Herbert Some Yeares Trav. (rev. ed.) 71 He had..thunder struck him, with a storme of mighty words. 1650 J. Trapp Clavis to Bible (Exod. xix. 16) 57 To terrifie and thunder-strike offenders. 1699 C. Cibber Xerxes (1736) v. 63 To Thunder-strike thy Soul. 1818 Ld. Byron Childe Harold: Canto IV clxxxi. 93 The armaments which thunderstrike the walls. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online June 2020). < v.1613 |
随便看 |
|
英语词典包含1132095条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。