英语词汇“thunder”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

noun | verb

thunderthunder1 /ˈθʌndɚ/ ●●○ noun

ETYMOLOGYthunder¹

Origin: Old English thunor

COLLOCATIONS► thunder and lightning

The storm brought strong winds and a lot of thunder and lightning.

► A clap of thunder

A clap of thunder (=one sudden noise of thunder) boomed overhead.

► rolling thunder

Off in the distance, we heard rolling thunder (=a noise of thunder that continues for a short time).

1[uncountable] earth science the loud noise that you hear during a storm, usually after a flash of lightning: The storm brought strong winds and a lot of thunder and lightning. A clap of thunder (=one sudden noise of thunder) boomed overhead. Off in the distance, we heard rolling thunder (=a noise of thunder that continues for a short time).2the thunder of something the loud deep noise of something, for example waves, gunfire, or horses’ hooves (HOOF) [Origin: Old English thunor] → see also steal somebody’s thunder at steal1 (9)

noun | verb

thunderthunder2 verb

VERB TABLE

thunder

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	thunder
	he, she, it	thunders
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	thundered
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have thundered
	he, she, it	has thundered
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had thundered
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will thunder
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have thundered

Continuous Form
Present	I	am thundering
	he, she, it	is thundering
	you, we, they	are thundering
Past	I, he, she, it	was thundering
	you, we, they	were thundering
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been thundering
	he, she, it	has been thundering
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been thundering
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be thundering
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been thundering

1[intransitive] earth science if it thunders, there is a loud noise in the sky, usually after a flash of lightning: Did you hear it thunder just now?2[intransitive always + adv./prep.] to move in a way that makes a very loud noise: Fighter jets thundered across the sky.3[transitive] written to shout loudly and angrily4[intransitive, transitive] literary to make a loud noise