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Related topics: Meteorology, Naturethun·der·bolt /ˈθʌndəbəʊlt $ -dərboʊlt/ noun [countable] 1. HEMDNa flash of lightning which hits a person or thing and kills or destroys them 〔击中某人或某物的〕雷电，霹雳2 SHOCKa sudden event or piece of news that shocks you 晴天霹雳般的事件；令人震惊的消息 The idea hit her like a thunderbolt. 这个想法让她大吃一惊。Examples from the Corpusthunderbolt• And it hit me like a thunderbolt.• Like a thunderbolt it had come, just when he looked like losing it all.• To her his departure had come like a cruel thunderbolt.• Thunder and lightning are caused when Zeus hurls his thunderbolt.• Pollux stabbed Lynceus, and Zeus struck Idas with his thunderbolt.• His public outbursts of temper and his oratorical thunderbolts of defiance were likewise psychological reinforcements for a person who needed them.• Dad clapped his hands over his cheeks when the thunderbolt struck.thun·der·bolt nounChineseSyllable which Corpus hits a of lightning flash a |