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单词

thunder

读音
ˈθʌndər
美式
英式
词根

"Thunder" 的词根是一个老英语词"þunor",这个词与其他日耳曼语系的词汇有密切关系,如荷兰词"donder",德语词"donner",以及斯堪的纳维亚词"torden",它们都和英语单词"thunder"含义相同或者相似。

释义

n. 雷;轰隆声;恐吓 vi. 打雷;怒喝 vt. 轰隆地发出;大声喊出 [ 第三人称单数 thunders 现在分词 thundering 过去式 thundered 过去分词 thundered ]

例句

The thunder growled menacingly.
雷声轰鸣,叫人害怕。
Thunder grumbled in the distance.
远处雷声隆隆。
Thunder cracked in the sky.
空中雷声炸响。

强化记忆

你可以将"thunder"和"Lightning"(闪电)一起记忆,通常这两个词总是紧密相连,帮助你更好地记住它。"Thunder" 这个单词来自于古英语"þunor",在北欧神话中,Þor(Thor)是雷神,它象征着力量和力量的展示,常常和创造力以及保护的意象相关联。

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The sound of thunder may indicate divine intervention or anger.(Thunder)Church bells can remind us of the passing of time,
chant my ancestors.The thunder strikes --(Hands clap)
So that's what Joko and his predecessors did too,thereby stealing the Islamists' thunder.They also cracked down hard on terrorism,
lighting incense and offering sacrifices through her tears.Suddenly, a clap of thunder sounded aboveand a lightning bolt shot through the tomb,
In February of 1942, Mexican farmer Dionisio Pulidothought he heard thunder coming from his cornfield.However, the sound wasn’t coming from the sky.
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