thunder
I.thun‧der1 /ˈθʌndə $ -ər/ BrE AmE noun [Language: Old English; Origin: thunor] 1. [uncountable] the loud noise that you hear during a storm, usually after a flash of lightning: We were woken in the night by thunder. 2. [singular] a loud deep noise: She heard the thunder of hooves behind her. 3. a face like thunder if someone has a face like thunder, they look very angry ⇨ ↑blood-and-thunder, ⇨ steal sb’s thunder at ↑steal1(9) • • • COLLOCATIONS phrases ▪ a rumble/roll of thunder (=one of a series of deep sounds) We could hear the rumble of thunder growing louder. ▪ a clap/crash/crack of thunder (=one extremely loud sound) Lightning flickered across the sky, followed seconds later by a loud crack of thunder. ▪ a peal of thunder (=one very loud sound) She jumped as a huge peal of thunder crashed directly overhead. ▪ thunder and lightning Rain fell steadily for an hour, accompanied by thunder and lightning. verbs ▪ thunder crashes/booms Thunder crashed overhead, waking the baby. ▪ thunder rumbles/rolls Thunder rumbled in the distance. adjectives ▪ distant thunder Apart from the occasional rumble of distant thunder, there was silence. II.thunder2 BrE AmE verb 1. [intransitive] if it thunders, there is a loud noise in the sky, usually after a flash of lightning 2. [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] to run or move along quickly, in a way that makes a very loud noise: The children came thundering downstairs. Huge lorries thundered past us. 3. [intransitive] to make a very loud deep noise: Guns roared and thundered all around us. 4. [transitive] to shout loudly and angrily: ‘You must be mad!’ he thundered.
thunderhu◎ | ['θʌndə] | ※ | danh từ | | ■ | sấm, sét; tiếng sấm, tiếng sét | | ☆ | a clap of thunder | | tiếng sét ổn | | ■ | tiếng ầm vang như sấm | | ☆ | thunder of applause | | tiếng vỗ tay như sấm | | ■ | sự chỉ trích; sự đe doạ | | ☆ | to fear the thunders of the press | | sợ những lời chỉ trích của báo chí | | ☆ | to look as black as thunder | | trông có vẻ hầm hầm đe doạ | ※ | nội động từ | | ■ | nổi sấm, sấm động, ầm ầm tiếng sấm | | ☆ | It thundered all night | | trời ầm ầm tiếng sấm suốt đêm | | ■ | ầm ầm như sấm, gây ra tiếng động như sấm; vang to | | ☆ | the cannon thundered | | súng đại bác nổ ầm ầm như sấm | | ■ | la lối, nạt nộ, chửi mắng; lớn tiếng (đe doạ..) |
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