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light.ning5laIt7nINn [U]a flash of bright light in the sky which is produced by electricity moving between clouds or from clouds to the ground闪电thunder and lightning电闪雷鸣There was a flash of lightning and then a loud peal of thunder.先是一道闪电接着一阵隆隆的雷声。That blackened tree was struck by lightning in a thunderstorm last week.那颗发黑的树上个星期在暴风雨中被闪电击中。I'll be as quick as lightning (= extremely quick).我将会像闪电一样快。She changed her clothes with lightning speed (= extremely quickly).她飞快地换好了衣服。A (Br) lightning conductor /(Am) lightning rod is a strip of metal going from the highest point of a building to the ground which prevents the lightning from damaging the building by taking the electricity to the ground before it can reach a dangerous level.避雷针(Am) Someone who is a lightning rod attracts criticism or anger that should really be directed at someone else.替罪羊Civil servants are often the lightning rods for criticism that should be directed at politicians.公务员经常成为政客们的替罪羊。(Br and Aus) A lightning strike (esp. Am wildcat strike ) is a sudden STRIKE (= stopping of work because of a disagreement) without the usual warning by the workers and often without the official support of the trade unions.闪电式罢工(saying) "Lightning never strikes twice in the same place".闪电不会两次击中同一个地方; 偶发之事，不会再遇
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