mass noun
1- a loud rumbling or crashing noise heard after a lightning flash due to the expansion of rapidly heated air雷, 雷声。
1.1
- a resounding loud deep noise雷鸣般的响声, 轰隆声：
you can hear the thunder of the falls in the distance.
你能听到远处瀑布的轰鸣声。
1.2
- used in similes and comparisons to refer to an angry facial expression or tone of voice〈喻〉怒容满面; （雷鸣般的）怒吼：
'I am Brother Joachim, ' he announced in a voice like thunder.
“我是乔基姆牧师”, 他怒吼着宣布。
1.3
- as exclamation dated used to express anger, annoyance, or incredulity〈旧〉［表愤怒、怀疑］嘿; 真的; 天知道; 岂有此理：
none of this did the remotest good, but, by thunder, it kept the union activists feeling good.
这都没起到任何作用, 但是天知道, 它让工会积极分子们感觉良好。
no obj.(it thunders, it is thundering等)
1- thunder sounds打雷：
it began to thunder.
开始打雷了。
1.1
- make a loud, deep resounding noise发出雷鸣般的响声, 轰隆地响：
the motorcycle thundered into life
摩托车轰隆隆发动起来
the train thundered through the night.
火车在黑夜中隆隆驶过。
1.2
- with obj. and adverbial of direction strike powerfully砰然重击：
Briggs thundered home a 30-yard free kick.
布里格斯砰地踢进了一个30码远的任意球。
1.3
- speak loudly and forcefully or angrily, especially to denounce or criticize厉声发出; 吼出; 怒斥：
he thundered against the evils of the age
他痛斥这年代的种种罪恶
with direct speech 'Sit down!' thundered Morse with immense authority.“坐下！”莫尔斯以绝对的权威厉声吼道。
派生词
thunderer
nounthundery
adjective词源
Old English thunor (noun)， thunrian (verb)， of Germanic origin; related to Dutch donder and German Donner (noun)， from an Indo-European root shared by Latin tonare 'to thunder'.