thunderbolt
/ˈθʌndəbəʊlt/noun
1- poetic/literary a flash of lightning with a simultaneous crash of thunder〈诗/文〉雷电, 霹雳。
1.1
- a supposed bolt or shaft believed to be the destructive agent in a lightning flash, especially as an attribute of a god such as Jupiter or Thor（尤指由朱庇特或托尔所发出的）雷击。
1.2
- used in similes and comparisons to refer to a very sudden or unexpected event or item of news, especially of an unpleasant nature晴天霹雳, 突发的意外事件：
the full force of what she had been told hit her like a thunderbolt.
这消息在她听来恍如晴天霹雳。
1.3
- informal a very fast and powerful shot, throw, or stroke〈非正式〉快速而强有力的一击（或一掷、一划）。