单词 | thunder-shower |
释义 | > as lemmasthunder-shower thunder-shower n. a shower of rain accompanied by thunder and lightning; now chiefly U.S. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > precipitation or atmospheric moisture > rain > [noun] > a or the fall of rain > shower > with thunder thunder-shower1676 thunder-plump1821 1676 E. Stillingfleet Def. Disc. Idolatry i. ii. 273 The conceit had need be good, it is so long in delivering; but at last it comes like a thunder-showre, full of sulphur and darkness. 1766 J. Wesley Jrnl. 13 July We were met..by a furious thunder-shower. 1856 E. B. Browning Aurora Leigh iv. 174 Softly, as the last repenting drops Of a thunder-shower. 1947 S. Bellow Victim i. 5 A thundershower began when he approached the outside door. 1980 News & Observer (Raleigh, N. Carolina) 28 Oct. 2/3 Clouds will prevail across much of North Carolina today, with some showers or thundershowers possible through Wednesday. < as lemmas |
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