thunderstorms

/ˈθʌndərˌstɔrmz/ /ˈθʌndərˌstɔːrmz/

Meanings

noun

雷暴，雷雨。

A storm consisting of thunder and lightning produced by a cumulonimbus, usually accompanied with heavy rain, wind, and sometimes hail; and in rarer cases sleet, freezing rain, or snow.

Examples :

"The picnic was cancelled because the forecast predicted thunderstorms. "

因为天气预报说会有雷暴雨，所以野餐取消了。

Related Words

cumulonimbus noun

/ˌkjuːmələʊˈnɪmbəs/

积雨云，雷雨云

"We canceled the school picnic when we saw a large cumulonimbus forming in the sky, because those clouds often bring thunderstorms. "

看到天空中正在形成巨大的积雨云，我们取消了学校的野餐，因为这种云通常会带来雷雨。

accompanied adjective

/əˈkʌmpnid/

陪伴的，陪同的

"The accompanied minor was nervous about flying alone, but a flight attendant stayed with him until takeoff. "

这个有陪同人员的未成年人独自乘机感到很紧张，一位空乘人员一直陪着他直到起飞。

produced verb

/pɹəˈdjuːst/ /pɹəˈdust/

生产，制造，产出

"The factory produced 1000 cars last week. "

这家工厂上周生产了1000辆汽车。

freezing verb

/ˈfɹiːz.ɪŋ/

结冰，凝固

"The lake froze solid."

湖面完全结冰了。

usually adverb

/ˈjuːʒju(ə)li/ /ˈjuːʒ(ʊə)li/

通常，一般。

"Except for one or two days a year, he usually walks to work."

除了每年一两天之外，他通常都走路去上班。

sometimes adjective

/ˈsʌmtaɪmz/

以前的，之前的。

"My sometimes neighbor, a retired teacher, still visits the school occasionally. "

我以前的邻居，一位退休教师，偶尔还会去学校看看。

consisting verb

/kənˈsɪstɪŋ/

包括，组成。

"The project consists of three main parts. "

这个项目包括三个主要部分。

thunder noun

/ˈθʌndə/ /ˈθʌndɚ/

雷，雷声

"Thunder is preceded by lightning."

雷声总是在闪电之后响起.

predicted verb

/pɹɪˈdɪktɪd/

预测，预言。

"The weather forecast predicted rain for tomorrow, so I will bring an umbrella. "

天气预报预测明天有雨，所以我明天会带伞。

forecast noun

/ˈfɔːkɑːst/ /ˈfɔɹkæst/

预测，预报

"The weather forecast predicts rain tomorrow. "

天气预报说明天有雨。

cancelled verb

/ˈkænsəld/ /ˈkænsld/

取消，划掉

"She cancelled the incorrect answer on the test with a thick black line. "

她用粗黑的线条把考卷上错误的答案划掉了。

lightning noun

/ˈlaɪt.nɪŋ/

闪电，雷电。

"Although we did not see the lightning, we did hear the thunder."

虽然我们没有看到闪电，但是我们听到了雷声。