the loud noise that you hear after a flash of lightning, during a storm 雷；雷声 the rumble of distant thunder 远处雷声隆隆 a clap/crash/roll of thunder 一声霹雳；一声巨雷；雷声隆隆 Thunder crashed in the sky. 霹雳在空中炸响。
Collocations The weatherTopics Weatherc1The weather 天气 Good weather 好天气 - be bathed in/bask in/be blessed with/enjoy bright/brilliant/glorious sunshine
沐浴着／享受着明媚的／灿烂的阳光 - the sun shines/warms something/beats down (on something)
- the sunshine breaks/streams through something
- fluffy/wispy clouds drift across the sky
- a gentle/light/stiff/cool/warm/sea breeze blows in/comes in off the sea
- the snow crunches beneath/under somebody’s feet/boots
Bad weather 坏天气 - thick/dark/storm clouds form/gather/roll in/cover the sky/block out the sun
- the sky darkens/turns black
- a fine mist hangs in the air
- a dense/heavy/thick fog rolls in
- the rain falls/comes down (in buckets/sheets)/pours down
- snow falls/comes down/covers something
- the wind blows/whistles/howls/picks up/whips through something/sweeps across something
- strong/gale-force winds blow/gust (up to 80 mph)
- a storm is approaching/is moving inland/hits/strikes/rages
- thunder rolls/rumbles/sounds
- (forked/sheet) lightning strikes/hits/flashes
- a (blinding/snow) blizzard hits/strikes/blows/rages
- a tornado touches down/hits/strikes/destroys something/rips through something
- forecast/expect/predict rain/snow/a category-four hurricane
预报有雨／雪／四级飓风 - (North American English) pour (down)/ (British English) pour (down) with rain
下瓢泼大雨 - get caught in/seek shelter from/escape the rain
遇上下雨；寻找避雨处；躲雨 - be covered/shrouded in mist/a blanket of fog
笼罩在雾霭之中／厚厚的一层雾中 - be in for/brave/shelter from a/the storm
即将遇到／勇敢面对／躲避暴风雨 - hear rolling/distant thunder
听到隆隆的／远处的雷声 - be battered/buffeted by strong winds
遭受强风肆虐；被强风吹得左右摇摆 - (British English) be blowing a gale
在刮大风 - battle against/brave the elements
与恶劣天气搏斗；冒着风雨
The weather improves 天气好转 - the sun breaks through the clouds
- the sky clears/brightens (up)/lightens (up)
- the clouds part/clear
- the rain stops/lets up/holds off
- the wind dies down
- the storm passes
- the mist/fog lifts/clears
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- loud
- rolling
- rumbling
- …
- clap
- crack
- crash
- …
- boom
- crack
- crash
- …
- clap
- cloud
- thunder of
- the sound of thunder
- thunder and lightning
a loud noise like thunder 雷鸣般的响声；轰隆声 the thunder of horses' hooves 轰隆隆的马蹄声 The thunder of gunfire announced the beginning of the attack. 隆隆的枪声宣布了攻击的开始。
Word OriginOld 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’.
Idioms
somebody’s face is like thunder | somebody has a face like thunder
somebody looks very angry 某人怒气冲冲；某人满面怒容 Mr Hibbs came in with a face like thunder. 希布斯先生面带怒容走了进来。
steal somebody’s thunder
to get the attention, success, etc. that somebody else was expecting, usually by saying or doing what they had intended to say or do 抢了某人的风头（或功劳）；抢先讲（或做）