lightning
lightning — 名詞
1. the bright streak of light that briefly lights up the sky during a storm, caused
閃電
暴風雨時雲間的放電光芒
the bright streak of light that briefly lights up the sky during a storm, caused by large electrical forces travelling inside storm clouds or between a cloud and the ground below.
The lightning lit up the garden, so Niran could see the tomato plants clearly.
閃電照亮了花園，Niran 可以清楚地看到番茄植株。
lightning lit up [place] — shows sudden illumination
A bolt of lightning struck the old church tower last night during the storm.
昨晚暴風雨期間，一道閃電擊中了古老的教堂塔樓。
bolt of lightning — common noun collocation
Children in Anjali's class hid under their desks when the lightning started.
閃電開始時，Anjali 班上的孩子們都躲到桌子底下。
Tamar counted the seconds between the lightning and the thunder to find the distance.
Tamar 數著閃電和雷聲之間的秒數，以判斷距離。
The pilot flew the plane around the dark clouds where lightning was flashing.
飛行員繞過閃電不斷劃過的烏雲來駕駛飛機。
- bolt
refers to a single visible discharge of lightning, often shaped like a line
- flash
emphasises the sudden bright light rather than the electrical discharge itself
- thunderbolt
a lightning bolt with thunder; less common in everyday speech
文法句型
a flash/bolt/strike of lightning
lightning + verb (strikes, flashes)
常見錯誤
lightning — 形容詞
1. happening or moving at an extremely high speed, often describing quick actions,
飛快
形容速度極快的
happening or moving at an extremely high speed, often describing quick actions, decisions, or movements that take almost no time at all.
The cat made a lightning dash across the street to escape the car.
那隻貓以飛快的速度衝過馬路，躲避汽車。
lightning dash — collocation for fast movement
Roya made a lightning decision to book the flight before the price went up.
Roya 飛快地做了決定，在票價上漲前訂好了航班。
lightning decision — collocation for quick choice
With lightning speed, the firefighter ran up the stairs to reach the child.
消防員以閃電般的速度衝上樓梯去救那個孩子。
A lightning raid by the soldiers freed the hostages before midnight.
軍方發動了一次閃電突襲，在午夜前解救了人質。
João's lightning reflexes helped him catch the glass before it hit the floor.
João 以極快的反應接住了杯子，沒讓它摔到地上。
- rapid
slightly less intense than 'lightning'; neutral and more formal
- swift
similar speed, often used for natural or graceful movement
- instantaneous
emphasises that no time passes at all; more technical
文法句型
lightning + [noun of speed or action]
用法筆記
Almost always used before a noun — you can say 'lightning speed' but NOT 'the speed was lightning'. Cannot be used with 'more' or 'most' for comparison.
常見錯誤
lightning — 動詞
1. of storm clouds or the sky during a storm, to produce a sudden bright flash of l
打閃
雲層發出閃電
of storm clouds or the sky during a storm, to produce a sudden bright flash of lightning.
The sky lightninged all night, though the rain never reached the village.
天空打了一整晚的閃，但雨水始終沒有到達村莊。
the sky lightninged — subject + verb pattern for weather
Above the valley, the dark clouds lightninged without making any sound.
山谷上方，烏雲不斷打閃，卻沒有發出任何聲音。
Jabari watched as it lightninged over the ocean, far away from the shore.
Jabari 看著遠處海面上不停打閃。
It had lightninged for two hours before the thunder finally started to roll.
閃電已經打了兩個小時，雷聲才終於開始轟隆隆地響起。
文法句型
it + lightnings/lightninged
[sky/cloud] + lightnings/lightninged
用法筆記
Rare in everyday conversation — most speakers use phrases like 'there was lightning' or 'lightning flashed' instead. This verb appears mainly in literary descriptions of weather.