lightning

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈlaɪtnɪŋ/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈlaɪtnɪŋ/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(lītning)

Inflections of 'lightning' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
lightnings
v 3rd person singular
lightning
v pres p
lightninged
v past
lightninged
v past p
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WordReference English-Chinese Dictionary © 2025:

主要翻译
英语中文
lightning n (weather: electrical discharge)SCSimplified Chinese 闪电 shǎn diàn
TCTraditional Chinese 閃電
 The old church was struck by lightning and caught fire.
 那座老教堂被闪电击中,着起火来。
lightning adj figurative (reflexes, etc.: very fast) (比喻像闪电般迅速)SCSimplified Chinese 电光般的
 The martial artist had lightning reflexes.
 这位武者的反应快似闪电。
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其他翻译
英语中文
lightning vi (weather: emit electrical discharges) (天气)SCSimplified Chinese 闪电 shǎn diàn
TCTraditional Chinese 閃電
 It had been thundering and lightning all night.
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WordReference English-Chinese Dictionary © 2025:

复合形式:
英语中文
arrester,
lightning arrester
n
(device: surge protector)SCSimplified Chinese 避雷器
ball lightning n (ball-shaped lightning)SCSimplified Chinese 球形闪电 qiú xíng shǎn diàn
TCTraditional Chinese 球形閃電
bolt of lightning,
lightning bolt
n
(electrical flash)SCSimplified Chinese 闪电 shǎn diàn
TCTraditional Chinese 閃電
 Zeus is sometimes depicted holding a lightning bolt.
 A nearby bolt of lightning lit up the sky.
firefly,
also US: lightning bug
n
(flying insect that glows)SCSimplified Chinese 萤火虫 yíng huǒ chóng
TCTraditional Chinese 螢火蟲
 The children ran around the yard trying to catch fireflies.
be hit by lightning,
be struck by lightning
v expr
(be struck by electrical bolt)SCSimplified Chinese 被雷电击中
 Last night during the storm, the ancient oak tree in our front yard was hit by lightning and splintered into shards.
lightning bug (insect)SCSimplified Chinese 萤火虫 yíng huǒ chóng
TCTraditional Chinese 螢火蟲
lightning rod n (electricity conductor)SCSimplified Chinese 避雷针 bì léi zhēn
TCTraditional Chinese 避雷針
 All buildings should have a lightning rod at their highest point.
lightning rod n figurative (person: attracts response)SCSimplified Chinese 如避雷针一样的人,引火烧身的人 rú bì léi zhēn yí yàng de rén,yǐn huǒ shāo shēn de rén
 Sarah Palin is a lightning rod for controversy.
lightning strike n (instance of lightning hitting [sth])SCSimplified Chinese 雷击
  SCSimplified Chinese 雷劈
lightning strike n UK (sudden work stoppage as protest)SCSimplified Chinese 突然罢工
like a bolt of lightning adv (moving: fast)SCSimplified Chinese 疾如闪电 jí rú shǎn diàn
TCTraditional Chinese 疾如閃電
  SCSimplified Chinese 快如闪电
 The winning horse shot out of the starting gate like a bolt of lightning.
like greased lightning adv figurative (thing: moves fast) (习语)SCSimplified Chinese 如风驰电掣
 A cheetah can move like greased lightning for short distances.
like lightning adv figurative (fast)SCSimplified Chinese 疾如闪电地
 The sprinter ran like lightning.
sheet lightning (type of lighting)SCSimplified Chinese 电闪
  SCSimplified Chinese 片闪
streak of lightning n (flash: of lightning)SCSimplified Chinese 一道闪电
TCTraditional Chinese 一道閃電
 A streak of lightning flashed across the sky.
thunder and lightning n (electrical storm)SCSimplified Chinese 雷电 léi diàn
TCTraditional Chinese 雷電
white lightning,
corn whiskey,
corn liquor
n
US (liquor made with maize)SCSimplified Chinese 走私酒
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Collins Chinese Dictionary Plus (3rd edition), 2011:

lightning [ˈlaɪtnɪŋ]
I n [u] (in sky) 闪(閃)电(電) shǎndiàn
II adj with lightning speed 闪(閃)电(電)般的 shǎndiànbān de
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习惯性搭配: (at) lightning [pace, speed, rhythm], a lightning [turn, shift, burst] of pace, lightning-quick [reflexes, reactions, out the blocks], 更多……

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