thundercloud
thundercloud — 名詞
- thundercloudsingular
- thundercloudsplural
1. A dark, towering storm cloud that builds up electrical charge, causing lightning
雷雨雲
產生雷電的烏雲
A dark, towering storm cloud that builds up electrical charge, causing lightning flashes and loud thunder.
As the picnic began, Owen noticed a dark thundercloud forming over the western hills.
野餐開始時，Owen 注意到西邊山丘上方有一片雷雨雲正在聚集。
notice a thundercloud forming + location
The thundercloud grew so huge that Nkechi brought the laundry inside before the rain.
那朵雷雨雲變得非常大，Nkechi 趕在下雨前把衣服收進屋裡。
Adina took a picture of the towering thundercloud just before the rain fell.
Adina 在下雨前拍下了那朵高聳的雷雨雲的照片。
A massive thundercloud drifted across the valley, blocking the late afternoon sun completely.
一大片雷雨雲飄過山谷，完全遮住了午後的陽光。
Rin could see bright flashes of lightning inside the thundercloud long before the storm arrived.
Rin 在暴風雨抵達前很遠就看到雷雨雲內部明亮的閃電。
- storm cloud
more general — any dark cloud before a storm, not necessarily with lightning
- cumulonimbus
technical meteorological term for the cloud type that produces thunderstorms
- rain cloud
focuses on precipitation rather than electrical activity
文法句型
a thundercloud
thunderclouds