thunderhead

IPA/ˈθʌn.də.klaʊd/
IPA/ˈθʌn.dɚ.klaʊd/

thunderhead — 名詞

  • thunderheadsingular
  • thunderheadsplural

1. a very large, dark cloud, typically with a rounded top, that forms before or dur

1.名詞B2
釋義

雷雨雲

產生雷電的大型烏雲

a very large, dark cloud, typically with a rounded top, that forms before or during a thunderstorm and brings thunder and lightning

例句

Dario watched the massive thunderhead roll across the plains before the first rain fell.

Dario 看著巨大的雷雨雲從平原上翻滾而來，第一場雨還沒落下。

The pilot steered the plane around the towering thunderhead that blocked the route.

飛行員駕駛飛機繞過阻擋航線的高聳雷雨雲。

steer around a thunderhead — aviation context

常見搭配
  • a towering thunderhead
  • a massive thunderhead
  • thunderhead build/appear/form
  • thunderhead rolling across the sky
  • thunderhead + produce/cause thunder and lightning
同義詞
  • thundercloud

    a broader term for any cloud that produces thunder; thunderhead specifically highlights the rounded, towering top

  • cumulonimbus

    the scientific meteorological name for the tall, vertical cloud that forms a thunderhead

文法句型

a thunderhead

thunderhead + verb (appears, forms, rolls)

用法筆記

Thunderhead emphasizes the large, rounded shape of the cloud as it rises upward, more than the general word 'thundercloud' does. It is common in weather reports, nature writing, and descriptive passages.

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常見搭配

名詞搭配

  • thunderhead + lightning
  • thunderhead + rain
  • thunderhead + thunderstorm

常用片語

  • a towering thunderhead
  • a massive thunderhead
  • thunderhead building in the west

介系詞搭配

  • thunderhead over [location]
  • thunderhead in the [direction]