lightning

noun

1. 闪电
   a flash, or several flashes, of very bright light in the sky caused by electricity
   1. a flash of lightning
      一道闪电
   2. a violent storm with thunder and lightning
      夹着雷鸣电闪的暴风雨
   3. He was struck by lightning and killed.
      他被闪电击中而死。
   4. Lightning strikes caused scores of fires across the state.
      雷击给整个州造成了数十起火灾。

adj.

1. 闪电般的；飞快的；突然的
   very fast or sudden

1. See also: One man died when he was struck by lightning... Another flash of lightning lit up the cave. ...thunder and lightning. forked lightning
2. ADJ 闪电似的；极快的
   Lightning describes things that happen very quickly or last for only a short time.
   1. Driving today demands lightning reflexes.
      如今开车需要反应极其迅速。

1. Suddenly a bolt of lightning crackled through the sky.
   突然一道闪电划破长空。
2. Pickers are bent double, plucking each flower with lightning speed.
   采花人弓着身子飞快地摘着花。
3. Lightning set several buildings on fire.
   闪电燃着了几栋大楼。
4. A sudden flash of lightning lit everything up for a second
   突然一个闪电瞬间照亮了一切。
5. Lightning flashed among the distant dark clouds
   一道道电光在远处的乌云中闪现。
6. Agassi saw his chance and, with another lightning forehand, reached match point.
   阿加西看到了机会，再次以一个闪电式的正手击球拿到了赛点。
7. Weather forecasts predict more hot weather, gusty winds and lightning strikes.
   天气预报预测高温、大风和雷电天气将继续。
8. The black sky was illuminated by forked lightning.
   叉状的闪电照亮了黑沉沉的天空。
9. One man died when he was struck by lightning
   一人遭雷击致死。
10. Another flash of lightning lit up the cave.
    又一道闪电照亮了山洞。
11. Driving today demands lightning reflexes.
    如今开车需要反应极其迅速。
12. He is a lightning rod for controversy.
    他是个争议性人物。
13. Bank staff are to stage a series of lightning strikes in a dispute over staffing.
    银行职员因雇佣争端将发起一系列的闪电式罢工。
14. This highlights a problem faced by people proposing theories of ball lightning
    这使得球状闪电理论的提出者所面临的一个问题凸显出来。
15. There was frequent thunder and lightning, and torrential rain.
    雷电交加，大雨倾盆。
16. Lightning usually accompanies thunder.
    闪电通常伴有雷声。
17. The lightning flashed across the sky.
    闪电划过长空。
18. Lightning streaks from cloud to cloud.
    闪电划过朵朵乌云。
19. The old tree was struck by lightning.
    老树让雷劈了。
20. As the huge clouds rolled up accompanied by thunder and lightning, it seemed as though we were watching a war of the elements.
    乌云翻滚，雷电交加，我们似乎看到了一场大自然的搏斗。
21. Franklin's experiments showed that the lightning is an electrical discharge.
    富兰克林的实验表明闪电是一种放电。
22. Police and the villagers all unanimously ascribed the forest fire to thunder and lightning.
    警方和村民一致把森林失火归因于雷电。
23. Lightning swept across the right sky.
    闪电掠过夜空。
24. Our lightning speed knocked the enemy completely off balance and struck fear into its heart.
    我军行动神速，致使敌军措手不及，狼狈周章。
25. Thunder rumbled and lightning flashed.
    雷轰电闪。
26. What a vivid flash of lightning!
    多么明亮的一道闪光！
27. Like a flash of lightning, the meteor shot across the sky.
    流星像一道闪光划过天空。
28. His eyes glared like lightning.
    他的目光犹如一道闪电。
29. The lightning flashed out from the black clouds.
    乌云中电光闪闪。
30. The motorcycle raced along the street at lightning speed.
    摩托车飞快地从街上驶过。

n.

lightning never strikes (in the same place) twice

• 倒霉的事不可能在同一场所（或同一人身上）重复发生；一事不过二
  an unusual or unpleasant event is not likely to happen in the same place or to the same people twice

like (greased) lightning

• 闪电般；飞快地；一溜烟地
  very fast

noun

1. the flash of light that accompanies an electric discharge in the atmosphere (or something resembling such a flash)

2. abrupt electric discharge from cloud to cloud or from cloud to earth accompanied by the emission of light