[U]闪电 flash of bright light produced by electricity in the sky
英英释义
Noun:
abrupt electric discharge from cloud to cloud or from cloud to earth accompanied by the emission of light
the flash of light that accompanies an electric discharge in the atmosphere (or something resembling such a flash); can scintillate for a second or more
lightning的用法和样例：
例句
用作名词 (n.)
The little girl is afraid of thunder and lightning. 这小女孩害怕雷声和闪电。
The tree was struck by lightning and splintered. 那棵树被闪电劈裂了。
用作形容词 (adj.)
He drove the car with lightning speed. 他以闪电般的速度开车。
He would shoot his water-pot into the tank with a lightning movement so as to get his supply from an uncontaminated depth. 他用闪电般的速度把水桶戳进水池里，以便能从没被污染的深处取水。
With his unrestrained use of personal pronouns Gao creates lightning shifts of perspective and compels the reader to question all confidences. 通过灵活运用的人称代词，作者达到了快速的视角变化，迫使读者疑窦丛生。
