| 单词 | sheet lightning |
| 释义 | sheet lightning noun[U] uk/ˌʃiːt ˈlaɪt.nɪŋ/us/ˌʃiːt ˈlaɪt.nɪŋ/lightningthatlightsup alargepartof thesky 片状闪电Precipitation: stormy weather
Examplesofsheet lightningsheet lightning After moresheetlightningthe veil was drawn aside and there were before us representations of human beings in every attitude of agony. FromProject Gutenberg About their flanks, later,sheetlightningstreaked and quivered, making the hot night unrestful, as with the winking of malevolent and monstrous eyes. FromProject Gutenberg A blaze ofsheetlightningshowed her, careened landward, lying broadside toward them about one hundred feet distant. FromProject Gutenberg He turned again to the judge with a smile that played likesheetlightningover his haggard face and inquired humbly. FromProject Gutenberg The beautiful illumination called heat orsheetlightning, is caused by the reflection of the electric flash, at a great distance from the observer. FromProject Gutenberg The thunder was less ominous and onlysheetlightning, low on the horizon, was visible. FromProject Gutenberg Most of the drive back was accomplished by nearly incessant flashes ofsheetlightning. FromProject Gutenberg Then there flashed a look likesheetlightningacross the old man's face. FromProject Gutenberg At these words, a merry twinkle, as bright and harmless assheetlightning, darted round the circle. FromProject Gutenberg Mostsheetlightningis probably a mere reflection of ordinary streak lightning below the horizon or hidden by clouds. FromProject Gutenberg Fitful flares ofsheetlightningswept across the dark horizon to the east. FromProject Gutenberg His eyes flashed on her likesheetlightning, as he clinched them in his hand. FromProject Gutenberg If there besheetlightning, with a clear sky, on spring, summer, and autumn evenings. FromProject Gutenberg The rain fell drearily, andsheetlightning, pale and constant, gave a ghastly hue to the scudding clouds. FromProject Gutenberg Along it more and more visibly played almost incessantsheetlightning, broken with ripping zigzag flames. FromProject Gutenberg These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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