lightning

柯林斯词典

1. N-UNCOUNT Lightning is the very bright flashes of light in the sky that happen during thunderstorms. 闪电
One man died when he was struck by lightning. 一个人遭雷击身亡。
Another flash of lightning lit up the cave. 又一道闪电照亮了那个洞穴。
2. ADJ Lightning describes things that happen very quickly or last for only a short time. 飞快的[ADJ n]
Driving today demands lightning reflexes. 如今驾车需要飞快的反应。

Fractals are used in the study of things like forked lightning and to produce some types of computer graphics .
The computer failure was due to a glitch caused by lightning.
The lightning had damaged the plane's instruments , and they weren't giving any readings .
Have you ever been struck by lightning?
A special system prevents the circuitry being tripped accidentally by a power surge or lightning strike .