bolt from the blue
晴天霹雳,青天霹雳,晴天霹靂,天降横祸
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Definitions
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- : a movable bar or rod that when slid into a socket fastens a door, gate, etc.
- : the part of a lock that is shot from and drawn back into the case, as by the action of the key.
- : any of several types of strong fastening rods, pins, or screws, usually threaded to receive a nut.
- : a sudden dash, run, flight, or escape.
- : a sudden desertion from a meeting, political party, social movement, etc.
- : a length of woven goods, especially as it comes on a roll from the loom.
- : a roll of wallpaper.
- : Bookbinding. the three edges of a folded sheet that must be cut so that the leaves can be opened.
- : a rod, bar, or plate that closes the breech of a breechloading rifle, especially a sliding rod or bar that shoves a cartridge into the firing chamber as it closes the breech.
- : a jet of water, molten glass, etc.
- : an arrow, especially a short, heavy one for a crossbow.
- : a shaft of lightning; thunderbolt.
Phrases
- bolt from the blue, a
- bolt upright
- nuts and bolts
- shoot one's bolt
Synonyms & Antonyms
Examples
Over the course of 72 hours, around 11,000 bolts of lightning touched down across central California, starting 367 wildfires.
Strangely, the smaller bolts appeared to come from just 18 kilometers below the cloud tops, where it’s too cold for liquid water to exist alone.
The only components that aren’t 3D printed are the actuators, tendons, electronics, batteries, sensors, and the nuts and bolts.
The record distance for a lightning flash goes to a bolt on October 31, 2018.
Meanwhile, a lightning bolt on October 31, 2018, set the new record for length.
Like any high-powered attorney who charges $100,000 for a retainer, Bolt always seems to be one step ahead of the competition.
But when member organizations started to bolt, the WCF finally caved.
But for once we see something new: The singer reloads the bolt of his machine-gun in time with the music.
Ardie would bolt into the club with a huge smile and energy to match, raring to get on stage.
Setting up the company “came to me as a lightning bolt last summer,” Lear tells me.
Mrs. Ducksmith, who had sat with overwhelmed head in her hands, started bolt upright, and looked at him like one thunderstruck.
"Take some melon, Mr. Mudge," said we, as with a sudden bolt we recovered our speech and took another slice ourself.
"Some one has lost their way on the heath," said Dorothy, laying her hand upon the strong iron bolt that secured the door.
Susy, who had been awake, had heard the alarm and drawn the bolt so as to give time for hastily throwing on a few garments.