heat lightning

短语

n. 无雷声闪电

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Lightning and/or thunder which the observer attributes to heat rather than a storm (e.g. because the storm/rain is too distant to be seen, or because there is no rain, as with dry lighting).

    不可数
  2. 2.

    Lightning and/or thunder which the observer attributes to heat rather than a storm (e.g. because the storm/rain is too distant to be seen, or because there is no rain, as with dry lighting).

    Visible lightning that occurs too far away for the resulting thunder to be audible by the observer.

    不可数
  3. 3.

    Lightning and/or thunder which the observer attributes to heat rather than a storm (e.g. because the storm/rain is too distant to be seen, or because there is no rain, as with dry lighting).

    Thunder that is heard without lightning being seen by the observer; heat thunder.

    不可数

词汇关系

名词

上位词 1

lightning

词源

So called because it is common on hot summer nights and is sometimes popularly thought to be caused by heat rather storms.

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