thunder

雷鳴

雷の放電によって空から聞こえる、大きく低い音。

やさしい英語で： The loud, deep sound in the sky during a storm, caused by lightning.

• I heard thunder.
• The thunder woke us during the night.
• Is that thunder, or is a plane passing?

よく使う表現： roll of thunder, distant thunder

轟音

雷の音に似た、非常に大きく低い音。

やさしい英語で： A very loud, deep sound, like the noise of a storm.

• The thunder of hooves grew louder.
• A thunder of applause filled the hall.
• We heard the thunder of heavy trucks outside.

使い方： the thunder of something (The thunder of engines drowned out his voice.)

類義語： roar, rumble

よく使う表現： thunder of applause, thunder of hooves

轟く、轟音を立てる

移動するときなどに、大きく低い音を立てること。

やさしい英語で： To make a loud, deep noise, often while moving.

• A train thundered past.
• The horses thundered across the bridge.
• Heavy trucks thunder down this road all night.

類義語： roar, rumble

よく使う表現： thunder past someone, thunder down something

雷が鳴る

嵐のとき、空から雷の大きく低い音が響くこと。

やさしい英語で： When it does this, loud, deep sounds come from the sky during a storm.

• It started to thunder.
• It thundered while we were walking home.
• Does it often thunder here in summer?

使い方： it thunders (It thundered several times before the rain began.)

よく使う表現： begin to thunder, thunder all night

怒鳴る

非常に大きく力強い、相手を脅すような声で話すこと。

やさしい英語で： To speak or shout in a very loud, powerful, and threatening voice.

• “Leave!” she thundered.
• The captain thundered orders across the deck.
• He thundered at the workers for being late.

使い方： thunder at someone (The manager thundered at everyone in the room.)

類義語： roar, bellow

よく使う表現： thunder a warning, thunder at someone