"thundershowers" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 雷阵雨

Definition

短时间的降雨伴随着雷声，有时还有闪电。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

多用于天气预报，用来描述带有雷声并且短时大雨的天气。“thundershowers”通常指的是分散且持续时间短的强降雨，不等同于“thunderstorm”（持续时间更长）。

Examples

We might have thundershowers this afternoon.

今天下午可能会有**雷阵雨**。

The weather forecast says there will be thundershowers tomorrow.

天气预报说明天有**雷阵雨**。

Thundershowers often happen in the summer.

夏天经常有**雷阵雨**。

We had to cancel the picnic because of sudden thundershowers.

由于突如其来的**雷阵雨**，我们不得不取消野餐。

Expect scattered thundershowers in the evening across the city.

今晚全市将有零星的**雷阵雨**。

Those thundershowers came out of nowhere—one minute it was sunny, the next we were soaked!

那些**雷阵雨**突然出现——上一刻还很晴，下一刻我们就全身湿透了！