“雷电交加”常见的英语表述有:“thunder and lightning”“a thunderstorm with lightning” 。
“thunder”意思是“雷;雷声”,“lightning”意思是“闪电”,这两个词组合在一起“thunder and lightning”就形象地表达了“雷电交加”的场景。
例如:“The sky was filled with thunder and lightning.”(天空中雷电交加。)
“a thunderstorm with lightning”中“thunderstorm”指“雷雨;雷暴”,加上“with lightning”(伴有闪电),也能传达出“雷电交加”的意思。
如:“We were caught in a thunderstorm with lightning on our way home.”(我们在回家的路上遭遇了雷电交加的雷暴。)