a bolt from the blue
US /ə boʊlt frəm ðə bluː/
UK /ə boʊlt frəm ðə bluː/
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晴天霹靂, 意想不到的事件
a sudden, unexpected event that is usually unpleasant
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The news of his resignation came as a bolt from the blue.
他辭職的消息猶如晴天霹靂。
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Her sudden illness was a bolt from the blue for the whole family.
她突然生病對全家人來說是晴天霹靂。