| 单词 | rain |
| 释义 | Related topics: Naturerain1 /reɪn/ ●●● S2 W2 noun 1 [uncountable]DN water that falls in small drops from clouds in the sky 雨 a night of wind and rain 风雨交加的夜晚 There will be heavy rain in most parts of the country. 全国大部分地区将有大雨。in the rain I left my bicycle out in the rain. 我把自行车放在外边雨地里了。 → acid rain, rain drop, rainy2 the rains DNHEMheavy rain that falls during a particular period in the year in tropical countries 〔热带国家的〕雨季 → monsoon Last year, the rains came on time in April. 去年，雨季在4月准时到来。3 rain of something LOT/LARGE NUMBER OR AMOUNTa large number of things falling or moving through the air together 雨点般降落的某物 The archers sent a rain of arrows towards the enemy. 弓箭手的箭如雨点般飞向敌人。4 (come) rain or shine spokenWEATHER whatever happens or whatever the weather is like 在任何情况下；不论天气好坏 Don’t worry. We’ll be there – rain or shine. 别担心，我们会去的——风雨无阻。 —rainless adjective → right as rain at right1(9) COLLOCATIONSADJECTIVES/NOUN + rainheavy (=with a lot of water coming down) 〔雨量〕大的The rain became more heavy. 雨下得更大了。light (=with little water coming down) 〔雨量〕小的A light rain began to fall. 开始下起了小雨。torrential (=very heavy) 倾盆而下的I woke to the sound of torrential rain. 我在滂沱大雨声中醒来。pouring rain (=very heavy rain) 倾盆大雨He left us standing in the pouring rain. 他让我们站在倾盆大雨里不管了。driving rain (=heavy rain that is falling fast or being blown along) 狂风暴雨They struggled to walk against driving rain. 他们顶着狂风暴雨艰难前行。freezing rain (=extremely cold rain) 冻雨n the icy wind and freezing rainfine rain (=very gentle rain) 细雨nA fine rain was coming down as the game started. acid rain (=rain which contains pollution from factories) 酸雨nforests which have been damaged by acid rainverbsthe rain falls 下雨The rain was still falling steadily. 雨依然下个不停。the rain comes down (=it falls) 下雨If the rain starts coming down, we can always go inside. 要是下雨了，我们总还可以进屋去。The monsoon rain comes down in sheets. 季风雨瓢泼而下。the rain stops 雨停They went into a cafe and waited for the rain to stop. 他们走进一家咖啡馆等雨停。the rain eases off (=it starts to rain less) 雨渐渐小了nThe rain should ease off in a minute.the rain pours down (=a lot of rain comes down) 雨倾盆而下nThe rain was pouring down and I was quickly soaked.nthe rain pelts down (=it comes down fast)The rain was now pelting down.the rain beats/lashes (=it falls or hits something with a lot of force) 雨猛烈地击打nIsabel listened to the rain beating down.the rain patters on something (=drops of rain hit something and make a sound) 雨敲打在某物上nRain pattered on the roof.get caught in the rain (=be outside when it starts raining) 淋到雨Did you get caught in the rain? 淋到雨phrasesit is pouring with rain British English, it is pouring rain American English (=a lot of rain is falling) 大雨倾盆When we went outside it was pouring with rain. 我们出门时大雨倾盆。it looks like rain (=rain appears likely because there are dark clouds in the sky) 天看上去要下雨We ate indoors because it looked like rain. 我们在室内吃饭，因为天看上去要下雨了。a drop of rain 雨滴Robert felt a drop of rain on his face. 罗伯特觉得有一滴雨落在脸上。an inch/25mm etc of rain 一英寸/25毫米等雨量Two inches of rain fell in twelve hours. 12小时雨量为两英寸。outbreaks of rain (=short periods of rain – used in weather forecasts) 阵雨〔用于气象预报〕Outbreaks of rain will spread across northern parts. 阵雨将覆盖北部地区。a rain shower (also a shower of rain British English) (=a short period of rain) 阵雨na heavy shower of rain accompanied by lightning sheets of rain (=large moving masses of heavy rain) 瓢泼大雨nHe drove home slowly, through sheets of rain.a rain cloud 雨云nThick black rain clouds massed in the sky. THESAURUSrain noun [uncountable] water that falls in small drops from clouds in the sky 雨The rain has stopped at last. 雨终于停了。There had been heavy rain during the night. 晚上下了倾盆大雨。drizzle noun [uncountable] light rain with very small drops of water 细雨A light drizzle was falling as I left the house. 我走出屋子时正下着毛毛细雨。shower noun [countable] a short period of rain that can be heavy or light 阵雨More heavy showers are forecast for tonight. 预报今晚还会有阵雨。a light shower of rain 一阵小雨downpour noun [countable usually singular] a short period of very heavy rain that starts suddenly 骤雨A sudden downpour sent us running for shelter. 突然下起倾盆大雨，我们只得跑着去躲雨。a torrential downpour 倾盆大雨hail noun [uncountable] frozen rain that falls in the form of hailstones (=small balls of ice) 冰雹The hail and high winds have destroyed many of the county’s crops. 冰雹和狂风毁坏了该县大量庄稼。sleet noun [uncountable] a mixture of snow and rain 雨夹雪The rain had turned to sleet. 雨变成了雨夹雪。Sleet and snow fell. 下起了雨夹雪和雪。the rains noun [plural] heavy rain that falls during a particular period in the year in tropical countries 〔热带国家的〕雨季The farmers are waiting for the rains to come. 农民在等待雨季来临。monsoon noun [countable] the heavy rain that falls between April and October in India and other southern Asian countries 〔印度等南亚国家的〕季风雨The monsoon is late this year. 今年季风雨来晚了。the monsoon season 雨季Examples from the Corpusrain• When acid rain falls, it affects the pH balance of the soil.• However, the weather may not be so good, and rain and gales are frequent.• The new wind brought rain, and not just showers, but a constant soaking deluge flying sometimes straight at us.• The roads are flooded after a period of exceptionally heavy rain.• The moist snowfall had changed into rain.• Some light rain is likely in the Boston area.• There's an 80% chance of rain.• Four inches of rain have fallen in four days.• Between the gusts, the sound of rain on the roof and water pouring off it was continuous.• The undisguised face gleamed in the rain.• I like walking in the rain• It was peaceful, under the rain.• The rain was beating against the window.• The coast has been battered by torrential rain all week.in the rain• The hideous blood smear on the window was a running crimson blur in the rain.• For the next several days it poured, but I continued to cut my firewood and build an outhouse in the rain.• Balvinder Singh dropped me outside during a brief pause in the rain.• Struggling, he pinched a finger, which bled pink in the rain.• And on Saturday, in the rain at Newmarket, Jeremy Glover savoured it to the full.• Do you remember waiting on the station in the rain?• Said she liked to walk in the rain and eat peanut butter-and-banana sandwiches.rain2 ●●● S3 verb 1 it rains if it rains, drops of water fall from clouds in the sky 下雨 Outside it was still raining. 外面仍在下雨。 It’s starting to rain. 开始下雨了。rain heavily/hard It must have rained quite hard last night. 昨晚一定下了很大的雨。it’s raining cats and dogs spoken (=it is raining very hard) 下倾盆大雨2 rain (down) blows/blows rain down if you rain blows onto someone, you hit them many times 雨点般击打 She attacked the man, raining blows on his head and shoulders. 她对那个男人大打出手，拳头雨点般落在他头上和肩上。3. it never rains but it pours spokenLOT/LARGE NUMBER OR AMOUNT used to say that as soon as one thing goes wrong, a lot of other things go wrong as well 祸不单行4 rain down phrasal verb DOWNto fall in large quantities 雨点般落下 on Bombs rained down on the city. 炸弹如雨点般落向这座城市。5 be rained off British English, be rained out American English phrasal verb DNif an event or activity is rained off or rained out, it has to stop because there is too much rain 〔赛事或活动〕因雨停止 The match was rained off. 比赛因为下雨而中断。 COLLOCATIONSnadverbsit rains heavily/hard (=a lot of water comes down)It was raining heavily when we arrived in New York.it rains non-stop/solidly/steadily (=without stopping)It rained solidly every single day.it rains slightly/lightly (=a little water comes down)It’s raining slightly, but we can still go out.nverbsit starts raining/it starts to rainIt had started to rain again.it stops rainingHas it stopped raining?phrasesit is raining cats and dogs informal (=it is raining very hard – this phrase sounds rather old-fashioned) 下倾盆大雨 THESAURUSit’s raining drops of water are falling from the sky 在下雨It’s raining – you’d better take an umbrella. 在下雨呢——你最好带把伞。it’s pouring (down) British English, it’s pouring (rain) American English it is raining very heavily 大雨倾盆We stayed at home because it was pouring down all day. 我们待在家里，因为倾盆大雨下了一整天。it’s chucking it down British English informal it is raining very heavily 大雨如注Outside it was chucking it down and the streets were deserted. 室外大雨如注，街上空无一人。it’s drizzling very gentle rain is falling 在下毛毛雨It’s only drizzling – let’s go for a walk anyway. 只是在下毛毛雨，我们还是去散步吧。it’s hailing frozen rain in the form of small balls of ice are falling 在下冰雹It had been hailing and the roads were still slippery. 一直在下冰雹，道路还很滑。→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpusrain• It was quiet outside, and raining.• Take an umbrella in case it rains.• By the time John parked in Sloane Crescent the sun had vanished behind lowering cloud, and it was starting to rain.• It had started to rain again.• It rained all night, and half the day after.• It had been raining all week and the cleared paths were slick where the rain had frozen on top of the snow.• At 7,000 metres a shower of rocks rained down on me.• It was raining hard.• About 1.30 am we got home to Debenham, it was raining it was cold and completely desolate.• It was as though the mourning cloud that had stopped above Rehoboth had rained meanness and waiting.• Earlier in the day it had been raining, now there was a high wind blowing.• Think it'll rain this weekend?Origin rain1 Old English regnrain1 noun →COLLOCATIONS1 →THESAURUS1rain2 verb →COLLOCATIONS1 →THESAURUS1LDOCE OnlineChinese falls that clouds small Corpus water in in from drops |
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