n. 1.雨,下雨;〔pl.〕阵雨。 2.雨天;〔the rains〕(热带地方的)雨季;〔the rains〕大西洋北纬4-10度的多雨地带。 3.(雨一样的)降落物。 4.〔俚语〕电子流。 短语和例子 a drizzling rain 细雨。 fine rain 毛毛雨。 a heavy [light] rain 大[小]雨。 It looks like rain. 像要下雨。 a rain of (ashes, tears, blows, kisses) (下雨一样的)一阵(灰,眼泪,打击,吻)。 in the rain 在雨中,冒着雨。 rain or shine 无论晴雨,风雨无阻;必然地;确定不疑地。 vi. 下雨〔通例用 it 为主语〕;雨一般地落下。 It rains in. (房屋)漏雨;雨飘进来。 It has rained over. 雨停了。 It never rains but it pours. 不下则已,一下倾盆;〔比喻〕祸不单行;发生大灾祸。 vt. 使像雨一样地落下;厚施(恩惠等)。 It rains blood. 血流如注。 Her eyes rained tears. 她泪下如雨。 rain benefits upon sb. 给(某人)很大恩惠。 rain off 〔英国〕=rain out. rain out 因下雨阻碍,因下雨而取消 (The meeting was rained out. 大会因雨停开)。 adj. -less
anything happening rapidly or in quick successive; "a rain of bullets"; "a pelting of insults" 同义词:pelting,
water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere 同义词:rainfall,
drops of fresh water that fall as precipitation from clouds 同义词:rainwater,
precipitate as rain; "If it rains much more, we can expect some flooding" 同义词:rain down,
Rain is liquid water in the form of droplets that have condensed from atmospheric water vapor and then precipitated?that is, become heavy enough to fall under gravity. Rain is a major component of the water cycle and is responsible for depositing most of the fresh water on the Earth.
例句与用法
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I shall still go , notwithstanding the rain . 尽管下雨,我仍然要去。
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Shut the window for fear that it may rain . 恐怕会下雨,把窗户关上。
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Suppose it rained , we would still go . 假如下雨的话,我们还是要去。
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It 's damp and cold , i think it 's going to rain . 我看是要下雨了。
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In case it should rain , do n't expect me . 如果天下雨,我就不来了。
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Rain washed channels in the ground . 雨水在地面上冲出了一条条小槽。
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The fish will bite all the better for the rain . 下雨天鱼更会上钩。
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The game was postponed because of the rain . 比赛由于下雨而延期了。
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The porch was narrow; the rain increased . 门廊很窄,而雨越下越大。
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This kind of cloth tends to spot in the rain . 这种布容易在雨中弄脏。