[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]雨；雨水Rain is water that falls from the clouds in small drops.
[also the N]
I hope you didn't get soaked standing out in the rain...
我希望你站在外面没有被雨淋透。
A spot of rain fell on her hand.
一滴雨落在她的手上。
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[N-PLURAL 复数名词]雨季 In countries where rain only falls in certain seasons, this rain is referred to as the rains .
[usu the N]
...the spring, when the rains came...
春天，雨季来临时
The rains have failed again in the Horn of Africa.
雨季又没有光顾非洲之角。
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[VERB 动词]下雨；降雨 When rain falls, you can say that it is raining .
[it V]
It rained the whole weekend...
整个周末都在下雨。
It was raining hard, and she hadn't an umbrella.
雨下得很大，但她没有雨伞。
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[V-ERG 及物/不及物动词]（使）如雨点般落下；（使）大量降下 If someone rains blows, kicks, or bombs on a person or place, the person or place is attacked by many blows, kicks, or bombs. You can also say that blows, kicks, or bombs rain on a person or place.
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[V P n (not pron)]
[V P on n]
The police, raining blows on rioters and spectators alike, cleared the park...
警察不分闹事者与观众统统一顿猛击，把人们清除出了足球场。
Rockets, mortars and artillery rounds rained on buildings.
火箭炮、迫击炮和各种炮弹如雨点般落在大楼上。
Rain down means the same as rain .rain down同rain
Fighter aircraft rained down high explosives...
战斗机投下大量烈性炸药。
Grenades and mortars rained down on Dubrovnik.
手榴弹和迫击炮弹如雨点般落在杜布罗夫尼克。
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[N-SING 单数名词]（从空中落下的）一阵，一连串 A rain of things is a large number of things that fall from the sky at the same time.
[N of n]
A rain of stones descended on the police.
一阵乱石砸向警察。
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[PHRASE 短语]祸不单行 You can use the expression it never rains but it pours to mean that several unfortunate events often happen at the same time.
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[PHRASE 短语]完全康复；完全恢复 If you say that someone is as right as rain, you mean that they are completely well or healthy again, for example when they have recovered from an illness or a shock.
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[INFORMAL 非正式]
You'll be as right as rain as soon as you are back in your own home with your baby.
你一回家同孩子在一起就会完全没事了。
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[PHRASE 短语]不管晴天或下雨；风雨无阻 If you say that someone does something rain or shine, you mean that they do it regularly, without being affected by the weather or other circumstances.
Frances took her daughter walking every day, rain or shine.
弗朗西丝无论晴天还是下雨，每天都带女儿去散步。
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rainrainsrainedrainingnoun★1★[uncountable , singular ]water that falls from the sky in separate drops 雨；雨水◆There will be rain in all parts tomorrow.明天，各地区都会有雨。◆Rain is forecast for the weekend.预报周末有雨。◆Don't go out in the rain.下雨呢，别出去了。◆It's pouring with rain(= raining very hard).大雨倾盆。◆heavy/torrential/driving rain大雨；倾盆大雨◆The rain poured down.雨瓢泼而下。◆It looks like rain(= as if it is going to rain).好像要下雨。◆A light rain began to fall.开始下小雨。◆I think I felt a drop of rain.我好像感觉到掉雨点儿了。☞collocationsat
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2the rains[plural ]the season of heavy continuous rain in tropical countries （热带地区的）雨季◆The rains come in September.雨季九月份开始。3[singular ]rainof sth a large number of things falling from the sky at the same time 雨点般降落的东西◆a rain of arrows/stones箭密如雨；铺天盖地而来的石头IDIOMcome ˌrain, come ˈshine | (come) ˌrain or ˈshinewhether there is rain or sun; whatever happens 不论是雨或是晴；不管发生什么事◆He goes jogging every morning, rain or shine.他每天早晨出去跑步，风雨无阻。☞more at
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adj.verb★1★[intransitive ]when it rains,water falls from the sky in drops 下雨◆Is it raining?下雨了吗？◆It had been raining hard all night.大雨下了一整夜。◆It hardly rained at all last summer.去年夏天几乎没怎么下雨。◆It started to rain.开始下雨了。2[intransitive , transitive ]to fall or to make sth fall on sb/sth in large quantities （使）大量降落，雨点般落下rain(down) (on sb/sth) ◆Bombs rained (down) on the city's streets.炸弹雨点儿似地落在这座城市的街道上。◆Falling debris rained on us from above.碎片从上面像雨点儿一样落在我们身上。◆He covered his face as the blows rained down on him (= he was hit repeatedly).他在遭到雨点般的击打时护住了自己的脸。rainsth (down) (on sb/sth) ◆The volcano erupted, raining hot ash over a wide area.火山喷发，将炽热的火山灰洒落在一大片地域上。IDIOMSbe raining cats and ˈdogs( informal) to be raining heavily 下倾盆大雨it never rains but it ˈpours( BrE) (NAmEwhen it rains, it ˈpours)( saying) used to say that when one bad thing happens to you, other bad things happen soon after 不雨则已，一雨倾盆；祸不单行ˌrain on sb's ˈparade( NAmE) ( informal) to spoil sth for sb 煞风景；破坏原定的计划PHRASAL VERBbe ˌrained ˈoff( BrE) (NAmEbe ˌrained ˈout)(of an event 赛事)to be cancelled or to have to stop because it is raining 因雨取消（或中断）◆The game has been rained off again.比赛又一次因雨而被取消。VOCABULARY BUILDING 词汇扩充Rain and stormsRain 雨■Drizzleis fine light rain. *drizzle 指毛毛细雨。 ■A showeris a short period of rain. *shower 指阵雨。 ■A downpouror a cloudburstis a heavy fall of rain that often starts suddenly. *downpour 或 cloudburst 指倾盆大雨、大暴雨、骤雨。 ■When it is raining very hard you can say that it is pouring.In informal BrEyou can also say that it is bucketing downor chucking it down.大雨倾盆可用 it is pouring。非正式英式英语亦可用 it is bucketing down 或者 it is chucking it down。You can also say 还可说：The heavens opened.Storms 暴风雨■A cycloneand a typhoonare types of violent tropical storms with very strong winds. *cyclone 指气旋，typhoon 指台风。 ■A hurricanehas very strong winds and is usually at sea. *hurricane 通常指海上的飓风。 ■A monsoonis a period of very heavy rain in particular countries, or the wind that brings this rain. *monsoon 指某些国家的雨季、季节性暴雨或带来暴雨的季风。 ■A squallis a sudden strong, violent wind, usually in a rain or snow storm. *squall 通常指在暴风雨或暴风雪中突起的飑。 ■A tornado(or informaltwister) has very strong winds which move in a circle, often with a long narrow cloud. *tornado （或非正式用语 twister）指龙卷风。 ■A whirlwindmoves very fast in a spinning movement and causes a lot of damage. *whirlwind 指旋风。 ■A blizzardis a snow storm with very strong winds. *blizzard 指暴风雪。 ■Tempestis used mainly in literary language to describe a violent storm. *tempest 主要为文学用语，指暴风雨、风暴、暴风雪。 rain/reɪn; NAmEreɪn/
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rain1 noun
rain2 verb
rainrain1 /reɪn/ ●●●S2W2 noun
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1[uncountable] water that falls in small drops from clouds in the sky: a night of wind and rain There will be heavy rain in most parts of the country.in the rain I left my bicycle out in the rain. →
acid rain
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2the rains heavy rain that falls during a particular period in the year in tropical countries → monsoon: Last year, the rains came on time in April.3rain of something a large number of things falling or moving through the air together: The archers sent a rain of arrows towards the enemy.4(come) rain or shine spoken whatever happens or whatever the weather is like: Don’t worry. We’ll be there – rain or shine.—rainless adjective → right as rain
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COLLOCATIONSADJECTIVES/NOUN + rainheavy (=with a lot of water coming down)· The rain became more heavy.light (=with little water coming down)· A light rain began to fall.torrential (=very heavy)· I woke to the sound of torrential rain.pouring rain (=very heavy rain)· He left us standing in the pouring rain.driving rain (=heavy rain that is falling fast or being blown along)· They struggled to walk against driving rain.freezing rain (=extremely cold rain)· the icy wind and freezing rainfine rain (=very gentle rain)· A fine rain was coming down as the game started.acid rain (=rain which contains pollution from factories)· forests which have been damaged by acid rainverbsthe rain falls· The rain was still falling steadily.the rain comes down (=it falls)· If the rain starts coming down, we can always go inside.· The monsoon rain comes down in sheets.the rain stops· They went into a cafe and waited for the rain to stop.the rain eases off (=it starts to rain less)· The rain should ease off in a minute.the rain pours down (=a lot of rain comes down)· The rain was pouring down and I was quickly soaked.the 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)· Isabel listened to the rain beating down.the rain patters on something (=drops of rain hit something and make a sound)· Rain pattered on the roof.get caught in the rain (=be outside when it starts raining)· Did you get caught in the rain?phrasesit is pouring with rain British English, it is pouring rain American English (=a lot of rain is falling)· When we went outside it was pouring with rain.it looks like rain (=rain appears likely because there are dark clouds in the sky)· We ate indoors because it looked like rain.a drop of rain· Robert felt a drop of rain on his face.an inch/25mm etc of rain· Two inches of rain fell in twelve hours.outbreaks of rain (=short periods of rain – used in weather forecasts)· Outbreaks of rain will spread across northern parts.a rain shower (also a shower of rain British English) (=a short period of rain)· a heavy shower of rain accompanied by lightningsheets of rain (=large moving masses of heavy rain)· He drove home slowly, through sheets of rain.a rain cloud· Thick black rain clouds massed in the sky.THESAURUSrain noun [uncountable] water that falls in small drops from clouds in the sky: · The rain has stopped at last.· There had been heavy rain during the night.drizzle noun [uncountable] light rain with very small drops of water: · A light drizzle was falling as I left the house.shower noun [countable] a short period of rain that can be heavy or light: · More heavy showers are forecast for tonight.· a light shower of raindownpour noun [countable usually singular] a short period of very heavy rain that starts suddenly: · A sudden downpour sent us running for shelter.· a torrential downpourhail noun [uncountable] frozen rain that falls in the form of hailstones (=small balls of ice): · The hail and high winds have destroyed many of the county’s crops.sleet noun [uncountable] a mixture of snow and rain: · The rain had turned to sleet.· Sleet and snow fell.the rains noun [plural] heavy rain that falls during a particular period in the year in tropical countries: · The farmers are waiting for the rains to come.monsoon noun [countable] the heavy rain that falls between April and October in India and other southern Asian countries: · The monsoon is late this year.· the monsoon season
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rainrain2 ●●●S3 verb
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1 it rains if it rains, drops of water fall from clouds in the sky: Outside it was still raining. It’s starting to rain.rain heavily/hard It must have rained quite hard last night.it’s raining cats and dogs spoken (=it is raining very hard)2rain (down) blows/blows rain down if you rain blows onto someone, you hit them many times: She attacked the man, raining blows on his head and shoulders.3it never rains but it pours spoken used to say that as soon as one thing goes wrong, a lot of other things go wrong as wellCOLLOCATIONSadverbsit 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.verbsit starts raining/it starts to rain· It had started to rain again.it stops raining· Has it stopped raining?phrasesit is raining cats and dogs informal (=it is raining very hard – this phrase sounds rather old-fashioned)THESAURUSit’s raining drops of water are falling from the sky: · It’s raining – you’d better take an umbrella.it’s pouring (down) British English, it’s pouring (rain) American English it is raining very heavily: · We stayed at home because it was pouring down all day.it’s chucking it down British English informal it is raining very heavily: · Outside it was chucking it down and the streets were deserted.it’s drizzling very gentle rain is falling: · It’s only drizzling – let’s go for a walk anyway.it’s hailing frozen rain in the form of small balls of ice are falling: · It had been hailing and the roads were still slippery.rain down phrasal verbto fall in large quantitiesrain down on Bombs rained down on the city.be rained off British English, be rained out American English phrasal verbif an event or activity is rained off or rained out, it has to stop because there is too much rain: The match was rained off.
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