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Rain N Ed   [V Bombs Blows Kicks Person

英语单词 rain
英美音标 英 [reɪn] 美 [reɪn]
中文释义 n.雨;雨水
v.下雨;(雨点般)落下
英语例句 (1) There will be rain in all parts of the country.
(2) The boys went for a walk despite of the rain.
(3) The rain beat against the windows.
(4) Too much rain accounted for the poor crop.
(5) There is plenty of rain this year.
(6) If it doesn't rain tomorrow, we'll have a picnic.
(7) It began to rain as soon as he left home.
(8) Tears rained down her cheeks.
(9) The suitcase burst open and its contents rained on the floor.
中文例句 (1) 全国各地将有雨。
(2) 尽管下雨,孩子们还是去散步。
(3) 雨水拍打在窗户上。
(4) 太多的雨水导致庄稼歉收。
(5) 今年雨水充足。
(6) 如果明天不下雨,我们就去野餐。
(7) 他刚刚离开家就下起雨来。
(8) 眼泪顺着她的面颊如雨点般落下。
(9) 手提箱裂开了,里面的东西纷纷落在地板上。
vocabulary简明 Rain is what makes you go running for your umbrella. It's that water that comes down from sky when the dark clouds roll in.
vocabulary扩展 You can also use rain as a verb — as in the expression "Don't rain on my parade," which means don't ruin my good time by giving me bad news. You can also describe anything that comes down quickly and in quantity as something that rains down. On New Year's Eve, confetti rains down in Times Square. If you're unfortunate enough to find yourself in a war zone, you might hear bombs raining down around you.
柯林斯解释
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[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。

2
[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。

4
[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.
  [V n on n]
  [V on n]
  [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。

5
[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。

6
[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.
    7
    [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.
      [v-link PHR]
      [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。

    8
    [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。

    相关词组:
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