rain
柯林斯词典
1. N-UNCOUNT Rain is water that falls from the clouds in small drops. 雨[also 'the' N]
I hope you didn't get soaked standing out in the rain. 我希望你站在外面雨里没淋得浑身透湿。
2. N-PLURAL In countries where rain only falls in certain seasons, this rain is referred to as the rains. 雨季
...the spring, when the rains came. …春天，雨季来临时。
3. V-I When rain falls, you can say that it is raining. 下雨
It was raining hard, and she didn't have an umbrella. 雨下得很大，而她没有带伞。
4. V-T/V-I 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. 使像雨点般落下; 像雨点般落下
The police, raining blows on rioters and spectators alike, cleared the park. 警察对暴乱者和旁观者都一阵猛打，清空了公园。
5. PHRASAL VERB Rain down means the same as . 同(rain)
Fighter aircraft rained down high explosives. 战斗机如雨点般投下烈性炸弹。
返回 rain
rain /reɪn/ (raining,rained,rains)
剑桥词典
- drops of water from clouds
- Do you think those are rain clouds on the horizon ?
- All I could hear was the drip of the rain from the roof .
- At last the rain began to ease off.
- All areas of the country will have some rain tonight .
- The water level in the lake is much higher after heavy rain.
雨；雨水
Rain is forecast for tomorrow . 预报明天会下雨。
Come inside out of the rain. 进屋来，别在雨里淋着。
We had heavy /light rain all day . 我们这儿倾盆大雨／毛毛细雨整整下了一天。
We got caught in pouring /torrential (= a lot of) rain without either raincoats or umbrellas . 我们既没带雨衣也没带伞，正赶上大雨滂沱，淋成了落汤鸡。
There will be showers of rain/rain showers (= short periods of rain) in the east . 东部地区将有阵雨。
It looks like rain (= as if rain is going to fall ). 天看起来好像要下雨。
the rains [ 名词的复数形式 ]
the season of the year in tropical countries when there is a lot of rain
（热带地区的）雨季
Villagers are now waiting for the rains to come so that the rice will grow . 村民们正在等待雨季的到来，那时稻子才能生长。
This is the third year in a row that the rains have failed . 这是连续第三个年头雨季没有下雨了。
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