rain 英 [reɪn] 　 美 [ren]

rain

rain　 英 [reɪn] 美 [ren]

n. 雨；下雨；　 v. 下雨；降雨　

进行时:raining　 过去式:rained　 过去分词:rained　 第三人称单数:rains　 名词复数:rains　

Is it raining?　下雨了吗？
The rain poured down.　雨瓢泼而下。

  • 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.
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  • n. 雨；下雨；
  • v. 下雨；降雨

  • 1. Is it raining?

    下雨了吗？

  • 2. The rain poured down.

    雨瓢泼而下。

  • 3. a rain of arrows, a rain of stones

    箭密如雨；铺天盖地而来的石头

  • 4. It started to rain.

    开始下雨了。

  • 5. rain drips from the umbrella.

    雨水从伞上滴答下来。

  • 6. It's pouring with rain .

    大雨倾盆。

  • 7. I think I felt a drop of rain.

    我好像感觉到掉雨点儿了。

  • rain (n.) Old English regn "rain," from Proto-Germanic *regna- (source also of Old Saxon regan, Old Frisian rein, Middle Dutch reghen, Dutch regen, German regen, Old Norse regn, Gothic rign "rain"), with no certain cognates outside Germanic, unless it is from a presumed PIE *reg- "moist, wet," which may be the source of Latin rigare "to wet, moisten" (see irrigate). Rain dance is from 1867; rain date in listings for outdoor events is from 1948. To know enough to come in out of the rain (usually with a negative) is from 1590s. Rainshower is Old English renscur.
  • rain (v.) Old English regnian, usually contracted to rinan; see rain (n.), and compare Old Norse rigna, Swedish regna, Danish regne, Old High German reganon, German regnen, Gothic rignjan. Related: Rained; raining. Transferred and figurative use of other things that fall as rain (blessings, tears, etc.) is recorded from c. 1200.
rain ★ / reɪn ; NAmE reɪn / noun , verb rain rains rained raining noun ★ 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 weather ☞see also acid rain , rainy 2 the 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 IDIOM come ˌrain, come ˈshine | (come) ˌrain or ˈshine whether 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 right   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。 IDIOMS be raining cats and ˈdogs ( informal) to be raining heavily 下倾盆大雨 it never rains but it ˈpours ( BrE) ( NAmE when 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 VERB be ˌrained ˈoff ( BrE) ( NAmE be 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 storms Rain 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 informal twister) 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 ; NAmE reɪn /
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