| 单词 | rain |
| 释义 | rainrainsrainrain1 /reɪn/ noun1[uncountable] water that falls in small drops from clouds in the sky ➔ rainy: There’s been no rain for weeks.beweek几个星期都没下过雨了。in the rainYou can’t go out in the rain.下着雨﹐你不能出门。 ➔ acid rain2the rains [plural] heavy rain that falls during a particular period in the year in tropical countries: The rains came on time.raincome 雨季准时到来。COLLOCATIONS: rainadjectivesheavy rain (=a lot of water falling)The rain became heavier.becomeheavy ► Do not say ’strong rain’. Say heavy rain.light rain (=not much water falling)A light rain began to fall.beginpouring/torrential rain (=very heavy rain)He left us standing in the pouring rain.leavestandpourI woke to the sound of torrential rain.wakedriving rain (=heavy rain that is being blown along)They struggled to walk against driving rain.struggledriveverbsthe rain fallsThe rain was still falling steadily.befallthe rain comes down/pours down (=a lot of rain falls)The rain was coming down in torrents.becometorrentThe rain was pouring down and I was quickly soaked.bepourbesoakit pours with rain British English, it pours rain AmE:We cancelled the picnic because it was pouring with rain.cancelbepourthe rain stopsLet’s wait for the rain to stop.the rain beats/lashes down (=it falls or hits something with a lot of force)Isabel listened to the rain beating down.listenbeatthe rain eases off (=it starts to rain less)The rain should ease off in a minute.shallnoun + raina drop of rainI felt a drop of rain.feelTHESAURUS: rainrain water that falls in small drops from clouds in the sky: There was heavy rain during the night.beI hope the rain stops soon.stopdrizzle very light rain with very small drops of water: A slight drizzle was falling.befallsleet a mixture of snow and rain: The temperature fell and the rain turned to sleet.fallturnhail rain that falls as small balls of ice: Hail and high winds have destroyed many crops.winddestroycropshower a short period of rain: Tomorrow there will be heavy showers followed by sunny periods.showerfollowperioddownpour a short period of very heavy rain that starts suddenly: A sudden downpour made us run for shelter.makestorm very bad weather with a lot of wind and rain: The ship sank in a violent storm.sinkmonsoon a period of very heavy rain that happens each year in India and other Asian countries: the monsoon seasonFloods from the monsoon swept away a bus in northern Vietnam.floodsweep |
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