| 单词 | rain dog |
| 释义 | > as lemmasrain dog rain dog n. originally Nautical a small part of a rainbow, the rest being invisible; cf. dog n.1 9. ΚΠ 1866 ‘M. Twain’ in Sacramento Union 24 Aug. 3/2 What the sailors call ‘rain dogs’—little patches of rainbow—are often seen drifting about the heavens in these latitudes. 1910 H. de V. Stacpoole Blue Lagoon III. xvi. 122 The rainy season here was quite a lively time. Torrential showers followed by bursts of sunshine, rainbows, and rain-dogs in the sky. 1997 Guardian 18 June i. 16/6 On a morning in mid-June, rain-dogs drift across steep woods. < as lemmas |
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