| 单词 | rain |
| 释义 | noun | verb rainrain1 /reɪn/ ●●● S2 W2 noun 1[countable, uncountable] water that falls in small drops from clouds in the sky: There has been no rain for weeks. Let’s wait here until the rain stops.in the rain I left my bike out in the rain. It looks like rain (=it is probably going to rain) – we’d better go inside. They’re predicting heavy rains tonight. I got caught in the rain without an umbrella. It was pouring rain so I decided to drive, not walk.THESAURUSshower – a short period of rain: More heavy showers are forecast for tonight.drizzle – light rain with very small drops of water: A light drizzle was falling as I left the house.downpour – a lot of rain that falls in a short period: I walked back to my apartment in the downpour and got soaking wet.storm – a period of very bad weather with a lot of wind and rain, and sometimes thunder and lightning: The storm caused flooding.sleet – a mixture of snow and rain: It was cold, and the rain was mixed with sleet.hail – frozen rain that falls in the form of hailstones (=small balls of ice): The hail destroyed many of the country’s crops.raindrop – a single drop of rain: As we sat down on the beach, I felt a few raindrops fall on my face.rainfall – the amount of rain that falls somewhere: The average rainfall in Seattle is about 36 inches a year.2the rains [plural] heavy rain that falls during a particular period in the year in tropical countries: The rains have started early this year.3(come) rain or shine whatever happens or whatever the weather is like: Burrow runs two miles, rain or shine, every day.4a rain of arrows/comets/blows etc. many arrows, comets, etc. falling or coming down from above at the same time [Origin: Old English regn] → see also acid rain, (as) right as rain at right1 (14)—rainless adjective: It had been a rainless summer.COLLOCATIONSverbsthe rain falls The rain was still falling steadily.the rain comes down (=it falls) If the rain starts coming down, we can always go inside. The monsoon rain comes down in sheets.the rain stops They went into a café and waited for the rain to stop.the rain eases off (also the rain lets up) (=it starts to rain less) The rain should ease off in a minute.the rain pours down (=a lot of rain comes down) The rain was pouring down and I was quickly soaked.the rain beats/lashes/pounds (down) (=it falls or hits something with a lot of force) Isabel listened to the rain beating down.the rain pelts (down) (=comes down very fast) The rain started pelting down just as we reached the house.the rain patters/drums on something (=drops of rain hit something and make a soft or loud sound) Rain pattered on the roof.the rain washes something away/out The tropical rains had washed out the road.adjectives/nouns + rainheavy rain (=with a lot of water coming down) The rain was so heavy he couldn’t see to drive.light rain (=with little water coming down) A light rain began to fall.pouring rain (=very heavy) He left us standing in the pouring rain.a steady rain (=that continues at the same level) A steady rain has been falling since Friday.torrential rain (=extremely heavy) I woke to the sound of torrential rain.driving rain (=heavy rain that is falling fast or being blown along) They struggled to walk against the driving rain.freezing rain (=extremely cold) The icy wind and freezing rain kept most people inside.acid rain (=that contains pollution from factories) The forests have been damaged by acid rain.rain + nounsa rain cloud There were thick black rain clouds in the sky.a rain shower (=a short period of rain) A sudden rain shower made everyone run for cover. noun | verb rainrain2 ●●● S2 verb 1[intransitive] if it rains, drops of water fall from clouds in the sky: Is it still raining? It rained all day. It was raining hard.2be/get rained out if an event or activity is rained out, it has to stop because there is too much rain: Yesterday’s game was rained out.3when it rains, it pours spoken used to say that as soon as one thing happens, especially something bad, a lot of similar things happen as well4it’s raining cats and dogs spoken (also it’s raining buckets) used to say that it is raining very hard5rain on somebody’s parade if you rain on someone’s parade, you say or do something that prevents him or her from enjoying something good that is happeningrain down phrasal verb rain (something ↔) down if something rains down, or is rained down, it falls in large quantities: The volcano rained down clouds of ash and sparks.rain (something) down on somebody/something Bombs rained down on the town.COLLOCATIONSadverbsit is raining heavily/hard (=a lot of water is coming down) It was raining heavily when we arrived in New York.it is raining lightly (also it is raining a little) (=a little water is coming down) It's raining lightly, but we can still go out.it rains nonstop/solidly/steadily (=without stopping) It rained solidly all day.verbsit starts/begins to rain It started to rain, so we went inside.it stops raining I wish it would stop raining. |
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