rain

rain 基本解释

n.  雨; 雨水; (热带地区的)雨季; 雨点般降落的东西
v.  下雨; (使)大量降落，雨点般落下

rain 词性变化

现在分词：raining第三人称单数：rains复数：rains过去式：rained过去分词：rained

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rain 词组短语

• Graesser rain-bucket extractor
• rain stick
• Rain-giver
• Rain-in-the-Face
• rain-wash
• artificial rain
• rain bath
• rain douche
• rain water cistern
• heavy rain

rain 详细解释

noun

1. 雨；雨水
   water that falls from the sky in separate drops
   1. There will be rain in all parts tomorrow.
      明天，各地区都会有雨。
   2. Rain is forecast for the weekend.
      预报周末有雨。
   3. Don't go out in the rain.
      下雨呢，别出去了。
   4. It's pouring with rain (= raining very hard) .
      大雨倾盆。
   5. heavy/torrential/driving rain
      大雨；倾盆大雨
   6. The rain poured down.
      雨瓢泼而下。
   7. It looks like rain (= as if it is going to rain) .
      好像要下雨。
   8. A light rain began to fall.
      小雨开始飘落。
   9. I think I felt a drop of rain.
      我好像感觉到掉雨点儿了。
2. （热带地区的）雨季
   the season of heavy continuous rain in tropical countries
   1. The rains come in September.
      雨季九月份开始。
3. 雨点般降落的东西
   a large number of things falling from the sky at the same time
   1. a rain of arrows/stones
      箭密如雨；铺天盖地而来的石头

verb

1. 下雨
   when it rains , water falls from the sky in drops
   1. Is it raining?
      下雨了吗？
   2. It had been raining hard all night.
      大雨下了一整夜。
   3. It hardly rained at all last summer.
      去年夏天几乎没怎么下雨。
   4. It started to rain.
      开始下雨了。
2. （使）大量降落，雨点般落下
   to fall or to make sth fall on sb/sth in large quantities
   1. Bombs rained (down) on the city's streets.
      炸弹雨点儿似的落在这座城市的街道上。
   2. Falling debris rained on us from above.
      碎片从上面像雨点儿一样落在我们身上。
   3. 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。
   4. 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。

rain 短语动词

rain 短语用例

be rained off

1. 因雨取消（或中断）
   to be cancelled or to have to stop because it is raining
   1. There will be rain in all parts tomorrow.
      明天，各地区都会有雨。
   2. Rain is forecast for the weekend.
      预报周末有雨。
   3. Don't go out in the rain.
      下雨呢，别出去了。
   4. It's pouring with rain (= raining very hard) .
      大雨倾盆。
   5. heavy/torrential/driving rain
      大雨；倾盆大雨
   6. The rain poured down.
      雨瓢泼而下。
   7. It looks like rain (= as if it is going to rain) .
      好像要下雨。
   8. A light rain began to fall.
      小雨开始飘落。
   9. I think I felt a drop of rain.
      我好像感觉到掉雨点儿了。

rain 习惯用语

n.

come rain, come shine

(come) rain or shine

• 不论是雨或是晴；不管发生什么事
  whether there is rain or sun; whatever happens
  1. He goes jogging every morning, rain or shine.
     他每天早晨出去跑步，风雨无阻。

(as) right as rain

• 十分健康；状况奇佳
  in excellent health or condition

v.

be raining cats and dogs

• 下倾盆大雨
  to be raining heavily

it never rains but it pours

• 不雨则已，一雨倾盆；祸不单行
  used to say that when one bad thing happens to you, other bad things happen soon after

rain on sb's parade

• 杀风景；破坏原定的计划
  to spoil sth for sb

rain 双语例句

1. 1、 Weeks of heavy rain have washed away roads and bridges.
   几周的大雨将道路和桥梁都冲垮了。
2. 2、 rain begins to fall and peach trees blossom.
   开始下雨了，桃树也开花了。
3. 3、 At one o'clock the rain had ceased.
   一点时，雨已停了。
4. 4、 The cold rain came down
   下起了冰冷的雨。
5. 5、 He installed rain gutters and downspouts.
   他安装了雨水檐沟和排水管。
6. 6、 I walked home in the drizzling rain.
   我冒着毛毛雨走回了家。
7. 7、 Suddenly, I noted that the rain had stopped
   突然，我意识到雨已经停了。
8. 8、 I hope you didn't get soaked standing out in the rain
   我希望你站在外面没有被雨淋透。
9. 9、 A spot of rain fell on her hand.
   一滴雨落在她的手上。
10. 10、 The rains have failed again in the Horn of Africa.
    雨季又没有光顾非洲之角。
11. 11、 It rained the whole weekend
    整个周末都在下雨。
12. 12、 It was raining hard, and she hadn't an umbrella.
    雨下得很大，但她没有雨伞。
13. 13、 The police, raining blows on rioters and spectators alike, cleared the park
    警察不分闹事者与观众统统一顿猛击，把人们清除出了足球场。
14. 14、 Rockets, mortars and artillery rounds rained on buildings.
    火箭炮、迫击炮和各种炮弹如雨点般落在大楼上。
15. 15、 A rain of stones descended on the police.
    一阵乱石砸向警察。
16. 16、 You'll be as right as rain as soon as you are back in your own home with your baby.
    你一回家同孩子在一起就会完全没事了。
17. 17、 Frances took her daughter walking every day, rain or shine.
    弗朗西丝无论晴天还是下雨，每天都带女儿去散步。
18. 18、 I should think it's going to rain soon
    我想可能马上要下雨了。
19. 19、 A soft spring rain had fallen all day.
    蒙蒙春雨已经下了一整天。
20. 20、 It had been a night of stormy weather, with torrential rain and high winds.
    这是一个暴风雨之夜，大雨倾盆，强风呼啸。
21. 21、 Sharpe's leg and shoulder began to ache, a sure sign of rain
    夏普的腿和肩膀开始疼痛，这预示着肯定要下雨了。
22. 22、 I returned to the inn cold and wet, soaked through by the drizzling rain
    我回到小旅馆时身上被毛毛雨淋透了，感觉又冷又湿。
23. 23、 It's going to rain.
    天快要下雨了。
24. 24、 It's too late to go to the football match now; besides, it's beginning to rain.
    现在去看足球比赛太晚了；况且老天又开始下雨了。
25. 25、 The game was postponed because of rain.
    因雨，比赛延期了。
26. 26、 Fortunately the rain stopped before we started.
    幸亏在我们动身前雨停了。
27. 27、 The ball game was postponed because of rain.
    球赛因雨推迟了。
28. 28、 It is going to rain.
    要下雨了。
29. 29、 The rain has stopped.; It has rained over.
    雨停了。
30. 30、 We've had too much rain this summer.
    今年夏天雨水太多了。

rain 英英释义

noun

1. anything happening rapidly or in quick successive
   1. a rain of bullets
   2. a pelting of insults

   Synonym:    pelting

2. water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere

   Synonym:    rainfall

3. drops of fresh water that fall as precipitation from clouds

   Synonym:    rainwater

verb

1. precipitate as rain
   1. If it rains much more, we can expect some flooding

   Synonym:    rain down