rain
- 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
复数： rains 过去式： rained 现在分词： raining 过去分词： rained 第三人称单数： rains
rainnoun
雨；雨水
water that falls from the sky in separate drops
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.
小雨开始飘落。
I think I felt a drop of rain.
我好像感觉到掉雨点儿了。
（热带地区的）雨季
the season of heavy continuous rain in tropical countries
The rains come in September.
雨季九月份开始。
雨点般降落的东西
a large number of things falling from the sky at the same time
a rain of arrows/stones
箭密如雨；铺天盖地而来的石头
whether there is rain or sun; whatever happens
他每天早晨出去跑步，风雨无阻。
He goes jogging every morning, rain or shine.
in excellent health or condition
verb
下雨
when it rains , water falls from the sky in drops
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。
（使）大量降落，雨点般落下
to fall or to make sth fall on sb/sth in large quantities
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。
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。
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。
to be raining heavily
used to say that when one bad thing happens to you, other bad things happen soon after
to spoil sth for sb
因雨取消（或中断）
to be cancelled or to have to stop because it is raining
The game has been rained off again.
比赛又一次因雨而被取消。
rain
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N-UNCOUNT 雨；雨水
Rain is water that falls from the clouds in small drops.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。
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N-PLURAL 雨季
In countries where rain only falls in certain seasons, this rain is referred to as the rains ....the spring, when the rains came...
春天，雨季来临时
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VERB 下雨；降雨
When rain falls, you can say that it is raining .It rained the whole weekend...
整个周末都在下雨。
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V-ERG （使）如雨点般落下；（使）大量降下
If someone rains blows, kicks, or bombs on a person or place, the person or place is attacked by many blows, kicks, or bombs. You can also say that blows, kicks, or bombs rain on a person or place.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。
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N-SING （从空中落下的）一阵，一连串
A rain of things is a large number of things that fall from the sky at the same time.A rain of stones descended on the police.
一阵乱石砸向警察。
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PHRASE 祸不单行
You can use the expression it never rains but it pours to mean that several unfortunate events often happen at the same time. -
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PHRASE 完全康复；完全恢复
If you say that someone is as right as rain, you mean that they are completely well or healthy again, for example when they have recovered from an illness or a shock.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。
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PHRASE 不管晴天或下雨;风雨无阻
If you say that someone does something rain or shine, you mean that they do it regularly, without being affected by the weather or other circumstances.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。
noun
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- anything happening rapidly or in quick successive
- a rain of bullets
- a pelting of insults
- Synonym: pelting
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- water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
- Synonym: rainfall
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- drops of fresh water that fall as precipitation from clouds
- Synonym: rainwater
verb
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- precipitate as rain
- If it rains much more, we can expect some flooding
- Synonym: rain down
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You 'll get soaked if you go out in this rain .
冒这样的雨出去，你会成落汤鸡的。
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We 're waiting for the rain to stop before we go out .
我们要等到雨停了再出去。
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It 's going to rain today by the look of it .
看样子今天要下雨了。
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There will be heavy rain with flooding in some areas .
将有大雨，有些地方会泛滥成灾。
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The worst part was having to wait three hours in the rain .
最糟糕的是必须在雨中等待三个小时。
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The rains came too late to do any good .
雨季来得太晚，什么用也没有。
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Wear clothes that provide adequate protection against the wind and rain .
穿上足以防风雨的衣服。
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The building collapsed as an indirect result of the heavy rain .
暴雨间接造成了那座楼房的倒塌。
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The rain left a deposit of mud on the windows .
雨水在窗上留下一层泥。
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The sky suddenly went dark and it started to rain .
天空骤然转暗，随即下起雨来。
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Go outside and see if it 's raining .
去外边看看是否下雨了。
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Scarcely had the game started when it began to rain .
比赛才开始就下起雨来了。
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The game was interrupted several times by rain .
比赛因下雨中断了几次。
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Everyone ran for cover when it started to rain .
雨下起来时，大家都跑着找地方避雨。
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I don 't mind the cold ─ it 's the rain I don 't like .
冷我不在乎，我是讨厌下雨。
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It was raining hard when we set off .
我们出发时正下着大雨。
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The prospect of a long wait in the rain did not appeal .
想到要在雨中久等使人扫兴。
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A light rain began to fall .
小雨开始飘落。
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To our great disappointment , it rained every day of the trip .
这次旅行天天下雨，让我们大失所望。
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There will be rain at first , with sunny spells later .
开始会有雨，雨后间晴。
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We went out in the rain .
我们冒雨出去了。
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Walking three miles in the pouring rain is not my idea of fun .
顶着倾盆大雨走三英里路，我可不认为是好玩的事。
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After heavy rain , the river was in spate .
大雨过后，河水暴涨。
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1.14 inches of rain fell last night .
昨晚的降雨量为1.14英寸。
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Inevitably , it rained on the day of the wedding .
果然不出所料，婚礼的那天下起了雨。
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It 's sure to rain .
一准会下雨。
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The tent began to sag under the weight of the rain .
雨水使得帐篷中间开始下坠。
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Let 's wait until the rain stops .
咱们等雨停了吧。
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The skies grew dark and it began to rain .
天渐渐黑了，又下起雨来。
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We explored the whole town , mindless of the cold and rain .
我们不顾寒冷和下雨，在整个城市到处转。
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