单词详解

1. n.

A. [U] 雨，雨水 (water that falls in drops from the clouds)

Many crops are dry because of little rain. 雨水少许多庄稼都枯死了。

The crops and trees need rain. 庄稼和树木需要雨水。

B.下雨，阵雨(water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere)

The meeting will take place on Sunday, rain or shine. 会议定于星期日举行，风雨无阻。

The rain made the water in the river rise much. 降雨使小河里的水上涨了许多。

2. vi

A. 下雨，降雨 (fall as rain)

Look at the dark clouds, it will rain soon. 看那乌云，很快就要下雨了。

It’s hot and suffocating. I think it’s going to rain.　天气闷热，我看要下雨。

If it doesn’t rain tomorrow, we’ll go on hiking.　如果明天不下雨，我们就去远足。

It began to rain as soon as we left home. 我们刚刚离开家就下起雨来。

B. (雨点般的) 落下；(下雨般的) 一阵

Tears rained down his cheeks. 眼泪顺着他的面颊如雨点般落下。

相关词组

1. be caught in the rain 被雨淋了

The students were caught in the rain on the way home. 学生们回家路上被雨淋了。

2. rain cats and dogs 瓢泼大雨

It rained cats and dogs. The driver could not see the way ahead 10 meters.

下着瓢泼大雨，司机看不到前面10米远的路。

3. in the rain 冒雨，在雨中

Last night’s match went on in the rain. 昨天的比赛冒雨进行。

相关单词

形容词：rainy，rainless 无雨的，少雨的

现在分词：raining

第三人称单数：rains

过去式：rained