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BNC: 1491 COCA: 1550

rain

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rain1 /reɪn/ ●●● S2 W2 noun   → rein, reign
1  [uncountableU]DN water that falls in small drops from clouds in the sky 雨
 a night of wind and rain
风雨交加的夜晚
 There will be heavy rain in most parts of the country.
全国大部分地区将有大雨。
in the rain
 I left my bicycle out in the rain.
我把自行车放在外边雨地里了。
→ acid rain, rain drop, rainy
2  the rains DNHEMheavy rain that falls during a particular period in the year in tropical countries 〔热带国家的〕雨季 → monsoon
 Last year, the rains came on time in April.
去年，雨季在4月准时到来。
Examples from the Corpus
the rains• The rains have started early this year.• Fifteen minutes after the rains began, according to equatorial form, the sky had cleared and we were steaming dry.• After the rains, sewage flows down fissured hills propped up with old tires for erosion control.• One day, the rains came, flooding the city in warm, wet torrents.• The remaining 200 to 300 acres will be restored to seasonal wetlands, which fill with freshwater ponds during the rains.• He can predict the exact hour the rains will come.• Profits from it will go to local farmers who have been unable to make a living since the rains failed.• Coupled with this, the rains eventually did come.• When the rains came, they huddled under umbrellas and makeshift tents and donned ponchos or raincoats fashioned from plastic garbage bags.
3  rain of something LOT/LARGE NUMBER OR AMOUNTa large number of things falling or moving through the air together 雨点般降落的某物
 The archers sent a rain of arrows towards the enemy.
弓箭手的箭如雨点般飞向敌人。
4  (come) rain or shine spokenWEATHER whatever happens or whatever the weather is like 在任何情况下；不论天气好坏
 Don’t worry. We’ll be there – rain or shine.
别担心，我们会去的——风雨无阻。
Examples from the Corpus
(come) rain or shine• Every morning at about 5am, come rain or shine, James Zarei leaves his South Croydon home on his morning run.• Scores of rambling and cycling clubs headed remorselessly for the Dales each weekend, come rain or shine.• Burrow runs two miles, rain or shine, everyday.• The working week began every Monday, rain or shine.• He seldom drinks alcohol, never touches drugs, and runs six miles every morning, rain or shine.• I kid you not: each year rain or shine, Californian Poppy.
—rainless adjectiveadj
→ right as rain at right1(9)
 COLLOCATIONS
ADJECTIVES/NOUN + rain
heavy (=with a lot of water coming down) 〔雨量〕大的
The rain became more heavy.
雨下得更大了。
light (=with little water coming down) 〔雨量〕小的
A light rain began to fall.
开始下起了小雨。
torrential (=very heavy) 倾盆而下的
I woke to the sound of torrential rain.
我在滂沱大雨声中醒来。
pouring rain (=very heavy rain) 倾盆大雨
He left us standing in the pouring rain.
他让我们站在倾盆大雨里不管了。
driving rain (=heavy rain that is falling fast or being blown along) 狂风暴雨
They struggled to walk against driving rain.
他们顶着狂风暴雨艰难前行。
freezing rain (=extremely cold rain) 冻雨
n the icy wind and freezing rain
fine rain (=very gentle rain) 细雨
nA fine rain was coming down as the game started.
acid rain (=rain which contains pollution from factories) 酸雨
nforests which have been damaged by acid rain
verbs
the rain falls 下雨
The rain was still falling steadily.
雨依然下个不停。
the rain comes down (=it falls) 下雨
If the rain starts coming down, we can always go inside.
要是下雨了，我们总还可以进屋去。
The monsoon rain comes down in sheets.
季风雨瓢泼而下。
the rain stops 雨停
They went into a cafe and waited for the rain to stop.
他们走进一家咖啡馆等雨停。
the rain eases off (=it starts to rain less) 雨渐渐小了
nThe rain should ease off in a minute.
the rain pours down (=a lot of rain comes down) 雨倾盆而下
nThe rain was pouring down and I was quickly soaked.
nthe rain pelts down (=it comes down fast)
The rain was now pelting down.
the rain beats/lashes (=it falls or hits something with a lot of force) 雨猛烈地击打
nIsabel listened to the rain beating down.
the rain patters on something (=drops of rain hit something and make a sound) 雨敲打在某物上
nRain pattered on the roof.
get caught in the rain (=be outside when it starts raining) 淋到雨
Did you get caught in the rain?
淋到雨
phrases
it is pouring with rain British EnglishBrE, it is pouring rain American EnglishAmE (=a lot of rain is falling) 大雨倾盆
When we went outside it was pouring with rain.
我们出门时大雨倾盆。
it looks like rain (=rain appears likely because there are dark clouds in the sky) 天看上去要下雨
We ate indoors because it looked like rain.
我们在室内吃饭，因为天看上去要下雨了。
a drop of rain 雨滴
Robert felt a drop of rain on his face.
罗伯特觉得有一滴雨落在脸上。
an inch/25mm etc of rain 一英寸/25毫米等雨量
Two inches of rain fell in twelve hours.
12小时雨量为两英寸。
outbreaks of rain (=short periods of rain – used in weather forecasts) 阵雨〔用于气象预报〕
Outbreaks of rain will spread across northern parts.
阵雨将覆盖北部地区。
a rain shower (also a shower of rain British EnglishBrE) (=a short period of rain) 阵雨
na heavy shower of rain accompanied by lightning
sheets of rain (=large moving masses of heavy rain) 瓢泼大雨
nHe drove home slowly, through sheets of rain.
a rain cloud 雨云
nThick black rain clouds massed in the sky.
 THESAURUS
rain noun [uncountableU] water that falls in small drops from clouds in the sky 雨
The rain has stopped at last.
雨终于停了。
There had been heavy rain during the night.
晚上下了倾盆大雨。
drizzle noun [uncountableU] light rain with very small drops of water 细雨
A light drizzle was falling as I left the house.
我走出屋子时正下着毛毛细雨。
shower noun [countableC] a short period of rain that can be heavy or light 阵雨
More heavy showers are forecast for tonight.
预报今晚还会有阵雨。
a light shower of rain
一阵小雨
downpour noun [countableC usually singular] a short period of very heavy rain that starts suddenly 骤雨
A sudden downpour sent us running for shelter.
突然下起倾盆大雨，我们只得跑着去躲雨。
a torrential downpour
倾盆大雨
hail noun [uncountableU] frozen rain that falls in the form of hailstones (=small balls of ice) 冰雹
The hail and high winds have destroyed many of the county’s crops.
冰雹和狂风毁坏了该县大量庄稼。
sleet noun [uncountableU] a mixture of snow and rain 雨夹雪
The rain had turned to sleet.
雨变成了雨夹雪。
Sleet and snow fell.
下起了雨夹雪和雪。
the rains noun [plural] heavy rain that falls during a particular period in the year in tropical countries 〔热带国家的〕雨季
The farmers are waiting for the rains to come.
农民在等待雨季来临。
monsoon noun [countableC] the heavy rain that falls between April and October in India and other southern Asian countries 〔印度等南亚国家的〕季风雨
The monsoon is late this year.
今年季风雨来晚了。
the monsoon season
雨季
Examples from the Corpus
rain• When acid rain falls, it affects the pH balance of the soil.• However, the weather may not be so good, and rain and gales are frequent.• The new wind brought rain, and not just showers, but a constant soaking deluge flying sometimes straight at us.• The roads are flooded after a period of exceptionally heavy rain.• The moist snowfall had changed into rain.• Some light rain is likely in the Boston area.• There's an 80% chance of rain.• Four inches of rain have fallen in four days.• Between the gusts, the sound of rain on the roof and water pouring off it was continuous.• The undisguised face gleamed in the rain.• I like walking in the rain• It was peaceful, under the rain.• The rain was beating against the window.• The coast has been battered by torrential rain all week.
in the rain• The hideous blood smear on the window was a running crimson blur in the rain.• For the next several days it poured, but I continued to cut my firewood and build an outhouse in the rain.• Balvinder Singh dropped me outside during a brief pause in the rain.• Struggling, he pinched a finger, which bled pink in the rain.• And on Saturday, in the rain at Newmarket, Jeremy Glover savoured it to the full.• Do you remember waiting on the station in the rain?• Said she liked to walk in the rain and eat peanut butter-and-banana sandwiches.
rain2 ●●● S3 verb  
1  it rains if it rains, drops of water fall from clouds in the sky 下雨
 Outside it was still raining.
外面仍在下雨。
 It’s starting to rain.
开始下雨了。
rain heavily/hard
 It must have rained quite hard last night.
昨晚一定下了很大的雨。
it’s raining cats and dogs spoken (=it is raining very hard) 下倾盆大雨
Examples from the Corpus
it rains• But the next day it rains.• They have a low, vaulted ceiling and damp, grimy walls which run with water when it rains.• Water gushes through the roof when it rains.• It's such a clich, but boy, it sure seems like it rains every year.• He says the sun will only shine on him if it rains for at least a month.• If it rains, the programme will be aerobics, papiermâché mask making, craft work and painting etc.• If it rains, there will be aerobics and make up morning, followed by indoor cycling proficiency.• It is a city more in tune with outdoor recreation than cultural institutions, but it rains there.
2  rain (down) blows/blows rain down if you rain blows onto someone, you hit them many times 雨点般击打
 She attacked the man, raining blows on his head and shoulders.
她对那个男人大打出手，拳头雨点般落在他头上和肩上。
3. it never rains but it pours spokenLOT/LARGE NUMBER OR AMOUNT used to say that as soon as one thing goes wrong, a lot of other things go wrong as well 祸不单行
4 rain down phrasal verbphr v DOWNto fall in large quantities 雨点般落下
on
 Bombs rained down on the city.
炸弹如雨点般落向这座城市。
Examples from the Corpus
rain on• The glory he never experienced as an amateur wrestler rained down on him like tinsel in the Octagon.• While debris rained down on much of Western Washington during the quake, the more typical liquid precipitation has been strangely absent.• There was mayhem as shrapnel rained down on shoppers from devices placed in cast-iron litter bins less than ten yards apart.• These people are afghans ... a few of the one million who fled the rockets raining down on the capital city, Kabul.• Much smaller ones, called micrometeorites, have also continually rained down on the Mo&n over the millennia.• Flame rained down on the Perks.• Condemnation has rained down on the Scouts.• Bombs and poison gas would rain down on undefended cities.
5 be rained off British EnglishBrE, be rained out American English phrasal verbphr v DNif an event or activity is rained off or rained out, it has to stop because there is too much rain 〔赛事或活动〕因雨停止
 The match was rained off.
比赛因为下雨而中断。
Examples from the Corpus
be rained off• Keith Rodwell, Ipswich Witches' commercial manager, shuts up shop after last night's match with Wolverhampton was rained off.
 COLLOCATIONS
nadverbs
it rains heavily/hard (=a lot of water comes down)
It was raining heavily when we arrived in New York.
it rains non-stop/solidly/steadily (=without stopping)
It rained solidly every single day.
it rains slightly/lightly (=a little water comes down)
It’s raining slightly, but we can still go out.
nverbs
it starts raining/it starts to rain
It had started to rain again.
it stops raining
Has it stopped raining?
phrases
it is raining cats and dogs informal (=it is raining very hard – this phrase sounds rather old-fashioned) 下倾盆大雨
 THESAURUS
it’s raining drops of water are falling from the sky 在下雨
It’s raining – you’d better take an umbrella.
在下雨呢——你最好带把伞。
it’s pouring (down) British EnglishBrE, it’s pouring (rain) American EnglishAmE it is raining very heavily 大雨倾盆
We stayed at home because it was pouring down all day.
我们待在家里，因为倾盆大雨下了一整天。
it’s chucking it down British EnglishBrE informal it is raining very heavily 大雨如注
Outside it was chucking it down and the streets were deserted.
室外大雨如注，街上空无一人。
it’s drizzling very gentle rain is falling 在下毛毛雨
It’s only drizzling – let’s go for a walk anyway.
只是在下毛毛雨，我们还是去散步吧。
it’s hailing frozen rain in the form of small balls of ice are falling 在下冰雹
It had been hailing and the roads were still slippery.
一直在下冰雹，道路还很滑。
Examples from the Corpus
rain• It was quiet outside, and raining.• Take an umbrella in case it rains.• By the time John parked in Sloane Crescent the sun had vanished behind lowering cloud, and it was starting to rain.• It had started to rain again.• It rained all night, and half the day after.• It had been raining all week and the cleared paths were slick where the rain had frozen on top of the snow.• At 7,000 metres a shower of rocks rained down on me.• It was raining hard.• About 1.30 am we got home to Debenham, it was raining it was cold and completely desolate.• It was as though the mourning cloud that had stopped above Rehoboth had rained meanness and waiting.• Earlier in the day it had been raining, now there was a high wind blowing.• Think it'll rain this weekend?
Origin rain1
Old English regn
rain1 noun →COLLOCATIONS1 →THESAURUS1rain2 verb →COLLOCATIONS1 →THESAURUS1
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BNC: 1491 COCA: 1550
rain

noun

ADJECTIVE | ... OF RAIN | VERB + RAIN | RAIN + VERB | RAIN + NOUN | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVE➤driving, hard, lashing, pelting, pounding (especially NAmE) 暴雨；驟雨；傾盆大雨；瓢潑大雨➤drenching, heavy, pouring, torrential傾盆大雨；大雨；滂沱大雨▸➤steady連綿的雨▸➤drizzling, fine, gentle, light, soft毛毛雨；細雨；絲絲小雨；濛濛細雨◇The fine rain turned to mist in the early evening.傍晚，細雨變成了薄霧。◇The forecast is for wind and light rain.預報有風和小雨。➤warm暖雨▸➤cold, freezing, icy冷雨；凍雨▸➤constant, continuous, incessant, persistent綿綿不斷的雨；淫雨；持續的降雨▸➤intermittent, patchy (BrE) 時斷時續的雨；零星小雨▸➤overnight夜雨◇Overnight rain had freshened up the grass.夜雨使草地變得清新。➤monsoon, tropical雨季／熱帶降雨◇The monsoon rains started early this year.今年雨季降雨開始得早。➤spring, summer, etc.春雨、夏雨等➤acid酸雨... OF RAIN➤drop一滴雨▸➤inch, shower, spot (especially BrE, informal) 一英寸雨；一陣雨；一點兒雨◇We had three inches of rain last night.昨晚下了 3 英寸的雨。◇A few spots of rain had fallen.下了幾滴雨。◇We could do with a spot of rain. (BrE) 我們真希望能下點兒雨。VERB + RAIN➤forecast預報有雨◇Rain is forecast for tomorrow.預報明天有雨。➤look like, threaten看上去要下雨；將要下雨◇It looks like rain (= it looks as though it is going to rain).看上去要下雨。◇Black clouds threatened rain.天上烏雲密佈，要下雨了。➤pour (down), pour (down) with (BrE) 下傾盆大雨◇It poured with rain all afternoon.傾盆大雨下了整整一下午。➤get caught in淋雨◇We got caught in the rain on the way home.我們在回家的路上淋雨了。RAIN + VERB➤come down, fall, pour down, trickle雨落下；大雨傾盆而下； 雨水淌下➤beat, drum, lash, pelt, pound (especially NAmE) 雨拍打；雨嗒嗒作響；雨猛烈抽打；雨重重地拍打◇Rain beat against the roof all night.雨整夜敲打着屋頂。◇The rain pounded down on her.雨滴拍打在她身上。➤drip, patter, splash雨滴落；雨啪嗒地下；雨水飛濺◇She listened to the rain pattering against the window.她聽着雨水劈里啪啦地敲打着窗戶。➤drench sb/sth, soak sb/sth雨水使⋯濕透◇Heavy rain drenched us.大雨將我們淋成了落湯雞。➤come, set in, start開始下雨◇The rain came just as we set off.我們剛出發就開始下雨了。◇The rain had set in steadily by the time we got home.我們到家的時候雨已經不停歇地下起來了。➤cease, let up, stop雨停◇The rain didn't let up all day.雨一天都沒停。➤continue雨繼續下◇The rain continued for most of the day.雨幾乎下了一天。➤threaten雨將來臨◇With rain threatening, we headed home as fast as we could.看着要下雨，我們儘快往家趕去。➤drive sb雨趕走某人◇The rain drove the players off the court.由於下雨，運動員們離開了場地。RAIN + NOUN➤cloud雨雲➤drop (usually raindrop) , water (usually rainwater) 雨滴；雨水➤shower, storm (usually rainstorm) 陣雨；暴雨➤barrel, gutter (both NAmE) 接雨水的桶；雨水排水溝➤gear (especially NAmE) 雨具◇None of us had proper rain gear.我們沒有人帶着合適的雨具。➤gauge雨量計PREPOSITION➤in the rain在雨中◇We found her sitting in the pouring rain.我們發現她坐在瓢潑大雨中。➤out of the rain躲開雨◇Come in out of the rain.進來，別讓雨淋着。➤through the rain在雨中◇We drove slowly through the driving rain.我們在暴雨中緩緩行駛。PHRASES➤come rain or shine, rain or shine (figurative) 不論晴雨；無論如何◇We work outside every day, rain or shine.我們每天在外面幹活，風雨無阻。
rain

verb

ADVERB | VERB + RAIN | PHRASES ADVERB➤hard, heavily下暴雨；下大雨▸➤a little, lightly, slightly下一點兒雨；下小雨▸➤non-stop, solidly, steadily不停地／連續地／連綿不斷地下雨◇It had rained solidly for four days.雨已經連續下了 4 天。◇It's been raining steadily all day.雨已經不停地下了一整天。VERB + RAIN➤begin to, start to開始降雨▸➤be going to將要下雨◇I don't think it's going to rain.我認為不會下雨。PHRASES➤start raining, stop raining開始／停止降雨
BNC: 1491 COCA: 1550
rain verb
⇨ rain (Is it raining?) ⇨ scatter (a volcano rains hot ash) rain

verb

rain ♦︎ fall ♦︎ pour ♦︎ come down ♦︎ drizzleThese words are all used when water drops down from the sky. 这些词均表示下雨。SYNONYM SCALE 词义标尺 下图显示这些词所表达雨势强弱的程度
drizzle➔rain➔pour
fall
come down
PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆to pour / come down◆it's raining / pouring / drizzling◆the rain falls / pours / comes down◆to rain / fall heavily / lightly / steadily■ rain [intransitive] when it rains, water drops down from the sky in drops 下雨◆Is it raining?下雨了吗？◆It had been raining all night.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。■ fall (fell, fallen) [intransitive] (usually used with an adverb or preposition 通常与副词或介词连用) (of rain or snow) to drop down from the sky （雨或雪）降落，落下◆The snow was falling steadily.雪一直下着。◆70 millimetres of rain fell in just a few hours.仅几个小时降雨量便达到了70毫米。■ pour [intransitive](of rain) to fall heavily （雨）倾盆而下；下大雨◆The rain continued to pour down.大雨哗哗地下个不停。◆It's pouring outside.外面下着瓢泼大雨。◆ (BrE) It's pouring with rain.大雨滂沱。ⓘ In American English you can say It's pouring rain, but it is more usual just to say It's pouring. 在美式英语中，可以说It's pouring rain，但更常说It's pouring。■ ˌcome ˈdown

phrasal verb

(came, come)(of rain or snow) to fall （雨或雪）落下，降落◆The rain came down in torrents.大雨滂沱。NOTE 辨析 Rain, fall or come down? Rain is the most frequent verb and is used with the subject it. Fall and come down are used with a subject such as rain or snow. Fall is used when giving precise measurements of rainfall. * rain是最常用的动词，主语用it。fall和come down的主语是rain或snow等。给出精确的降雨量时用fall◆70 millimetres of rain fell in just a few hours.仅几个小时降雨量便达到了70毫米。◆70 millimetres of rain came down in just a few hours. ◆It rained 70 millimetres of rain in just a few hours. Come down is often used with a description of how the rain falls. * come down常用于描述雨水如何降落◆The rain was coming down in a solid curtain.雨如水帘般倾泻而下。 ■ drizzle [intransitive] (usually used in the progressive tenses, with it as the subject 通常用于进行时，用it作主语) to rain lightly 下毛毛雨；下蒙蒙细雨◆It was drizzling outside.外面下着毛毛细雨。 rain

noun

rain ♦︎ shower ♦︎ rainfall ♦︎ drizzle ♦︎ monsoon ♦︎ downpourThese are all words for the water which falls or has fallen from the sky. 这些词均表示雨、雨水。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆in the rain / the drizzle / the monsoon / a downpour◆(a) heavy rain / shower / rainfall / downpour◆(a) light rain / shower / rainfall / drizzle◆(a) torrential rain / rainfall / downpour◆a sudden shower / downpour◆(a) steady rain / drizzle / downpour◆(a) fine / thin / patchy rain / drizzle◆to be / get caught in the rain / a shower / a downpour◆rain / drizzle falls■ rain [uncountable, singular] water that falls from the clouds in separate drops 雨；雨水◆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。◆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。◆I think I felt a drop of rain.我好像感觉到掉雨点儿了。◆A light rain began to fall.开始下小雨。◆ (BrE) It's pouring with rain.大雨倾盆。ⓘ The rains [plural] are the season of heavy continuous rain in tropical countries. 复数形式的the rains指热带地区的雨季◆The rains come in September.雨季9月份开始。   see also rainy ⇨ wet 2 ■ shower [countable] a short period of rain or snow 阵雨；阵雪◆We got caught in a heavy shower.我们遇上了一阵大雨。■ rainfall ˈreɪnfɔːl [uncountable, singular] the total amount of rain that falls in a particular area in a particular amount of time 降雨量◆There has been below average rainfall this month.这个月的降雨低于平均降雨量。◆We have an average annual rainfall of around 750 mm.我们这里的年平均降雨量约为750毫米。■ drizzle [uncountable, singular] light, fine rain 毛毛细雨◆The forecast for tomorrow is mist and drizzle.天气预报说明天有薄雾和小雨。◆A light drizzle was falling as they left the cottage.他们离开村舍时，下着毛毛细雨。■ monsoon ˌmɒnˈsuːn; NAmE ˌmɑːnˈsuːn [countable, usually singular] a period of heavy rain in summer in S Asia; the rain that falls in this period; a wind in S Asia that blows from the south-west in summer, bringing rain, and the north-east in winter （南亚地区的）雨季，雨季的降雨；季风，季节风（盛行于南亚地区，夏季刮西南风，带来降雨，冬季刮东北风）◆By the end of September it seemed that the monsoon season was drawing to a close.到9月底，雨季好像接近尾声了。◆The monsoon blew relentlessly into our faces.季风无情地吹打着我们的脸。ⓘ Monsoon is usually used in the form the monsoon, or like an adjective before another noun. * monsoon常用the monsoon形式，或像形容词般置于另一名词前◆monsoon rains / winds / weather季风雨；季风；季风天气 ■ downpour ˈdaʊnpɔː(r) [countable, usually singular] a heavy fall of rain that often starts suddenly 倾盆大雨；暴雨；大骤雨◆The suddenness of the downpour had caught the three of them by surprise.突如其来的倾盆大雨让他们三人措手不及。
BNC: 1491 COCA: 1550
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