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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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