rain
noun
verb
reɪn
noun
1
water
that
falls
in
small
drops
from
clouds
in
the
sky
雨
U
a
night
of
wind
and
rain
一夜风雨
in
the
rain
I
left
my
bicycle
out
in
the
rain.
我把自行车放在外边给雨淋湿了。
heavy/torrential/pouring
rain
(a
lot
of
rain)
滂沱大雨
There
will
be
heavy
rain
in
most
parts
of
the
country.
全国大部分地区将下倾盆大雨。
The
light
rain
had
stopped.
小雨已经停了。
a
heavy
shower
of
rain
一阵大雨
An
inch
of
rain
fell
in
an
hour.
一小时内降雨量达一英寸。
As
the
first
drops
of
rain
fell,
they
ran
for
cover.
当雨点开始落下，他们跑着找地方躲雨。
It
was
pouring
with
rain
(=it
was
raining
very
hard)
and
Laura
only
had
a
thin
dress
on.
大雨倾盆，劳拉却只穿了一条薄薄的裙子。
It
looks
like
rain
(=there
are
dark
rain
clouds)
,
so
let’s
go
inside.
好像要下雨了，我们进屋吧。
2
the rains
heavy
rain
that
falls
during
a
particular
period
in
the
year
in
tropical
countries
〔热带国家的〕雨季;
Last
year,
the
rains
came
on
time
in
April.
去年，雨季在四月份准时到来。
3
rain of sth
a
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
whatever
happens
or
whatever
the
weather
is
like
[口] 在任何情况下; 不论天气好坏
spoken
Don’t
worry.
We’ll
be
there
–
rain
or
shine.
别担心，我们会去的 — 风雨无阻。
verb
5
it rains
if
it
rains,
drops
of
water
fall
from
clouds
in
the
sky
下雨
spoken
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
6
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.
她攻击那个男人，雨点般的拳头落在他的头上和肩上。
7
it never rains but it pours
used
to
say
that
as
soon
as
one
thing
goes
wrong,
a
lot
of
other
things
go
wrong
as
well
[口] 祸不单行
spoken
8
to
fall
in
large
quantities
雨点般 （大量 ）落下
[+
on
]
Bombs
rained
down
on
the
city.
炸弹如雨点般落向这座城市。
9
if
an
event
or
activity
is
rained
off
or
rained
out,
it
has
to
stop
because
there
is
too
much
rain
〔赛事、活动〕因雨停止
The
match
was
rained
off.
比赛因为下雨取消了。