shower n. 1.陣雨;(風雪等的)一陣。 2.淋浴;(彈)雨(等),陣雨一樣涌到的東西(信等);【物理學】射叢;(美)(為新娘等舉行的)送禮會;大批禮物。 a shower stick 〔美國〕雨傘。 be caught in a shower 遇到陣雨。 Letters come in showers. 信件一批一批地涌到。 a labile shower 【物理學】晶霰。 a meson shower 【物理學】介子簇射。 send sb. to the showers 〔美國〕拒絕要求;散會。 vt. 把…給陣雨淋濕;使濕透;陣雨似地傾注(炮彈等);大量給與(禮物等) (upon)。 vi. 下陣雨;陣雨似地落下。 shower affections upon 對…傾注愛意。 n. 出示者;表示者;展出者;指示者[器]。
rain n. 1.雨,下雨;〔pl.〕陣雨。 2.雨天;〔the rains〕(熱帶地方的)雨季;〔the rains〕大西洋北緯4-10度的多雨地帶。 3.(雨一樣的)降落物。 4.〔俚語〕電子流。 a drizzling rain 細雨。 fine rain 毛毛雨。 a heavy [light] rain 大[小]雨。 It looks like rain. 像要下雨。 a rain of (ashes, tears, blows, kisses) (下雨一樣的)一陣(灰,眼淚,打擊,吻)。 in the rain 在雨中,冒著雨。 rain or shine 無論晴雨,風雨無阻;必然地;確定不疑地。 vi. 下雨〔通例用 it 為主語〕;雨一般地落下。 It rains in. (房屋)漏雨;雨飄進來。 It has rained over. 雨停了。 It never rains but it pours. 不下則已,一下傾盆;〔比喻〕禍不單行;發生大災禍。 vt. 使像雨一樣地落下;厚施(恩惠等)。 It rains blood. 血流如注。 Her eyes rained tears. 她淚下如雨。 rain benefits upon sb. 給(某人)很大恩惠。 rain off 〔英國〕=rain out. rain out 因下雨阻礙,因下雨而取消 (The meeting was rained out. 大會因雨停開)。 adj. -less
A shower of rain drove down upon us, each drop stinging like a hailstone . 一陣傾盆大雨直瀉到我們的身上,每一雨點打來都象冰雹般刺痛。
A shower of rain was falling gently, yet fast, on the late flowers and russet autumn shrubs . 又細又急的陣雨正灑在遲開的花兒和赤褐色的秋季灌木上。
But that s the most notorious bloody robber you d meet in a day s walk and the face on him all pockmarks would hold a shower of rain 但是走上一整天也輕易碰不到像他那樣聲名狼藉的混帳強盜。他那一臉麻子足盛得下一場陣雨。
And cried for mamma at every turn , i added , and trembled if a country lad heaved his fist against you , and sat at home all day for a shower of rain “而且動不動就哭著喊媽媽, ”我添上一句, “而且要是一個鄉下孩子向你舉起拳頭的時候,就發抖,而且下一場大雨就整天坐在家里。
A feather floats about on the air , especially on a windy day . if there is a shower of rain , the feather will get wet and heavy with water , and then it will sink straight to the ground 羽毛會在空中四處飄動,尤其是在多風的天氣。如果遇上陣雨,就會因為淋上雨水變濕就沉,然后就會垂直落回到地上。
The day supreme master ching hai first arrived in yerevan , the bustling capital of armenia , she was welcomed with a shower of rain , purifying the whole city and washing the stone masonry of the medieval buildings , which have not been touched by rainfall during the summer season for the past five years 清海無上師抵達熙攘的亞美尼亞首都葉爾凡時,上天普降甘霖,凈化了整個城市,洗清了中古世紀的石砌建筑,以迎接她的到來。過去五年來這里不曾在夏季接受過雨水的洗禮。