shower n. 1.阵雨;(风雪等的)一阵。 2.淋浴;(弹)雨(等),阵雨一样涌到的东西(信等);【物理学】射丛;(美)(为新娘等举行的)送礼会;大批礼物。 a shower stick 〔美国〕雨伞。 be caught in a shower 遇到阵雨。 Letters come in showers. 信件一批一批地涌到。 a labile shower 【物理学】晶霰。 a meson shower 【物理学】介子簇射。 send sb. to the showers 〔美国〕拒绝要求;散会。 vt. 把…给阵雨淋湿;使湿透;阵雨似地倾注(炮弹等);大量给与(礼物等) (upon)。 vi. 下阵雨;阵雨似地落下。 shower affections upon 对…倾注爱意。 n. 出示者;表示者;展出者;指示者[器]。
rain n. 1.雨,下雨;〔pl.〕阵雨。 2.雨天;〔the rains〕(热带地方的)雨季;〔the rains〕大西洋北纬4-10度的多雨地带。 3.(雨一样的)降落物。 4.〔俚语〕电子流。 a drizzling rain 细雨。 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) (下雨一样的)一阵(灰,眼泪,打击,吻)。 in the rain 在雨中,冒着雨。 rain or shine 无论晴雨,风雨无阻;必然地;确定不疑地。 vi. 下雨〔通例用 it 为主语〕;雨一般地落下。 It rains in. (房屋)漏雨;雨飘进来。 It has rained over. 雨停了。 It never rains but it pours. 不下则已,一下倾盆;〔比喻〕祸不单行;发生大灾祸。 vt. 使像雨一样地落下;厚施(恩惠等)。 It rains blood. 血流如注。 Her eyes rained tears. 她泪下如雨。 rain benefits upon sb. 给(某人)很大恩惠。 rain off 〔英国〕=rain out. rain out 因下雨阻碍,因下雨而取消 (The meeting was rained out. 大会因雨停开)。 adj. -less
A shower of rain drove down upon us, each drop stinging like a hailstone . 一阵倾盆大雨直泻到我们的身上,每一雨点打来都象冰雹般刺痛。
A shower of rain was falling gently, yet fast, on the late flowers and russet autumn shrubs . 又细又急的阵雨正洒在迟开的花儿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 但是走上一整天也轻易碰不到像他那样声名狼藉的混帐强盗。他那一脸麻子足盛得下一场阵雨。
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 “而且动不动就哭着喊妈妈, ”我添上一句, “而且要是一个乡下孩子向你举起拳头的时候,就发抖,而且下一场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 羽毛会在空中四处飘动,尤其是在多风的天气。如果遇上阵雨,就会因为淋上雨水变湿就沉,然后就会垂直落回到地上。
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 清海无上师抵达熙攘的亚美尼亚首都叶尔凡时,上天普降甘霖,净化了整个城市,洗清了中古世纪的石砌建筑,以迎接她的到来。过去五年来这里不曾在夏季接受过雨水的洗礼。