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water that falls from the sky in separate drops 雨；雨水 There will be rain in all parts tomorrow. 明天，各地区都会有雨。 The rain was falling more heavily now. 现在雨下得更大了。 Rain is forecast for the weekend. 预报周末有雨。 - in the rain
Don't go out in the rain. 下雨呢，别出去了。 It's pouring with rain (= raining very hard). 大雨倾盆。 heavy/torrential/pouring/driving rain 大雨/暴雨/倾盆大雨/倾盆大雨 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。 A light rain began to fall. 开始下小雨。 I think I felt a drop of rain. 我好像感觉到掉雨点儿了。 Typically, we get nearly 5 inches of rain in June. 通常，六月的降雨量接近5英寸。 rain clouds/showers 雨云/阵雨 I remember too the sound of the rain on the tin roof. 我还记得铁皮屋顶上下雨的声音。 Sleet, snow, and rain lashed down. 雨夹雪、大雪和暴雨倾盆而下。 Some people sheltered from the rain in shop doorways. 有些人在商店门口避雨。
Homophones rain | reign | reinrain 雨 - rain noun
Look at that rain! We'll be drenched if it doesn't stop. 看那场雨！如果它不停下来，我们会被淋湿的。
- rain verb
Take an umbrella—it's going to rain. 恐怕这意想不到的事故会把今天的晚宴搞糟。
- reign noun
The country changed dramatically during her long reign. 在她长期统治期间，这个国家发生了巨大的变化。
- reign verb
Henry Bolingbroke was soon to reign in England as Henry IV. 亨利·柏林布鲁克很快以亨利四世的身份在英国统治。
- rein noun
She's been given free rein to spend the money however she wants. 她可以随心所欲地花钱。
- rein verb
They should learn to rein in their opinions, otherwise they'll offend somebody. 他们应该学会控制自己的观点，否则会得罪人的。
Vocabulary Building Rain and stormsRain and storms 表示雨、下雨和恶劣天气的词 Rain 雨 - Drizzle is fine light rain.
drizzle 指毛毛细雨。 - A shower is a short period of rain.
- A downpour or a cloudburst is a heavy fall of rain that often starts suddenly.
- When it is raining very hard you can say that it is pouring. In informal British English you can also say that it is bucketing down or chucking it down. You can also say: The heavens opened.
Storms 暴风雨 - A cyclone and a typhoon are types of violent tropical storms with very strong winds.
- A hurricane has very strong winds and is usually at sea.
- A monsoon is a period of very heavy rain in particular countries, or the wind that brings this rain.
- A squall is a sudden strong, violent wind, usually in a rainstorm or snowstorm.
- A tornado (or informal twister) has very strong winds which move in a circle, often with a long narrow cloud.
- A whirlwind moves very fast in circles and causes a lot of damage.
- A blizzard is a snowstorm with very strong winds.
- Tempest is used mainly in literary language to describe a violent storm.
tempest 主要为文学用语，指暴风雨、风暴、暴风雪。
Collocations The weathersee also acid rain, rainyThe weather 天气 Good weather 好天气 - be bathed in/bask in/be blessed with/enjoy bright/brilliant/glorious sunshine
沐浴着／享受着明媚的／灿烂的阳光 - the sun shines/warms something/beats down (on something)
- the sunshine breaks/streams through something
- fluffy/wispy clouds drift across the sky
- a gentle/light/stiff/cool/warm/sea breeze blows in/comes in off the sea
- the snow crunches beneath/under somebody’s feet/boots
Bad weather 坏天气 - thick/dark/storm clouds form/gather/roll in/cover the sky/block out the sun
- the sky darkens/turns black
- a fine mist hangs in the air
- a dense/heavy/thick fog rolls in
- the rain falls/comes down (in buckets/sheets)/pours down
- snow falls/comes down/covers something
- the wind blows/whistles/howls/picks up/whips through something/sweeps across something
- strong/gale-force winds blow/gust (up to 80 mph)
- a storm is approaching/is moving inland/hits/strikes/rages
- thunder rolls/rumbles/sounds
- (forked/sheet) lightning strikes/hits/flashes
- a (blinding/snow) blizzard hits/strikes/blows/rages
- a tornado touches down/hits/strikes/destroys something/rips through something
- forecast/expect/predict rain/snow/a category-four hurricane
预报有雨／雪／四级飓风 - (North American English) pour (down)/ (British English) pour (down) with rain
下瓢泼大雨 - get caught in/seek shelter from/escape the rain
遇上下雨；寻找避雨处；躲雨 - be covered/shrouded in mist/a blanket of fog
笼罩在雾霭之中／厚厚的一层雾中 - be in for/brave/shelter from a/the storm
即将遇到／勇敢面对／躲避暴风雨 - hear rolling/distant thunder
听到隆隆的／远处的雷声 - be battered/buffeted by strong winds
遭受强风肆虐；被强风吹得左右摇摆 - (British English) be blowing a gale
在刮大风 - battle against/brave the elements
与恶劣天气搏斗；冒着风雨
The weather improves 天气好转 - the sun breaks through the clouds
- the sky clears/brightens (up)/lightens (up)
- the clouds part/clear
- the rain stops/lets up/holds off
- the wind dies down
- the storm passes
- the mist/fog lifts/clears
Extra ExamplesTopics Weathera1The forecast is for wind and light rain. 预报有风和小雨。 Heavy rain drenched us. 大雨将我们淋成了落汤鸡。 The fine rain turned to mist in the early evening. 傍晚，细雨变成了薄雾。 We drove slowly through the driving rain. 我们在暴雨中缓缓行驶。 We found her sitting in the pouring rain. 我们发现她坐在瓢泼大雨中。 Black clouds threatened rain. 天上乌云密布，要下雨了。 With rain threatening, we headed home as fast as we could. 看着要下雨，我们尽快往家赶去。 Come in out of the rain. 进来，别让雨淋着。 The rain came just as we set off. 我们刚出发就开始下雨了。 None of us had proper rain gear. 我们没有人带着合适的雨具。 The rain didn't let up all day. 雨一天都没停。 Overnight rain had freshened up the garden. 夜雨使花园焕然一新。 Rain beat against the roof all night. 雨整夜敲打着屋顶。 She listened to the rain pattering against the window. 她听着雨水劈里啪啦地敲打着窗户。 Rain dripped down his collar. 雨水从他的衣领上滴下来。 The rain drove the players off the court. 由于下雨，运动员们离开了场地。 The rain had set in steadily by the time we got home. 我们到家的时候雨已经不停歇地下起来了。 We could do with a spot of rain. 我们真希望能下点儿雨。 We got caught in the rain on the way home. 我们在回家的路上淋雨了。 We had three inches of rain last night. 昨晚下了 3 英寸的雨。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- driving
- hard
- lashing
- …
- drop
- inch
- shower
- …
- forecast
- look like
- threaten
- …
- come down
- fall
- pour down
- …
- cloud
- drop
- water
- …
- in the rain
- out of the rain
- through the rain
- …
- come rain or shine
- rain or shine
- the rains[plural]
the season of heavy continuous rain in tropical countries （热带地区的）雨季 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- driving
- hard
- lashing
- …
- drop
- inch
- shower
- …
- forecast
- look like
- threaten
- …
- come down
- fall
- pour down
- …
- cloud
- drop
- water
- …
- in the rain
- out of the rain
- through the rain
- …
- come rain or shine
- rain or shine
- [singular] rain of something
a large number of things falling from the sky at the same time 雨点般降落的东西 a rain of bullets 一阵弹雨 The archers poured a rain of arrows on the enemy. 弓箭手向敌人射出大量的箭。
Word OriginOld English regn (noun), regnian (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch regen and German Regen.