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[U] condensed moisture of the atmosphere falling as separate drops; fall of these drops é¨; ä¸é¨: heavy/light rain 大[å°]é¨ * Don't go out in the rain. ä¸è¦åçé¨åºå». * Come in out of the rain. å¿«è¿æ¥, å«è®©é¨æ·ç. * It looks like (ie as if there will be a fall of) rain. åæ¯è¦ä¸é¨äº.
the rains [pl] season of heavy continuous rain in tropical countries ï¼ç带å°åº çï¼é¨å£: The rains come in September. é¨å£æ¼ä¹æå°æ¥.
[sing] (preceded by an adj ç¨æ¼å½¢å®¹è¯ä¹å¾) shower of rain of the specified type æç§ç±»åçé¨: There was a heavy rain during the night. å¤é´ä¸äºä¸åºå¤§é¨.
[sing] ~ of sth (esp fig å°¤ä½æ¯å») great number of things falling like rain åé¨ç¹è¬éè½çä¸è¥¿: a rain of arrows, bullets, etc ç®ï¹ åå¼¹çå¦é¨ç¹ä¸è¬ * a rain of ashes, eg from a volcano å¦é¨ç¹è¬è½ä¸çç°å°ï¼å¦ä»ç«å±±å£ä¸å·åºè
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(idm ä¹ è¯) come ,rain, come `shine; (come) ,rain or `shine whether there is rain or sunshine; whatever happens ä¸è®ºæ´é¨; ä¸ç®¡åçä»éº½äºæ
: The fete will take place on Sunday, rain or shine. 游åä¹åä¼å®æ¼æææ¥ä¸¾è¡, é£é¨æ é». right as rain => right. > rainless adj: a rainless day æ é¨å¤©.
# rainbow / �0�4re�0�1nb�0�5u; Ëren�0�8bo/ n arch containing the colours of the spectrum, formed in the sky when the sun shines through rain or spray è¹; 彩è¹: silks dyed in all (the) colours of the rainbow ææ彩è¹é£æ ·ä¸ç§é¢è²çä¸ç»¸æè£
. `rainbow trout black-spotted trout with two reddish bands from nose to tail è¹é³é±¼ï¼èº«ä¸æé»ç¹, ä»é¼»å°å°¾æ两æ¡çº¢çº¿ï¼.
`rain-check n (US)
1 ticket for later use when a match, show, etc is cancelled because of rain ï¼æ¯èµï¹ 表æ¼çï¼å é¨å»¶æææ票.
2 (idm ä¹ è¯) take a rain-check (on sth) (infml å£) decline an offer, etc but promise to accept it later è°¢ç»ä¸é¡¹å¥½æ, ä½çåºæ¥å¾æ¥å: Thanks for the invitation, but I'll have to take a rain-check on it. ä½ çé请æå¿é¢äº, æè°¢çææ¹æ¥ä¸å®è·µçº¦.
`raincoat n light waterproof or water-resistant coat é¨è¡£.
`raindrop n single drop of rain é¨ç¹.
`rainfall n [U] total amount of rain falling within a given area in a given time éé¨é: an annual rainfall of 10 cm å¹´éé¨é10åç±³. =>App 4 è§éå½4.
`rain forest thick evergreen forest in tropical regions with heavy rainfall é¨æï¼ç带å°åºå¤é¨çèå¯å¸¸ç»¿æ£®æï¼.
`rain-gauge n instrument for measuring rainfall é¨é计.
`rainproof adj that can keep rain out é²é¨ç: a rainproof jacket é²é¨çä¸è¡£.
`rain-water n soft water that has fallen as rain, eg not taken from wells, etc é¨æ°´ï¼è½¯æ°´, å¦å¹¶éäºæ°´çï¼.
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[I] (used with it ä¸itè¿ç¨) fall as rain ä¸é¨; éé¨: It is raining, ie Rain is falling. ä¸çé¨å¢. * It rained hard all day. ä¸äºä¸æ´å¤©ç大é¨.
[Ipr] ~ on sb/sth (fig æ¯å») fall like rain on sb/sth åé¨ç¹è¬è½å¨æ人[æç©]ä¸: Blows rained on the door. æ²é¨å£°åé¨ç¹ä¸æ ·. * The suitcase burst open and its contents rained on the floor. ææç®±è£å¼äº, éé¢çä¸è¥¿çº·çº·è½å¨å°æ¿ä¸.
(idm ä¹ è¯) it ,never ,rains but it `pours (saying è°) misfortunes, etc usually come in large numbers ä¸é¨åå·², ä¸é¨å¾ç; ç¾ç¥¸çä¸åçåå·², ä¸åç便æ¥è¸µèè³: First my car broke down, then I lost my key: it never rains but it pours! å
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é, æ¥çå丢äºé¥å, çæ¯ç¥¸ä¸åè¡! rain `buckets; rain cats and `dogs (esp in the continuous tenses å°¤ç¨æ¼è¿è¡æ¶æ) rain very heavily ä¸å¾ç大é¨.
(phr v) rain down (sth) flow or come down in large quantities 大éæµä¸; 大éè½ä¸: Tears rained down her cheeks. 她泪æµæ»¡é¢. * Loose rocks rained down (the hillside). æ¾å¨ç岩ç³å¤§éæ»ä¸ï¼å±±å¡ï¼. rain down (on sb/sth) come down on sb/sth ä¼ ç»æ人[æäºç©]: Abuse rained down on the noisy students from the open windows. ç©¿è¿æå¼ççªæ·ä¼ æ¥å¯¹é£äºå§é¹å¦ççè´£éªå£°. * Invitations rained down on the visiting writer. æ¥è®¿çè¿ä½ä½å®¶æ¶å°äºè®¸å¤é请信. rain in (used with it ä¸itè¿ç¨): It is raining in, ie Rain is coming through the roof, tent, etc. æ¼é¨äº. rain sth off; US rain sth out (usu passive é常ç¨æ¼è¢«å¨è¯æ) (infml å£) prevent (eg an event) from taking place because of rain å é¨è使ï¼äºæ
çï¼åé»: The match was rained off twice. æ¯èµå é¨è被迫两次æ¹æ.
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