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rain noun rain ♦︎ shower ♦︎ rainfall ♦︎ drizzle ♦︎ monsoon ♦︎ downpourThese are all words for the water which falls or has fallen from the sky. 这些词均表示雨、雨水。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆in the rain / the drizzle / the monsoon / a downpour◆(a) heavy rain / shower / rainfall / downpour◆(a) light rain / shower / rainfall / drizzle◆(a) torrential rain / rainfall / downpour◆a sudden shower / downpour◆(a) steady rain / drizzle / downpour◆(a) fine / thin / patchy rain / drizzle◆to be / get caught in the rain / a shower / a downpour◆rain / drizzle falls■ rain [uncountable, singular] water that falls from the clouds in separate drops 雨；雨水◆Rain is forecast for the weekend.预报周末有雨。◆Don't go out in the rain.下雨呢，别出去了。◆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。◆I think I felt a drop of rain.我好像感觉到掉雨点儿了。◆A light rain began to fall.开始下小雨。◆ (BrE) It's pouring with rain.大雨倾盆。ⓘ The rains [plural] are the season of heavy continuous rain in tropical countries. 复数形式的the rains指热带地区的雨季◆The rains come in September.雨季9月份开始。 see also rainy ⇨ wet 2 ■ shower [countable] a short period of rain or snow 阵雨；阵雪◆We got caught in a heavy shower.我们遇上了一阵大雨。■ rainfall / /ˈreɪnfɔːl/ / [uncountable, singular] the total amount of rain that falls in a particular area in a particular amount of time 降雨量◆There has been below average rainfall this month.这个月的降雨低于平均降雨量。◆We have an average annual rainfall of around 750 mm.我们这里的年平均降雨量约为750毫米。■ drizzle [uncountable, singular] light, fine rain 毛毛细雨◆The forecast for tomorrow is mist and drizzle.天气预报说明天有薄雾和小雨。◆A light drizzle was falling as they left the cottage.他们离开村舍时，下着毛毛细雨。■ monsoon / /ˌmɒnˈsuːn; NAmE ˌmɑːnˈsuːn/ [countable, usually singular] a period of heavy rain in summer in S Asia; the rain that falls in this period; a wind in S Asia that blows from the south-west in summer, bringing rain, and the north-east in winter （南亚地区的）雨季，雨季的降雨；季风，季节风（盛行于南亚地区，夏季刮西南风，带来降雨，冬季刮东北风）◆By the end of September it seemed that the monsoon season was drawing to a close.到9月底，雨季好像接近尾声了。◆The monsoon blew relentlessly into our faces.季风无情地吹打着我们的脸。ⓘ Monsoon is usually used in the form the monsoon, or like an adjective before another noun. * monsoon常用the monsoon形式，或像形容词般置于另一名词前◆monsoon rains / winds / weather季风雨；季风；季风天气 ■ downpour /ˈdaʊnpɔː(r)/ / [countable, usually singular] a heavy fall of rain that often starts suddenly 倾盆大雨；暴雨；大骤雨◆The suddenness of the downpour had caught the three of them by surprise.突如其来的倾盆大雨让他们三人措手不及。 |