英语词汇“rain”的释义、区别辨析及用法例句-英语同义词词典

单词

rain

例句

noun | verb

rainrain1 /reɪn/ noun ► rain

water that falls in small drops from clouds in the sky:

Why do you want to go out in the rain?

The rain began to fall in the afternoon and continued all night.

➔ A light rain is when the rain falls gently in small amounts. A heavy rain is when the rain falls in large amounts. ➔ GRAMMAR: Don’t say: I’ve been standing under the rain for an hour. Say: I’ve been standing in the rain for an hour.

► drizzle

rain that has very small drops of water and that does not come down in large amounts:

A light drizzle was falling as I left the house.

In the winter the weather is a constant drizzle.

► shower

a short period of rain:

The weather forecast said that showers are possible over the weekend.

► downpour

a lot of rain that falls in a short time:

I walked back to my apartment in the downpour and got soaking wet.

► sleet

a mixture of rain and snow:

The rain had turned to sleet and the roads were becoming icy.

► raindrop

a single drop of rain:

As we sat down on the beach, I felt a few raindrops fall on my face.

► rainfall

the amount of rain that falls somewhere:

It rains a lot in Seattle - the average rainfall is about 36 inches a year.

➔ see snow1, The Weather

noun | verb

rainrain2 /reɪn/ verb ► it rains

if it rains, drops of water fall from clouds in the sky:

It is raining - you should take an umbrella.

It started to rain in the afternoon and rained hard all night.

➔ If it rains hard or it rains heavily, a lot of rain comes down in a short period of time.

► it pours

if it pours, it rains a lot without stopping:

It was a horrible camping trip - it poured the whole time and we could hardly leave the tent.

► it drizzles

if it drizzles, it rains in small amounts, usually when this continues for a fairly long time:

It is only drizzling - let’s go for a walk anyway.

► it sprinkles

if it sprinkles, a little rain falls from the sky, but it does not last long:

It is sprinkling now, but the sky is sunny over there.

► it sleets

if it sleets, it rains and snows at the same time:

I hate it when it sleets and the roads freeze, because driving is so dangerous.

► rain falls

if rain falls, it comes down from the sky:

As the rain began to fall, we ran to stand under a tree.

► rain comes down

rain comes down means the same as rain falls but sounds more informal:

We were still outside playing basketball with friends when the rain started coming down.

➔ see snow2, The WeatherGRAMMAR CHECK: rainWhen you are talking about rain that is falling right now, don’t say: It rains/pours/drizzles/sleets. Say: It is raining/pouring/drizzling/sleeting.

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