n.(名词)

1. （一场）雨，雨水
2. 雨季
3. 雨天
4. 阵雨，降雨，下雨，淫雨
5. 大西洋北纬4-10度的多雨地带
6. 降落物， 雨点般降落的东西
7. 电子流
8. 落下
9. 一阵
10. 季节性降雨
11. （R-）郑智薰（韩国艺人）

v.(动词)

1. 下雨，降雨，下倾盆大雨，有雨
2. 大量地给，厚施
3. （雨一般地）落下，散下，（使）大量降落
4. 频频地送
5. 雨水般地淌下
6. 祸不单行
7. 煞风景，破坏原定的计划
8. 赛事
9. 倾注

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1. 郑智薰，来自韩国的音乐人

n.(名词)

1. [U][S]雨 water falling in separate drops from the clouds

v.(动词)

1. vi. & vt. (雨)降下; (使)降落 (of rain) fall; (cause to) fall like rain

Noun:

1. water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere

2. drops of fresh water that fall as precipitation from clouds

3. anything happening rapidly or in quick successive;

   "a rain of bullets"
   "a pelting of insults"
   

Verb:

1. precipitate as rain;

   "If it rains much more, we can expect some flooding"
   

1.雨；雨水
rain is water that falls from the clouds in small drops.

e.g. I hope you didn't get soaked standing out in therain...
我希望你站在外面没有被雨淋透。
e.g. A spot ofrain fell on her hand.
一滴雨落在她的手上。

2.雨季
In countries where rain only falls in certain seasons, this rain is referred to asthe rains .

e.g. ...the spring, when the rains came...
春天，雨季来临时
e.g. The rains have failed again in the Horn of Africa.
雨季又没有光顾非洲之角。

3.下雨；降雨
When rain falls, you can say thatit is raining .

e.g. It rained the whole weekend...
整个周末都在下雨。
e.g. It was raining hard, and she hadn't an umbrella.
雨下得很大，但她没有雨伞。

4.（使）如雨点般落下；（使）大量降下
If someonerains blows, kicks, or bombson a person or place, the person or place is attacked by many blows, kicks, or bombs. You can also say that blows, kicks, or bombsrain on a person or place.

e.g. The police, raining blows on rioters and spectators alike, cleared the park...
警察不分闹事者与观众统统一顿猛击，把人们清除出了足球场。
e.g. Rockets, mortars and artillery rounds rained on buildings.
火箭炮、迫击炮和各种炮弹如雨点般落在大楼上。

5.（从空中落下的）一阵，一连串
Arain of things is a large number of things that fall from the sky at the same time.

e.g. Arain of stones descended on the police.
一阵乱石砸向警察。

6.祸不单行
You can use the expressionit never rains but it pours to mean that several unfortunate events often happen at the same time.

7.完全康复；完全恢复
If you say that someone isas right as rain, you mean that they are completely well or healthy again, for example when they have recovered from an illness or a shock.

e.g. You'll be as right asrain as soon as you are back in your own home with your baby.
你一回家同孩子在一起就会完全没事了。

8.不管晴天或下雨;风雨无阻
If you say that someone does somethingrain or shine, you mean that they do it regularly, without being affected by the weather or other circumstances.

e.g. Frances took her daughter walking every day,rain or shine.
弗朗西丝无论晴天还是下雨，每天都带女儿去散步。

相关词组：rain offrain out

1. 鱼：下面特别送上鲨鱼(rain)的<发如雪>,大家多多踩场.....!!!

2.rain：regional access information network; 地区接入信息网

1. rain was beating on the windows.
   雨水正敲打着窗子。
2. They put the oil cloth on the roof to block out rain.
   他们把油布铺在房顶上,防止雨水渗漏。
3. The rain kept falling for a few days.
   雨不停地下了几天。
4. The rain greatly advanced the spring crops.
   那场雨使春季作物的成熟期大大提前。
5. When the rain stopped, the floods began to fall away.
   雨停的时候,洪水开始退去。
6. The sun broke through after days of rain.
   连日阴雨之后,太阳终于露出来了。
7. It feels like rain.
   像是要下雨了。
8. Following the heavy rain, the storage tanks were filling up again.
   那场暴雨过后,蓄水池又满了。
9. I had not bargained for the heavy rain, and got very wet without a coat.
   我没料到会下这样大的雨,没穿雨衣,浑身都湿透了。
10. The crops were beaten down by the heavy rain.
    庄稼被暴雨冲倒了。
11. The ground became softer after a heavy rain.
    大雨之后地面松软了。
12. Early in April, just before a rain begins, broadcast tomato seeds.
    四月初的头场雨前,要把西红柿种子播下。
13. Owing to a heavy rain, all our plans fell through.
    由于下了一阵大雨,我们的所有计划都泡汤了。
14. We decided to brave a rain of bullets.
    我们决定冒着枪林弹雨出去。
15. His face was bathed in a rain of tears.
    他泪流满面。
16. It is probable that rains will fall tomorrow.
    明天大概会下阵雨。
17. The rains that year were good, they were coming nicely just as the crops needed them.
    那一年的雨季真没说的,正当庄稼需要水的时候就下雨了。

用作不及物动词It+～(+A)

1. It's raining.
   天正在下着雨。
2. It will rain in the afternoon.
   午后将会下雨。
3. He went out though it was raining hard.
   尽管雨下得很大,他还是出去了。
4. It has rained over.
   雨停了。
5. It never rains but pours.
   不雨则已,雨则倾盆。

用作及物动词S+～+ n./pron.

1. It rained large drops.
   雨点很大。
2. We'll have to cancel the cricket match, it's raining cats and dogs.
   雨下得太大了,我们将只得取消板球比赛了。

rain or shine〔rain〕 or no rain

无论如何 anyway

rain down¹ (v.+adv.)

大量地流〔落〕下来 (of water, etc.) fall in large amounts
rain down

Long after the storm, water still rained down from the roofs where it had collected.

暴风雨过去很长一段时间后,积在房顶上的雨水仍一个劲儿地从房顶上流下来。

rain down sth

The old woman rained down curses on our heads.

那老婆子把我们骂得狗血喷头。

rain down² (v.+prep.)

顺…大量地流下来 (of water, etc.) fall in large amounts along sth
rain down sth

Tears rained down her cheeks.

她泪流满面。

rain off (v.+adv.)

〈主英〉因下雨而受阻〔取消〕 be prevented from taking place because of rain
rain sth ⇔ off

The meeting was rained off.

大会因雨而取消。

Two cricket matches were rained off this weekend, and would have to be played next week.

由于下雨,这周末的两场板球赛没能举行,只能在下周比赛了。

rain on〔upon〕 (v.+prep.)

(使)雨点般地落到…上 (cause to) descend quickly or in quantity on sb/sth
rain on〔upon〕 sb/sth

Shells rained on the enemy positions.

炮弹像雨点般地落在敌军阵地上。

I lay still as the blows continued to rain on my head.

拳头如雨点般落在我的头上,我躺在那儿一动也不动。

Misfortunes have rained heavily upon the old man.

那老人接连遭遇不幸。

Take care not to let these goods be rained on.

当心别让这些货物淋到雨。

rain sth on〔upon〕 sb/sth

The crowd rained kisses on the popular actor.

人们纷纷亲吻这位受欢迎的演员。

The smokestacks rained black soot on the city.

烟囱里冒出的黑色煤灰雨点般地从城市上空落下。

Angrily, he rained blows on the door, but no one came.

他气愤地用拳头拼命砸门,但是没有人来开门。

They rained bombs and rockets on the enemy gun emplacements.

他们以炸弹和火箭袭击了敌人的炮兵阵地。

Shells were rained on them, but no one thought of his own danger.

炮弹像雨点般地落下来,但没有一个人想到个人安危。

rain out (v.+adv.)

〈主美〉因下雨而受阻〔取消〕 be prevented from taking place because of rain
rain sth ⇔ out

The Saturday night rally in the stadium was rained out.

星期六晚上在体育场举行的集会因下雨而取消了。

• Swoll'n with..late descending rains.

  出自：T. Gray

• One rains he died.

  出自：B. M. Croker

• The summer rains didn't come.

  出自：C. McCullough

• We must put the chairs on the verandah, otherwise they will be rained on.

  出自：I. Murdoch

• It never rains but it pours.

  出自：Proverb

There will be rain in all parts of the country.

全国各地将有雨。

The boys went for a walk despite of the rain.

尽管下雨，孩子们还是去散步。

The rain beat against the windows.

雨水拍打在窗户上。

Too much rain accounted for the poor crop.

太多的雨水导致庄稼歉收。

There is plenty of rain this year.

今年雨水充足。

If it doesn't rain tomorrow, we'll have a picnic.

如果明天不下雨，我们就去野餐。

It began to rain as soon as he left home.

他刚刚离开家就下起雨来。

Tears rained down her cheeks.

眼泪顺着她的面颊如雨点般落下。

The suitcase burst open and its contents rained on the floor.

手提箱裂开了，里面的东西纷纷落在地板上。

There will be rain in all parts tomorrow.

明天，各地区都会有雨。

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。

It's pouring with rain (= raining very hard) .

大雨倾盆。

heavy'/torrential'/driving rain

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.

小雨开始飘落。

I think I felt a drop of rain.

我好像感觉到掉雨点儿了。

The rains come in September.

雨季九月份开始。

a rain of arrows'/stones

箭密如雨；铺天盖地而来的石头

He goes jogging every morning, rain or shine.

他每天早晨出去跑步，风雨无阻。

Is it raining?

下雨了吗？

It had been raining hard all night.

大雨下了一整夜。

It hardly rained at all last summer.

去年夏天几乎没怎么下雨。

It started to rain.

开始下雨了。

Bombs rained (down) on the city's streets.

炸弹雨点儿似的落在这座城市的街道上。

Falling debris rained on us from above.

碎片从上面像雨点儿一样落在我们身上。

He covered his face as the blows rained down on him (= he was hit repeatedly) .

他在遭到雨点般的击打时护住了自己的脸。

I hope you didn't get soaked standing out in the rain...

我希望你站在外面没有被雨淋透。

A spot of rain fell on her hand.

一滴雨落在她的手上。

...the spring, when the rains came...

春天，雨季来临时

The rains have failed again in the Horn of Africa.

雨季又没有光顾非洲之角。

It rained the whole weekend...

整个周末都在下雨。

It was raining hard, and she hadn't an umbrella.

雨下得很大，但她没有雨伞。

The police, raining blows on rioters and spectators alike, cleared the park...

警察不分闹事者与观众统统一顿猛击，把人们清除出了足球场。

Rockets, mortars and artillery rounds rained on buildings.

火箭炮、迫击炮和各种炮弹如雨点般落在大楼上。

A rain of stones descended on the police.

一阵乱石砸向警察。

You'll be as right as rain as soon as you are back in your own home with your baby.

你一回家同孩子在一起就会完全没事了。

Frances took her daughter walking every day, rain or shine.

弗朗西丝无论晴天还是下雨，每天都带女儿去散步。

n.(名词)

1. rain的意思是“雨”,通常用作不可数名词, a rain指“一次雨、一阵雨、一场…样的雨”, rains指“几场雨,大阵雨”。
2. the rains指“雨季”, rains可受May,July等修饰。
3. “小雨”是light rain,“大雨”是heavy rain。

v.(动词)

1. rain用作动词时作“下雨”解,多用作不及物动词,也可用作及物动词,通常表示雨下得很大,可接drops等名词作宾语。
2. rain表示“下雨”时,主语一般用代词it。当主语不是it时,常表示“…雨点般地落下”。
3. “因雨取消会议、比赛”等常用被动结构,英式英语常用rain off,而美式英语则常用rain out。
4. rain用作动词时表示持续的动作,因此不能跟表示确切的时间点的状语连用。

v.(动词)

下面两句话的意思相同：

Today's football match has been rained out.

(AmE)

Today's football match has been rained off.

(BrE)

今天的足球赛因下雨而取消了。

n.(名词)

农民们在盼雨。

误 The farmers want the rain.

正 The farmers want rain.

今年的雨水很多。

误 We've had many rain this year.

正 We've had much rain this year.

析 rain作“雨水”解时是不可数名词,不能用many修饰,须用much,也不需要定冠词。

他被雨淋了。

误 He was caught in rain.

正 He was caught in the rain.

析 “在雨中”英语是in the rain,需要用定冠词the。

昨天晚上有一场小雨。

误 There was a small rain last night.

正 There was a light rain last night.

析 “一场小雨”,英文用a light rain,不用small。

一场大雨冲走了许多肥沃的土壤。

误 A big rain washed away much rich soil.

正 A heavy rain washed away much rich soil.

析 表示“大雨”通常应该说heavy rain,而不说big rain或great rain。

不断的下雨使两岸都淹没了。

误 Continuous rain overflowed the banks.

正 Continuous rains overflowed the banks.

析 rain作“几场雨”或“雨季”解时,习惯用复数。

他们冒雨踢足球。

误 They played football under the rain.

正 They played football in the rain.

析 “冒着雨”应该说 in the rain,而不能说 under the rain。

v.(动词)

五点开始下雨。

误 It rained at five o'clock.

正 It began to rain at five o'clock.

析 rain用作动词时表示持续的动作,不能跟表示确切的时间点的状语连用。

如果明天不下雨,我们就去动物园。

误 If it isn't rain tomorrow, we'll go to the zoo.

正 If it doesn't rain tomorrow, we'll go to the zoo.

析 “下雨”应该用动词rain。

• ☆ 直接源自古英语的regn，意为雨。