单词 | shower |
释义 | shower (ʃaʊəʳ ) Word forms: showers , showering , showered 1. countable noun A1 A shower is a device for washing yourself. It consists of a pipe which ends in a flat cover with a lot of holes in it so that water comes out in a spray. She heard him turn on the shower. 2. countable noun A1 A shower is a small enclosed area containing a shower. 3. countable noun A2 The showers or the shower in a place such as a sports centre is the area containing showers. The showers are a mess. We all stood in the women's shower. 4. countable noun A1 If you have a shower, you wash yourself by standing under a spray of water from a shower. I think I'll have a shower before dinner. She took two showers a day. 5. verb B2 If you shower, you wash yourself by standing under a spray of water from a shower. There wasn't time to shower or change clothes. [VERB] 6. countable noun B1+ A shower is a short period of rain, especially light rain. There'll be bright or sunny spells and scattered showers this afternoon. 7. countable noun You can refer to a lot of things that are falling as a shower of them. Showers of sparks flew in all directions. [+ of] ...a shower of meteorites. Synonyms: storm, rain, volley, barrage 8. verb [usually passive] If you are showered with a lot of small objects or pieces, they are scattered over you. They were showered with rice in the traditional manner. [be VERB-ed + with] The President was showered with glass. [be V-ed with n] Synonyms: cover, dust, spray, sprinkle 9. verb If you shower a person with presents or kisses, you give them a lot of presents or kisses in a very generous and extravagant way. He showered her with emeralds and furs. [VERB noun + with] Her parents showered her with kisses. [VERB noun + with] Synonyms: inundate, load, heap, lavish 10. countable noun A shower is a party or celebration at which the guests bring gifts. [mainly US] ...a bridal shower. ...a baby shower. 11. singular noun [usually singular] If you refer to a group of people as a particular kind of shower, you disapprove of them. [British, informal, disapproval] ...a shower of wasters. [+ of] Vocabulary Builder BATHROOM wash-hand basin mirror shower toilet towel rail tap cabinet bidet shower screen bath Collocations: heavy showers Tomorrow and on Tuesday western and southwestern parts of Britain are most likely to see heavy showers. Times, Sunday Times (2014) The Midlands will be bright but heavy showers are likely here, too. Times, Sunday Times (2008) The forecast for today is for a mixture of sunshine and heavy showers. Times, Sunday Times (2012) Oh, and there's an outdoor shower for washing off the sand and salt on your way back from the beach. Times, Sunday Times (2008) Relax with a long, winding walk in the spa's gardens or a cooling outdoor shower. Times, Sunday Times (2007) Built on stilts, its pool suites have their own deck and outdoor showers. Times, Sunday Times (2012) Pod dwellers can use the cooking shelter and shower facilities on the 105-pitch camping and caravansite. Times, Sunday Times The room sleeps two (at a push) and offers shared shower facilities. The Sun If you're lucky enough to be at a festival with shower facilities, you'll also face huge queues. The Sun Soccer fans are assured of clean ablution and shower facilities. ST Except that this journey wouldn't be a one-stopper with shower facilities; it would be one that has you changing aircraft every few hours, hanging around on hard terminal floors. Times, Sunday Times That included standing under a shower of sparks with just an umbrella for protection. The Sun The trio snapped the stick off the rocket so that it would 'skip around' and let off a shower of sparks to cause the maximum damage. Times, Sunday Times A horse's mane on being stroked gave forth a shower of sparks. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 A shower of sparks raining down from the malfunctioning panel sets some of the cabin's carpeting on fire. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Pressing a flint against the disk produced a shower of sparks and dim illumination. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It's also hard to forgive a designer hotel where the bathrooms have been 'designed' so the shower water flows away from its designated drain and into the bedroom. Times, Sunday Times The city planned to shower water from helicopters last year but the smog was too thick for the aircraft to take off. Times, Sunday Times His skin had been washed away in the shower water, and his skeleton badly damaged, making it a hard case. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Originally, an oil-burning water heater was used to heat shower water for park visitors. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He has lavished a fortune on mansion bling such as a snow shower, an indoor river and a vertical garage with a stacker that holds up to eight cars. Times,Sunday Times In cold weather, snow can fall to the ground from punch-hole clouds in a very localised snow shower. Times, Sunday Times During the final stages of the approach, the pilot lost visual references as the aircraft was enveloped in a snow shower. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 This causes a pile-up in the airflow known as convergence, sending air billowing upwards and creating snow showers. Times, Sunday Times Large parts of the country have already seen snow showers over the past two days. The Sun Designed by a local architect, it contains a basin, a loo and a steam shower. Times, Sunday Times The master bedroom has a steam shower. Times, Sunday Times He stands under the steaming shower and pummels his skin for an hour. Times, Sunday Times As we boarded, the sun appeared, swirling in the snow like a light in a steaming shower. Times, Sunday Times The house has underfloor heating, fabulous steam showers and an inoffensively neutral colour scheme of silvery grey tones. Times, Sunday Times But he could not believe the game continued as the players were battered by a sudden shower of hailstones. The Sun Just as importantly, it goes up in the same time and at the same speed so you can avoid being soaked in a sudden shower. The Sun And in an instant, his heart grows sad flooded with rarely felt, inexpressible warmth, a sudden shower falling on a long parched northern plain. Times, Sunday Times That's when we see the sudden shower and the flash of sunshine and the arching rainbow. Times, Sunday Times At night, the sudden showers of welder's sparks and the bright flashes of floodlights briefly lend the half-built stadium the excitement of a fireworks display. Times, Sunday Times Thus they sat in the pretend world of Shavian witticism in the fading light, after which Buck took a shower but didn't offer the bathroom. FAIRYLAND (1990) The roll-top bath steals the show from the huge walk-in shower and bed. The Sun The bathroom itself had a large walk-in shower. Times, Sunday Times There's also a fitted bathroom with walk-in shower and it's within walking distance of a large shopping centre. The Sun Ever walked into a home for sale and noted a bathroom fitted with a lavish walk-in shower rather than a bath? Times, Sunday Times It was fitted with high-spec lighting and a walk-in shower, and the deck even had a sunken hot tub. Times, Sunday Times Together they endured what they called a major change in temperature from a warm shower to cold. Christianity Today You might also find heat - such as a heat pad or a warm shower spray - aimed at your neck or shoulder quite soothing. The Sun If only so the volunteers can have a good meal and a warm shower. The Sun Then have a warm shower to wake up your body and your mind. The Sun Take a warm shower before bed and cool off as you dry. Times, Sunday Times Translations: Chinese: 淋浴, 阵雨, 洗澡 Japanese: シャワー, にわか雨, シャワーを浴びる |
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