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单词 hail
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Unions and politicians last night hailed the deal.As the birds hit the plane, it felt as if we were being pelted by heavy rain or hail.This app lets you hail a taxi with the push of a button.The clause was removed amid a hail of criticism.Theoretically you cannot hail one but it is worth a try!The three were hailed as heroes of the hour.We may also have hail and thunder.Then there was a hail storm that took us off air for a while.The three were last night being hailed as heroes.But as they tried to save his life they were subjected a hail of abuse.So why does hail come in spring?Lawyers at the time hailed the sentence as a sign of the impartiality of the law.And which celeb will be hailing a taxi home?The football world should rise to hail one of the last of its legends.Dry air drawn into the top of a thunderstorm is cooled and dragged down in showers of hail and rain.Education should be the means by which those who hail from diverse backgrounds will become more familiar with each other.The technology will also be used to assess damage caused by hail, birds and other objects.And they faced a hail of criticism last night for lining their pockets at taxpayers' expense.LONDON was brought to a standstill as thousands of fans hailed the champions.

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hail

British English: hail /heɪl/ NOUN
Hail consists of tiny balls of ice that fall like rain from the sky.
...a storm with hail.
  • American English: hail
  • Arabic: بَرَد مطر
  • Brazilian Portuguese: granizo
  • Chinese: 冰雹
  • Croatian: tuča
  • Czech: kroupy počasí
  • Danish: hagl
  • Dutch: hagel
  • European Spanish: granizo
  • Finnish: rakeet
  • French: grêle
  • German: Hagel
  • Greek: χαλάζι
  • Italian: grandine
  • Japanese:
  • Korean: 우박
  • Norwegian: hagl
  • Polish: grad
  • European Portuguese: granizo
  • Romanian: grindină
  • Russian: град
  • Latin American Spanish: granizo
  • Swedish: hagel
  • Thai: ลูกเห็บ
  • Turkish: dolu hava
  • Ukrainian: град
  • Vietnamese: mưa đá
British English: hail /heɪl/ VERB
If a person or event is hailed as important or successful, they are praised publicly.
The magazine hailed her as the greatest rock'n'roll singer in the world.
  • American English: hail
  • Arabic: يَهْتِف ب
  • Brazilian Portuguese: saudar
  • Chinese: 欢呼认可
  • Croatian: klicati
  • Czech: chválit veřejně
  • Danish: hylde
  • Dutch: toejuichen
  • European Spanish: aclamar
  • Finnish: tervehtiä huudahtamalla
  • French: grêler
  • German: zurufen
  • Greek: χαιρετίζω
  • Italian: acclamare
  • Japanese: 呼び止める
  • Korean: 묘사하다
  • Norwegian: hagle
  • Polish: powitać
  • European Portuguese: saudar
  • Romanian: a aclama
  • Russian: провозглашать
  • Latin American Spanish: aclamar
  • Swedish: stoppa
  • Thai: โห่ร้องอวยชัย
  • Turkish: dolu yağmak
  • Ukrainian: проголошувати
  • Vietnamese: hoan hô

All related terms of 'hail'

Chinese translation of 'hail'

hail

(heɪl)

n (u)

  1. 冰雹 (bīngbáo)

vt

  1. [taxi] 招手叫停 (zhāoshǒu jiàotíng)
  2. (liter) [person] 招呼 (zhāohu)

vi

  1. 下雹 (xiàbáo)
    he died in a hail of bullets 他死于(於)一阵(陣)弹(彈)雨 (tā sǐ yú yīzhèn dànyǔ)
    the meeting was hailed as a triumph 会(會)议(議)被认(認)为(為)是一大成功 (huìyì bèi rènwéi shì yī dà chénggōng)
    he hails from Scotland 他来(來)自苏(蘇)格兰(蘭) (tā láizì Sūgélán)
(noun) 
Definition
small pellets of ice falling from thunderclouds
a short-lived storm with heavy hail
Synonyms
hailstones
sleet
hailstorm
frozen rain
(noun) 
Definition
words, ideas, missiles, etc., directed with force and in great quantity
The soldier managed to dodge a hail of bullets.
Synonyms
shower
a shower of meteorites
rain
A rain of stones descended on the police.
storm
a storm of missiles
battery
volley
It's still not known how many died in the volleys of gunfire.
barrage
a barrage of angry questions from the floor
bombardment
pelting
downpour
salvo
His testimony was only one in a salvo of new attacks.
broadside
(verb) 
Definition
to fall as hail
It started to hail, huge great stones.
Synonyms
rain
Banks rained money on commercial real estate developers.
shower
pelt
(verb) 
Definition
to fall like hail
Shellfire was hailing down on the city's edge.
Synonyms
batter
He battered his opponent around the head.
rain
barrage
bombard
The media bombards us with images of celebrity culture.
pelt
Crowds started to pelt police cars with stones.
rain down on
beat down upon
(verb) 
Definition
to praise, acclaim, or acknowledge
She was hailed as the greatest violinist of her generation.
Synonyms
acclaim
He was acclaimed as the country's greatest modern painter.
honour
Two pioneering surgeons were honoured with the Nobel Prize.
acknowledge
cheer
Cheering crowds lined the route.
applaud
The audience laughed and applauded.
glorify
the banning of songs glorifying war
exalt
This book exalts her as a genius.
Opposites
condemn
,
criticize
,
boo
,
hiss
,
jeer
(verb) 
Definition
to call out to
I saw him and hailed him.
Synonyms
salute
He stepped out and saluted the general.
call
He called me over the tannoy.
greet
He greeted us with a smile.
address
The two ministers did not address each other directly.
welcome
Several people came out to welcome me.
speak to
shout to
say hello to
accost
I told them that someone had accosted me in the street.
sing out
halloo
Opposites
cut (informal)
,
avoid
,
ignore
,
snub
(verb) 
Definition
to stop (a taxi) by shouting or gesturing
I hurried away to hail a taxi.
Synonyms
flag down
summon
signal to
wave down

phrasal verb

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idiom

See hail-fellow-well-met

Additional synonyms

in the sense of accost
Definition
to approach, stop, and speak to
I told them that someone had accosted me in the street.
Synonyms
confront,
challenge,
address,
stop,
approach,
oppose,
halt,
greet,
hail,
buttonhole
in the sense of address
Definition
to speak to
The two ministers did not address each other directly.
Synonyms
speak to,
talk to,
greet,
hail,
salute,
invoke,
communicate with,
accost,
approach,
converse with,
apostrophize,
korero (New Zealand)
in the sense of applaud
Definition
to show approval of by clapping one's hands
The audience laughed and applauded.
Synonyms
clap,
encourage,
praise,
cheer,
hail,
acclaim,
laud (literary),
give it up for (slang),
give (someone) a big hand

Synonyms of 'hail'

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