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单词 rain
释义 rain

rain /reɪn/

noun [U]
1
A1 drops of water from clouds:
» Rain is forecast for tomorrow.» Come inside out of the rain.» We had heavy/light rain all day.» We got caught in pouring/torrential (= a lot of) rain without either raincoats or umbrellas.» There will be showers of rain/rain showers (= short periods of rain) in the east.» It looks like rain (= as if rain is going to fall).Thesaurus+: ↑Rain
the rains [plural]
2
F0 the season of the year in tropical countries when there is a lot of rain:
» Villagers are now waiting for the rains to come so that the rice will grow.» This is the third year in a row that the rains have failed.Thesaurus+: ↑The seasonsThesaurus+: ↑Rain
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Extra Examples:» Do you think those are rain clouds on the horizon?» All I could hear was the drip of the rain from the roof.» At last the rain began to ease off.» All areas of the country will have some rain tonight.» The water level in the lake is much higher after heavy rain.
verb [I] ↑Verb Endings for rain
A1 If it rains, water falls from the sky in small drops: » I think it's starting to rain.» It's raining hard/heavily (= a large amount of rain is falling).Thesaurus+: ↑Rain
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Extra Examples:» There's a slight coolness in the air - do you think it's going to rain?» This little stream can become a deluge when it rains heavily.» It's rained all day today.» It had been raining hard most of the afternoon.» You'll have to stay in at playtime today, because it's raining.
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