英语词汇“rain”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词	rain
释义	rain I. \ˈrān\ noun (-s) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English reyn, from Old English regn, rēn; akin to Old High German regan rain, Old Norse regn, Gothic rign, and perhaps to Old Norse raki dampness, Latin rigare to water 1. a. : water falling in drops condensed from vapor in the atmosphere — compare drizzle, mist b. : the descent of water in drops especially from the clouds c. : water that has fallen as rain : rainwater < the rain on the door log had turned to ice — Conrad Richter > 2. a. : a fall of rain especially heavier or of longer duration than a shower : rainstorm < the roads … can be used in summer only and then if there are no unusual rains — W.E.Rudolph > < spring rains > b. rains plural : the rainy season (as in India) 3. : rainy weather < a week of rain > 4. a. : a falling or driving of numerous particles or bodies < a rain of petals > < a rain of soot > < warships maintained a steady rain of fire — H.L.Merillat > also : multitudinous onset < a rain of protests > < a rain of abuse > b. : falling or driven particles < an average pollen rain for a locality — S.A.Cain > 5. : a scratch or marking running lengthwise of a motion picture film that on projection appears as a vertical streak 6. rains plural : regions of calms and heavy rainfalls < the rains of the north Atlantic > II. verb (-ed/-ing/-s) Etymology: Middle English reynen, from Old English regnian; akin to Old High German reganōn to rain, Old Norse regna, Gothic rignjan; all from a prehistoric Germanic verb derived from the ancestor of Old English regn rain *intransitive verb* 1. : to fall as water in drops from the clouds < care must be taken that such materials are dry and not rained on — Bulletin of American Institute of Architects > — often used with it < it may rain > < it is raining in at the window > 2. : to send down rain < caused the clouds to rain — Norman Douglas > 3. a. : to fall or drop like rain < bombs, grapeshot, and cannonballs rained upon the defenseless town — American Guide Series: Maine > b. : to occur in a multitudinous onset < conflicting thoughts rain thick and fast — Saturday Review > 4. : to be in a form or arrangement suggestive of falling rain < gray hair raining down over his eyebrows — Anna Ortese > < trunks whose lower boughs were out of sight among the raining aerial roots as fine as hairs — D.C.Peattie > *transitive verb* 1. : to pour from or as if from the clouds : shower down < behold, I will rain bread from heaven for you — Exod 16:4 (Revised Standard Version) > < petals are rained down upon them from windows and balconies — John Kobler > 2. : to bestow profusely or abundantly : yield or shed copiously < more blows were rained on him — T.B.Costain > < rain favors >
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