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单词 shower
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
show•er1 /ˈʃaʊɚ/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. Meteorologya brief fall of rain, hail, or snow.
  2. Also called ˈshow•er ˌbath. a bath in which water is sprayed on the body from above:He took a long, hot shower after work.
  3. the pipes, spraying nozzle, etc., for such a bath, or the space or place where this bath can be taken:to clean up the showers in the gym.
  4. something resembling a shower:a shower of sparks.
  5. a party held to honor and give gifts to a person, as a woman who is getting married:a bridal shower.

v. 
  1. to give a great deal of (something) to someone: [+ object + with + object]to shower his employees with praise.[+ object + on + object]to shower praise on his employees.
  2. Meteorology to rain in a shower:[no object* it + ~]It showered all day.
  3. to bathe in a shower:[no object]He showered before dinner.
show•er•y, adj. 

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
show•er1  (shouər),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Meteorologya brief fall of rain or, sometimes, of hail or snow.
  2. Also called shower bath′. a bath in which water is sprayed on the body, usually from an overhead perforated nozzle (showerhead.)
  3. the apparatus for this or the room or stall enclosing it.
  4. a large supply or quantity:a shower of wealth.
  5. a party given for a bestowal of presents of a specific kind, esp. such a party for a prospective bride or prospective mother:a linen shower; a baby shower.
  6. a fall of many objects, as tears, sparks, or missiles.
  7. AstronomySee air shower. 
  8. showers, a room or area equipped with several showerheads or stalls for use by a number of people at the same time.
  9. Sport send to the showers, [Baseball.]
    • to replace (a pitcher) during a game, usually because he or she is ineffective:The coach sent him to the showers after he walked three batters in a row.
    • to cause (a pitcher) to be replaced in a game, as by getting many hits off him or her;
      knock out of the box:Two home runs and a line-drive double sent her to the showers.

v.t. 
  1. to bestow liberally or lavishly.
  2. to deluge (a person) with gifts, favors, etc.:She was showered with gifts on her birthday.
  3. to bathe (oneself ) in a shower bath.

v.i. 
  1. Meteorologyto rain in a shower.
  2. to take a shower bath.
  • bef. 950; Middle English shour (noun, nominal), Old English scūr; cognate with German Schauer, Old Norse skūr, Gothic skūra
shower•less, adj. 
shower•like′, adj. 
    • 4.See corresponding entry in Unabridged flood, deluge, torrent, stream.

show•er2  (shōər),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. a person or thing that shows.
  • Middle English shewere, Old English scēawere, derivative of scēawian to show, see -er1 bef. 900

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
shower /ˈʃaʊə/ n
  1. a brief period of rain, hail, sleet, or snow
  2. a sudden abundant fall or downpour, as of tears, sparks, or light
  3. a rush; outpouring: a shower of praise
  4. a kind of bath in which a person stands upright and is sprayed with water from a nozzle
  5. the room, booth, etc, containing such a bath
    Full name: shower bath
  6. Brit slang a derogatory term applied to a person or group, esp to a group considered as being slack, untidy, etc
  7. US Canadian Austral NZ a party held to honour and present gifts to a person, as to a prospective bride
  8. a large number of particles formed by the collision of a cosmic-ray particle with a particle in the atmosphere
  9. NZ a light fabric cover thrown over a tea table to protect the food from flies, dust, etc
vb
  1. (transitive) to sprinkle or spray with or as if with a shower
  2. often with it as subject: to fall or cause to fall in the form of a shower
  3. (transitive) to give (gifts, etc) in abundance or present (a person) with (gifts, etc): they showered gifts on him
  4. (intransitive) to take a shower
Etymology: Old English scūr; related to Old Norse skūr, Old High German skūr shower, Latin caurus northwest wind

ˈshowery adj
shower /ˈʃəʊə/ n
  1. a person or thing that shows
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