| 单词 | shower |
| 释义 | shower shower1 —showerless, adj. —showerlike, adj. /show"euhr/, n. 1. a 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. Astron. See 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. send to the showers, Baseball. a. 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. b. 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. 10. to bestow liberally or lavishly. 11. to deluge (a person) with gifts, favors, etc.: She was showered with gifts on her birthday. 12. to bathe (oneself) in a shower bath. v.i. 13. to rain in a shower. 14. to take a shower bath. [bef. 950; ME shour (n.), OE scur; c. G Schauer, ON skur, Goth skura] Syn. 4. flood, deluge, torrent, stream. shower2 /shoh"euhr/, n. a person or thing that shows. [bef. 900; ME shewere, OE sceawere, deriv. of sceawian to SHOW, see -ER1] |
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