| 单词 | hail |
| 释义 | hail 1. n. & v. --n 1. pellets of frozen rain falling in showers from cumulonimbus clouds. 2. (foll. by of) a barrage or onslaught (of missiles, curses, questions, etc.). --v 1. intr. (prec. by it as subject) hail falls (it is hailing; if it hails). 2. a tr. pour down (blows, words, etc.). b intr. come down forcefully. Etymology: OE hagol, h{aelig}gl, hagalian f. Gmc 2. v., int., & n. --v 1. tr. greet enthusiastically. 2. tr. signal to or attract the attention of (hailed a taxi). 3. tr. acclaim (hailed him king). 4. intr. (foll. by from) have one's home or origins in (a place) (hails from Mauritius). --int expressing greeting. --n 1. a greeting or act of hailing. 2. distance as affecting the possibility of hailing (was within hail). Phrases and idioms hail-fellow-well-met intimate, esp. too intimate. Hail Mary the Ave Maria (see AVE). Derivatives hailer n. Etymology: ellipt. use of obs. hail (adj.) f. ON heill sound, WHOLE |
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