1 N-UNCOUNT [oft the NOUN] 雨；雨水 Rain is water that falls from the clouds in small drops. 雨；雨水
SYN rainfall, fall, showers, deluge
2 N-PLURAL 雨季 In countries where rain only falls in certain seasons, this rain is referred to as the rains . 雨季
3 VERB 下雨；降雨 When rain falls, you can say that it is raining . 下雨；降雨
SYN pour, pelt (down), teem, bucket down [informal]
4 V-ERG （使）如雨点般落下；（使）大量降下 If someone rains blows, kicks, or bombs on a person or place, the person or place is attacked by many blows, kicks, or bombs. You can also say that blows, kicks, or bombs rain on a person or place. （使）如雨点般落下；（使）大量降下
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The police, raining blows on rioters and spectators alike, cleared the park. [VERB noun + on]
警察不分闹事者与观众统统一顿猛击，把人们清除出了足球场。
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Rockets, mortars and artillery rounds rained on buildings. [VERB + on]
火箭炮、迫击炮和各种炮弹如雨点般落在大楼上。
SYN fall, shower, be dropped, sprinkle
Rain down means the same as
rain .
rain down同rain 5 N-SING [NOUN of n] （从空中落下的）一阵，一连串 A rain of things is a large number of things that fall from the sky at the same time. （从空中落下的）一阵，一连串
SYN shower, flood, stream, hail
6 PHRASE 祸不单行 You can use the expression it never rains but it pours to mean that several unfortunate events often happen at the same time. 祸不单行
7 PHRASE [verb-link PHRASE] 完全康复；完全恢复 If you say that someone is as right as rain, you mean that they are completely well or healthy again, for example when they have recovered from an illness or a shock. 完全康复；完全恢复 [informal]
8 PHRASE 不管晴天或下雨;风雨无阻 If you say that someone does something rain or shine, you mean that they do it regularly, without being affected by the weather or other circumstances. 不管晴天或下雨;风雨无阻
Phrasal verbs: - rain offrain out
Quotations
The rain it raineth every day William Shakespeare Twelfth Night
| Thesaurus | rain Also look up: |
| N. | drizzle, precipitation, shower, sleet 1 |
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