1 VERB [usually passive] 赞扬,称颂(人、事件或成就) If a person, event, or achievement is hailed as important or successful, they are praised publicly. 赞扬,称颂(人、事件或成就) [Also be V-ed n]
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Faulkner has been hailed as the greatest American novelist of his generation. [be VERB-ed + as]
福克纳被誉为他那一代人中最伟大的美国小说家。
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US magazines hailed her as the greatest rock'n'roll singer in the world.
美国杂志把她奉为世界上最伟大的摇滚歌手。
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The deal was hailed by the Defence Secretary. [be VERB-ed]
该项协议受到了国防部长的称赞。
SYN acclaim, honour, acknowledge, cheer
2 N-UNCOUNT 雹子;冰雹 Hail consists of small balls of ice that fall like rain from the sky. 雹子;冰雹
SYN hailstones, sleet, hailstorm, frozen rain
3 VERB 下雹;下冰雹 When it hails, hail falls like rain from the sky. 下雹;下冰雹
SYN rain, shower, pelt
4 N-SING 雹子般的一阵 A hail of things, usually small objects, is a large number of them that hit you at the same time and with great force. 雹子般的一阵
SYN shower, rain, storm, battery
5 VERB (人)生于,来自 Someone who hails from a particular place was born there or lives there. (人)生于,来自 [formal]
6 VERB (人或物)来自 If someone or something hails from a particular background, they come from it. (人或物)来自 [formal]
7 VERB 招呼;喊 If you hail someone, you call to them. 招呼;喊 [literary]
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Jill saw him and hailed him. [VERB noun]
吉尔看到了他,并和他打招呼。
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Suddenly, a voice hailed us and there was Miss Quigley. [VERB noun]
忽然传来一声招呼,原来是奎格利小姐。
SYN salute, call, greet, address
8 VERB 招呼,叫(出租车) If you hail a taxi, you wave at it in order to stop it because you want the driver to take you somewhere. 招呼,叫(出租车)
SYN flag down, summon, signal to, wave down
9 CONVENTION 致意;致敬 Hail is used as a word of greeting. 致意;致敬 [old-fashioned]
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