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hail1/heil/ n. & v.●n. 1 pellets of frozen rain falling in showers from cumulonimbus clouds (由积雨云产生的如阵雨般降下的)雹子,冰雹 2 (foll. by 后跟 of) a barrage or onslaught (of missiles, curses, questions, etc.) (指导弹、诅咒、问题等冰雹般的)一阵 ●v. 1 intr. (prec. by 前接 it as subject) hail falls 下雹 it is hailing 正在下雹子; if it hails 如果下雹子 2a tr. pour down (blows, words, etc.) (指打击或言语)像雹子般落下 b intr. come down forcefully 强有力地落下 [Old English hagol, hœgl, hagalian, from Germanic] |