Word · CEFR B2 · Frequency #6469
hail
冰雹；雹暴
Frozen rain falling as ice pellets, often during a thunderstorm; a storm of such pellets.
- 1.
Balls or pieces of ice falling as precipitation, often in connection with a thunderstorm.
作为降水落下的冰球或冰块,常与雷暴相关。
- 2.
precipitation of ice pellets when there are strong rising air currents
冰雹
- 3.
An occurrence of this type of precipitation; a hailstorm.
这类降水的一次发生；冰雹暴。
- 4.
many objects thrown forcefully through the air
如冰雹般落下的物体
- 5.
A rapid, intense barrage by a large number of projectiles or other objects.
大量投射物或其他物体构成的快速猛烈轰击。
- 6.
enthusiastic greeting
欢呼
（如冰雹般）密集的一阵；欢呼；喝彩；作为降水落下的冰球或冰块,常与雷暴相关。；冰雹；这类降水的一次发生；冰雹暴。
In use
The sudden hail damaged many cars in the parking lot.
We had to pull over because the hail was too heavy to see the road.
The garden was covered in a layer of hail after the storm.
a hail of pebbles
a hail of bullets
a hail of [plural noun]
a hail of 比喻大量快速袭来的物体，常用于子弹、石块、辱骂等。
The soldiers came under a hail of bullets.
士兵们遭到一阵弹雨。
there is + hail
hail 作“冰雹”讲时是不可数名词，通常不加冠词，也不用复数。
There was hail on the ground after the storm.
Connections
Collocations
- hail storm
- 雹暴；冰雹天气
- The hail storm last night damaged many cars.昨晚的雹暴损坏了许多汽车。
- a hail of bullets
- 一阵弹雨；密集扫射的子弹
- The soldiers took cover under a hail of bullets.士兵们在密集的弹雨中寻找掩护。
- hail damage
- 冰雹造成的损坏
- Check whether your insurance covers hail damage.查看你的保险是否承保冰雹造成的损坏。
- heavy hail
- 猛烈的冰雹；大冰雹
- Heavy hail fell for nearly an hour.猛烈的冰雹下了将近一个小时。
Idioms & figurative uses
- a hail of bullets
- 一阵弹雨；密集飞来的子弹The police came under a hail of bullets from the bank robbers.警察遭到银行劫匪的一阵弹雨射击。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想：hail 声音像“嘿哟”，想象天上冰球“嘿哟”一声密集砸下，就是冰雹或如冰雹般的一阵猛击。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：weather forecasts、news reports、daily conversation hail 作名词时最常指冰雹，属于中性用语，通常用于天气预报、新闻报道和日常谈论天气的场合，在正式和非正式语境中都很自然。
Grammar Note
作不可数名词时指冰雹；作可数名词时指一阵（如子弹、问候等）
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都与 hail 押韵，都读 /eɪl/。注意不要混淆形近词：hair 读 /heər/，haul 读 /hɔːl/，hill 读 /hɪl/。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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