Word · Frequency #6469
hails
冰雹；雹暴
hails is the plural of hail.
核心释义
Frozen rain falling as ice pellets, often during a thunderstorm; a storm of such pellets.
- 1.
作为降水落下的冰球或冰块,常与雷暴相关。
Balls or pieces of ice falling as precipitation, often in connection with a thunderstorm.
- 2.
冰雹
precipitation of ice pellets when there are strong rising air currents
- 3.
这类降水的一次发生；冰雹暴。
An occurrence of this type of precipitation; a hailstorm.
- 4.
如冰雹般落下的物体
many objects thrown forcefully through the air
- 5.
大量投射物或其他物体构成的快速猛烈轰击。
A rapid, intense barrage by a large number of projectiles or other objects.
- 6.
欢呼
enthusiastic greeting
（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。
用法In use
The sudden hail damaged many cars in the parking lot.
用法提示：这里hail作为名词，指冰雹。
We had to pull over because the hail was too heavy to see the road.
用法提示：hail作名词，表示冰雹现象。
The garden was covered in a layer of hail after the storm.
用法提示：hail作为名词，指冰雹堆积物。
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。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配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。
习语与比喻表达
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧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。
语境与语域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。
语法说明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）
发音与拼写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/。
用法优先级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。
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