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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。
冰雹；雹暴
hails — plural of hail
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
冰雹；雹暴
Frozen rain falling as ice pellets, often during a thunderstorm; a storm of such pellets.
The soldiers came under a hail of bullets.
士兵们遭到一阵弹雨。
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.
冰雹
precipitation of ice pellets when there are strong rising air currents
这类降水的一次发生；冰雹暴。
An occurrence of this type of precipitation; a hailstorm.
如冰雹般落下的物体
many objects thrown forcefully through the air
The sudden hail damaged many cars in the parking lot.
突然的冰雹损坏了停车场里的许多汽车。
AI contextual example
We had to pull over because the hail was too heavy to see the road.
我们不得不靠边停车，因为冰雹太大，看不清路。
AI contextual example
The garden was covered in a layer of hail after the storm.
暴风雨过后，花园里覆盖了一层冰雹。
AI contextual example
a hail of pebbles
一阵卵石雨。
WordNet
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。
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.
暴风雨过后，地上有冰雹。
Not this
A hail hit my window.
Use this
A hailstone hit my window.
hail 表示「冰雹」时是不可数名词，指一块冰雹应该用可数名词 hailstone。
Not this
The hails damaged the crops.
Use this
The hail damaged the crops.
hail 作为天气现象是物质名词，不可数，不能加复数；复数 hails 一般不用于指冰雹天气。
Not this
We had a hail this morning.
Use this
We had hail this morning.
hail 表示「冰雹」这一现象时是不可数名词，前面不能加不定冠词 a；要表示「一场冰雹」可用 a hailstorm。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
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。
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。
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。
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。
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。
孤注一掷的最后一搏；万福玛利亚式冒险
With no time left, the quarterback threw a Hail Mary into the end zone.
时间所剩无几，四分卫向端区投出一记孤注一掷的长传。
万福玛利亚，满被圣宠，主与你同在。
In American football, a 'Hail Mary' pass is a desperate throw into the end zone as time runs out.
在美国橄榄球中，“万福玛利亚”式传球是时间即将耗尽时孤注一掷地朝对方端区的传球。
凯撒万岁！即将赴死的人向你致敬。
The famous phrase 'Hail, Caesar' was traditionally spoken by gladiators before battle.
著名的短语“凯撒万岁”是角斗士战斗前常说的话。
发长 /eɪ/ 音 (如 rain, wait)
Use hails naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
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。
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）
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