Word · CEFR A1 · Frequency #1491
rain
雨；雨水
Water that falls in drops from clouds; a fall of rain.
- 1.
Condensed water falling from a cloud.
从云中降落的凝结水。
- 2.
water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
从大气中凝结的水蒸气降下的水滴
- 3.
Any matter moving or falling, usually through air, and especially if liquid or otherwise figuratively identifiable with raindrops.
任何在空气中移动或降落的物质,通常为液体,或在比喻意义上可识别为雨滴。
- 4.
drops of fresh water that fall as precipitation from clouds
从云中降落的淡水水滴
- 5.
An instance of particles or larger pieces of matter moving or falling through air.
颗粒或较大块物质在空气中移动或降落的一次实例。
- 6.
anything happening rapidly or in quick successive
快速接连发生的事物
（雨点般的）一阵；大量降落物；一连串；纷至沓来的事物；从云中降落的凝结水。；从大气中凝结的水蒸气降下的水滴；任何在空气中移动或降落的物质,通常为液体,或在比喻意义上可识别为雨滴。
In use
The rain stopped just in time for the outdoor concert.
I got caught in the rain without an umbrella.
After the heavy rain, the streets were flooded.
a rain of bullets
be caught in the rain
表示突然遭遇下雨的情况。
I was caught in the rain without an umbrella.
我没带伞，被雨淋了。
heavy/light rain
形容词修饰rain表示雨量大小。
The forecast says heavy rain tomorrow.
天气预报说明天有大雨。
a rain of + noun
比喻大量快速降临的事物。
Connections
Collocations
- heavy rain
- 大雨
- The heavy rain caused flooding in the city.大雨导致了城市内涝。
- light rain
- 小雨
- A light rain started falling in the afternoon.下午开始下起了小雨。
- acid rain
- 酸雨
- Acid rain damages forests and buildings.酸雨损害森林和建筑物。
- rain shower
- 阵雨
- We got caught in a sudden rain shower.我们突然遇上了阵雨。
- rain storm
- 暴风雨
- The rain storm knocked down power lines.暴风雨刮倒了电线。
- rain check
- 改天再约
Learner notes
Memory Tip
字母r像雨伞，rain就是雨。
Context & Register
通常为中性，可用于各种正式或非正式场合；但比喻义‘大量快速降临的事物’多用于非正式或文学性表达
Grammar Note
作为物质名词通常不可数；在表示'一场雨'时可用作可数名词。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words share the /eɪn/ rhyme with 'rain' in their stressed syllable. Note that while 'plain' and 'stain' are spelled with 'ai', they sound identical to 'rain'.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 4，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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