Word · Frequency #1491
rains
雨；雨水
rains is the plural of rain.
核心释义
Water that falls in drops from clouds; a fall of rain.
- 1.
从云中降落的凝结水。
Condensed water falling from a cloud.
- 2.
从大气中凝结的水蒸气降下的水滴
water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
- 3.
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。
Any matter moving or falling, usually through air, and especially if liquid or otherwise figuratively identifiable with raindrops.
- 4.
从云中降落的淡水水滴
drops of fresh water that fall as precipitation from clouds
- 5.
颗粒或较大块物质在空气中移动或降落的一次实例。
An instance of particles or larger pieces of matter moving or falling through air.
- 6.
快速接连发生的事物
anything happening rapidly or in quick successive
（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。
用法In use
The rain stopped just in time for the outdoor concert.
用法提示：rain作为名词，指雨水，在句子中作主语。
I got caught in the rain without an umbrella.
用法提示：rain作为名词，指雨水，在介词短语中作宾语。
After the heavy rain, the streets were flooded.
用法提示：rain作为名词，指雨水，被形容词修饰。
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。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配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.
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
字母r像雨伞，rain就是雨。
语境与语域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
语法说明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。
发音与拼写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'.
高价值词汇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。
用法优先级Usage priority
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY, WORDNET.