a shower of sth
可指一阵雨、雪、雹等,也可比喻一连串事物,如 a shower of applause(一阵掌声)。
We got caught in a shower of rain on the way home.
回家路上我们遇到了一场阵雨。
淋浴器;花洒;阵雨;阵雪;阵雹;如雨般洒落的大量东西;一阵;送礼会;(婚前、产前)派对;展示者;参展人
The act of washing your body by standing under a spray of water.
短暂的降水(雨、雪、雨夹雪或瀑布);强降水。
A brief fall of precipitation (spell of rain, or a similar fall of snow, sleet, or cascade); burst of hefty precipitation.
展示者
One who shows.
淋浴器
a plumbing fixture that sprays water over you
一种用于淋浴的装置,通过水箱或泵的作用使水从高处落在身体上。
A device for bathing by which water is made to fall on the body from a height, either from a tank or by the action of a pump.
在比赛中展示的物品或活动
An object or activity that is shown in a contest.
淋浴
washing yourself by standing upright under water sprayed from a nozzle
使用这种装置洗澡的实例。
An instance of using of this device in order to bathe oneself.
短暂的降水
a brief period of precipitation
具有阵雨特征的某种数量的东西。
A quantity of something that has characteristics of a rain shower.
与人生重大事件相关的聚会,通常会收到礼物
A party associated with a significant event in a person's life, at which the person usually receives gifts.
一种杂耍模式,物体在胸部高度水平传递,并在头顶上方返回到另一只手
A pattern where the juggler passes objects horizontally from one hand to the other around chest height, and upward over the juggler's head to return to the first hand.
The shower in the guest bathroom is leaking, so I called the plumber.
客房卫生间里的淋浴器漏水了,所以我叫了水管工。
用法提示:shower 作名词,指淋浴设备,在句中作主语。
AI contextual example
The showers in the locker room have poor water pressure.
更衣室里的淋浴器水压不足。
用法提示:showers 是 shower 的复数形式,指多个淋浴设备,在句中作主语。
AI contextual example
This shower is easy to install because all the pipes are exposed.
这款淋浴器很容易安装,因为所有管道都是外露的。
用法提示:shower 作名词,指淋浴设备,在句中作主语。
AI contextual example
可指一阵雨、雪、雹等,也可比喻一连串事物,如 a shower of applause(一阵掌声)。
We got caught in a shower of rain on the way home.
回家路上我们遇到了一场阵雨。
也可说 have a shower;指用淋浴器洗澡这一动作。
I take a shower every morning before breakfast.
我每天早上吃早饭前洗个淋浴。
指为迎接新生儿等人生大事举办的、通常会收到礼物的聚会。
Her friends threw a baby shower for her last weekend.
上周末她的朋友们为她办了一场迎婴聚会。
较shower雨量大,持续时间短
雨量小,持续均匀,缺乏阵发性
雨量较小,不如shower密集
强度大,常伴随大风,更剧烈
突然的强降雨,持续时间极短
grammar · medium
易错句子I take shower every morning.
正确表达I take a shower every morning.
shower 表示“淋浴”这一可数名词时,单数前必须加不定冠词 a/an;汉语说“洗澡”不带冠词,容易漏掉。加上 a 后,a shower 表示一次淋浴。
grammar · medium
易错句子We had a big shower yesterday.
正确表达We had a heavy shower yesterday.
表示雨、阵雨、雪等“大”时,英语习惯用 heavy,不用 big;汉语的“大”直接对应 big,因此容易误用。heavy shower 指一场大雨或强阵雨。
grammar · medium
易错句子I wash a shower every night.
正确表达I take a shower every night.
汉语“洗澡”字面是“洗”,但英语中“洗澡”固定说 take/have a shower;wash a shower 意思是清洗淋浴器,不是洗澡。改正后才是表达洗澡。
在“短时降雨”的义项上,反义词为干旱(drought)
rain 泛指下雨,时间可长可短,可以是统称;shower 专指时间很短、来得快去得也快的一场阵雨,常说 a shower / showers,不表示整整下了一天。
drizzle 指又细又密、雨点很小的雨,常绵绵不断;shower 则是一阵一阵地下,雨势可大可小,但持续时间短。
downpour 强调雨下得很猛、雨量极大;shower 强调的是持续的时间短、时下时停,不强调雨势猛烈。
洗淋浴
I usually take a shower in the morning.
我通常早上洗淋浴。
大阵雨
We got caught in a heavy shower on the way home.
我们在回家的路上遇到了大阵雨。
淋浴喷头
The shower head needs replacing because it's clogged.
淋浴喷头堵了,需要更换。
淋浴露
I prefer shower gel to soap.
相比肥皂,我更喜欢淋浴露。
四月阵雨
April showers bring May flowers.
四月阵雨带来五月花。
shower + head
shower + curtain
shower + gel
shower + cap
shower + stall
shower + -y
淋浴和降雨都是shower的意思,雨是常见的相关词汇。
下雨时常用雨伞,与shower(阵雨)相关。
淋浴或阵雨都会让人变湿。
淋浴通常发生在浴室里。
淋浴后常用毛巾擦干身体。
新生儿派对
We organized a baby shower for her.
我们为她举办了一个新生儿派对。
新娘婚前派对
Her friends threw a bridal shower for her.
她的朋友们为她举办了一个新娘婚前派对。
泪如雨下
She cried a shower of tears when she heard the news.
她听到消息后泪如雨下。
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