Word · Frequency #3712
showers
淋浴；洗淋浴
showers is the third person singular of shower.
to wash yourself by standing under a shower
- 1.
To spray with (a specified liquid) (followed by with).
用(特定液体)喷洒
- 2.
To bathe using a shower.
用淋浴洗澡
- 3.
To bestow liberally, to give or distribute in abundance.
慷慨给予,大量分发
- 4.
To rain in a shower; to cascade down.
像阵雨般降下；倾泻而下
喷洒；喷淋；大量给予；纷纷赠予；（雨、火花等）纷纷落下；倾泻；用(特定液体)喷洒；用淋浴洗澡
In use
I usually shower in the morning before going to school.
She showered after her workout and then made dinner.
The kids are showering in the bathroom right now, so we can talk later.
Verb forms
base shower · third person showers · -ing showering · past showered · past participle showered
Connections
Collocations
- shower down
- 倾泻而下
- Sparks showered down from the fire.火花从火堆中纷纷飞落。
- shower with water
- 用（液体）喷洒
- She showered the plants with water.她用水喷洒植物。
- shower with praise
- 对…大加赞扬
- The critics showered the film with praise.评论家们对该电影大加赞赏。
Idioms & figurative uses
- shower someone with something
- 用某物大量给予某人；使某人得到许多（礼物、称赞等）They showered her with presents on her birthday.他们在她生日时送给她许多礼物。
- shower praise on someone
- 对某人大加赞扬The coach showered praise on the team after their win.教练在球队获胜后对球队大加赞扬。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象雨水像表演(show)一样倾泻而下：shower 就是被喷洒、被大量洒落，也指淋浴。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：日常生活、新闻报道、文学描写 作动词时用法较广：表示“洗淋浴”多用于日常口语；表示“大量给予”（如 shower somebody with gifts）常见于书面或正式场合；表示“倾泻而下”比较常见于文学描写。整体语域混合，需根据搭配和语境判断。
Pronunciation & Spelling
These words rhyme with the verb shower (/ˈʃaʊər/ in American English): power, flower, tower, cower, glower, and sour all share the /aʊər/ sound. Beware lookalikes such as lower (meaning 'to reduce', /ˈloʊər/), mower (/ˈmoʊər/), and sower (/ˈsoʊər/), which use /oʊ/ and do not rhyme.
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 2，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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