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  • [ren]
  • UK
  • [reɪn]
  • Derivatives : adj rainless
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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

rain [reɪn]
  1. 1. noun [u] 雨
  2. 2. vi. 下雨
    in the rain
    在雨中
    as right as rain
    [inf] 完全康复了
    it's raining
    正在下雨
    it's raining cats and dogs
    下着倾盆大雨
    to be rained off
    因雨暂停

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

rain [ren] [reɪn]
  1. 1. noun 雨
    The rain had stopped two hours ago.
    两小时前雨就停了。
  2. 2. noun 降雨；阵雨
  3. 3. noun 雨天
  4. 4. noun [复数形态时]季节性降雨；雨季（前为the）
  5. 5. noun （雨点般的）落下；（下雨般的）一阵
    a rain of ashes
    尘雨
  6. 6. vi. 下雨，降雨
    It's raining heavily.
    雨下得很大。
  7. 7. vi. 雨点般地落下
    Bullets rained about him.
    子弹雨点般地落在他的周围。
    Guerrillas rained bombs down on the city.
    游击队投下了雨点般的炸弹，对那座城市进行轰炸。
  8. 8. vi. （天空、云层等）有雨
  9. 9. vt. 使（雨等）大量降下；倾注
  10. 10. vt. 厚施；大量地给
    to rain praises on someone
    连声称赞某人

Collins English-English Dictionary

rain [reɪn]
  1. 2. n precipitation from clouds in the form of drops of water, formed by the condensation of water vapour in the atmosphere
  2. 3. n a fall of rain; shower
  3. 4. n (in combination)
    a raindrop
  4. 5. n a large quantity of anything falling rapidly or in quick succession
    a rain of abuse
  5. 6. vi. [intr; with it as subject] to be the case that rain is falling
  6. 7. vi. [often with it as subject] to fall or cause to fall like rain
    the lid flew off and popcorn rained on everyone
  7. 8. vt. [tr] to bestow in large measure
    to rain abuse on someone
  8. 9. vt. See also rains
  9. 10. vt. [Etymology] Old English regn; related to Old Frisian rein, Old High German regan, Gothic rign