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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

rain [reɪn]
  1. 1. noun [u]
  2. 2. vi. 下雨
    in the rain
    在雨中
    as right as rain
    [inf] 完全康复
    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 [reɪn]
  1. 1. n.[u] [People] 郑智薰(1982-),韩国歌手演员
  2. 2. n.[c] 雨;降雨降雨量
    Beyond the window, the rain ceased, giving way to sunshine.
    窗外雨停了,太阳出来了。
  3. 3. n.[u] 雨点雨水
    You could hear the rain dropping off the trees.
    可以听见雨点从树上滴下声音
  4. 4. n.[c] 雨点般降落东西
    You've heard of a rain of diamonds?
    听说钻石雨吗?
  5. 5. vi. 下雨降雨
    By the look of the heavy, grey sky, it would rain all day.
    看看黑沉沉灰蒙蒙的天,这雨可能要下一整天
    If it rains much more,we can expect some flooding.
    如果雨水再多一些我们就要防范洪水了。
  6. 6. vt. 使雨点落下;使大量降落
    Pieces of glass started to rain down on me.
    玻璃碎片雨点向我落下

Collins English-English Dictionary

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

Examples

to associate rain with grief
把雨和悲伤联想起来
Barring rain, we leave tonight.
除非下雨,我们今晚离开。
Failing some rain soon, the crops will wither.
如果不马上下雨,庄稼就会干枯。
a fear that it will rain
担心会下雨
poor footing following the rain
雨后场地情况很糟
a light rain
微雨

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