rains

英 [reɪnz]

美 [reɪnz]

n.  雨; 雨水; (热带地区的)雨季; 雨点般降落的东西
v.  下雨; (使)大量降落，雨点般落下
rain的第三人称单数和复数

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 雨；雨水
  Rainis water that falls from the clouds in small drops.
  1. I hope you didn't get soaked standing out in the rain...
     我希望你站在外面没有被雨淋透。
  2. A spot of rain fell on her hand.
     一滴雨落在她的手上。
• N-PLURAL 雨季
  In countries where rain only falls in certain seasons, this rain is referred to asthe rains.
  1. ...the spring, when the rains came...
     春天，雨季来临时
  2. The rains have failed again in the Horn of Africa.
     雨季又没有光顾非洲之角。
• VERB 下雨；降雨
  When rain falls, you can say thatit is raining.
  1. It rained the whole weekend...
     整个周末都在下雨。
  2. It was raining hard, and she hadn't an umbrella.
     雨下得很大，但她没有雨伞。
• V-ERG （使）如雨点般落下；（使）大量降下
  If someonerainsblows, kicks, or bombsona person or place, the person or place is attacked by many blows, kicks, or bombs. You can also say that blows, kicks, or bombsrain ona person or place.
  1. The police, raining blows on rioters and spectators alike, cleared the park...
     警察不分闹事者与观众统统一顿猛击，把人们清除出了足球场。
  2. Rockets, mortars and artillery rounds rained on buildings.
     火箭炮、迫击炮和各种炮弹如雨点般落在大楼上。
  3. Rain downmeans the same asrain.
     rain down同rain
  4. Fighter aircraft rained down high explosives...
     战斗机投下大量烈性炸药。
  5. Grenades and mortars rained down on Dubrovnik.
     手榴弹和迫击炮弹如雨点般落在杜布罗夫尼克。
• N-SING （从空中落下的）一阵，一连串
  Arain ofthings is a large number of things that fall from the sky at the same time.
  1. A rain of stones descended on the police.
     一阵乱石砸向警察。
• 祸不单行
  You can use the expressionit never rains but it poursto mean that several unfortunate events often happen at the same time.
• PHRASE 完全康复；完全恢复
  If you say that someone isas right as rain, you mean that they are completely well or healthy again, for example when they have recovered from an illness or a shock.
  1. You'll be as right as rain as soon as you are back in your own home with your baby.
     你一回家同孩子在一起就会完全没事了。
• PHRASE 不管晴天或下雨;风雨无阻
  If you say that someone does somethingrain or shine, you mean that they do it regularly, without being affected by the weather or other circumstances.
  1. Frances took her daughter walking every day, rain or shine.
     弗朗西丝无论晴天还是下雨，每天都带女儿去散步。

双语例句

• The umbrella keeps the rains off the user.
  雨伞使撑伞人免受雨淋。
• The flood came about as a result of the heavy spring rains.
  春雨大造成了洪水泛滥。
• This causes environmental damage when the topsoil is washed away by the rains.
  雨水冲走表层土壤会造成环境破坏。
• What if it rains?; Suppose it rains?
  要是下雨怎么办？
• Our picnic was marred by intermittent rains.
  我们的野餐被断断续续的降雨给破坏了。
• It blows and rains like a dark night.
  风雨如晦。
• Rains are frequent here in spring.
  这儿春季雨水勤。
• We'd better get a move on before it rains.
  我们最好在下雨之前赶快做。
• The rains have failed again in the Horn of Africa.
  雨季又没有光顾非洲之角。
• Whenever it rains, a lot of water accumulates in the low-lying land.
  一下雨，洼地里就存了好些水。