hail

verb

1. 赞扬（或称颂）…为…（尤用于报章等）
   to describe sb/sth as being very good or special, especially in newspapers, etc.
   1. The conference was hailed as a great success.
      会议被称颂为一次巨大的成功。
   2. Teenager Matt Brown is being hailed a hero for saving a young child from drowning.
      因救起一名溺水儿童，少年马特∙布朗被誉为英雄。
2. 招手（请出租车或公共汽车停下）
   to signal to a taxi or a bus, in order to get the driver to stop
   1. to hail a taxi/cab
      打手势叫住出租车
3. 跟…打招呼；向…喊
   to call to sb in order to say hello to them or attract their attention
   1. A voice hailed us from the other side of the street.
      街对面有个声音招呼我们。
4. 下雹
   when it hails , small balls of ice fall like rain from the sky
   1. It's hailing!
      下冰雹了！

noun

1. 雹；冰雹
   small balls of ice that fall like rain
   1. We drove through hail and snow.
      我们顶着冰雹和大雪开车。
2. 一阵像冰雹般袭来的事物；雹子般的一阵
   a large number or amount of sth that is aimed at sb in order to harm them
   1. a hail of arrows/bullets
      一阵乱箭 / 弹雨
   2. a hail of abuse
      一顿痛骂

1. VERB 赞扬，称颂（人、事件或成就）
   If a person, event, or achievement is hailed as important or successful, they are praised publicly.
   1. Faulkner has been hailed as the greatest American novelist of his generation...
      福克纳被誉为他那一代人中最伟大的美国小说家。
   2. US magazines hailed her as the greatest rock'n'roll singer in the world...
      美国杂志把她奉为世界上最伟大的摇滚歌手。
   3. The deal was hailed by the Defence Secretary.
      该项协议受到了国防部长的称赞。
2. N-UNCOUNT 雹子;冰雹
   Hail consists of small balls of ice that fall like rain from the sky.
   1. ...a sharp short-lived storm with heavy hail.
      一阵短暂的大雹暴
3. VERB 下雹;下冰雹
   When it hails, hail falls like rain from the sky.
   1. It started to hail, huge great stones.
      开始下雹，而且是很大的雹子。
4. N-SING 雹子般的一阵
   A hail of things, usually small objects, is a large number of them that hit you at the same time and with great force.
   1. The victim was hit by a hail of bullets...
      受害者被一阵弹雨击中。
   2. The riot police were met with a hail of stones and petrol bombs.
      防暴警察遭到一阵密集的石块和汽油弹的袭击。
5. VERB （人）生于，来自
   Someone who hails from a particular place was born there or lives there.
   1. I hail from Brighton...
      我来自布赖顿。
   2. The band hail from Glasgow.
      乐团来自格拉斯哥。
6. VERB （人或物）来自
   If someone or something hails from a particular background, they come from it.
   1. He hails from an affluent background...
      他出身于一个富有的家庭。
   2. This is a film which seems to hail from the hippie era.
      这看起来是一部嬉皮士时代的影片。
7. VERB 招呼;喊
   If you hail someone, you call to them.
   1. Jill saw him and hailed him...
      吉尔看到了他，并和他打招呼。
   2. Suddenly, a voice hailed us and there was Miss Quigley.
      忽然传来一声招呼，原来是奎格利小姐。
8. VERB 招呼，叫（出租车）
   If you hail a taxi, you wave at it in order to stop it because you want the driver to take you somewhere.
   1. I hurried away to hail a taxi.
      我赶紧去叫出租车。
9. CONVENTION 致意;致敬
   Hail is used as a word of greeting.
   1. Hail to the new champion Bengali D'Albret.
      向新科冠军本·贾利·达阿尔布雷致敬。

1. Faulkner has been hailed as the greatest American novelist of his generation
   福克纳被誉为他那一代人中最伟大的美国小说家。
2. US magazines hailed her as the greatest rock'n'roll singer in the world
   美国杂志把她奉为世界上最伟大的摇滚歌手。
3. The deal was hailed by the Defence Secretary.
   该项协议受到了国防部长的称赞。
4. It started to hail, huge great stones.
   开始下雹，而且是很大的雹子。
5. The victim was hit by a hail of bullets
   受害者被一阵弹雨击中。
6. The riot police were met with a hail of stones and petrol bombs.
   防暴警察遭到一阵密集的石块和汽油弹的袭击。
7. I hail from Brighton
   我来自布赖顿。
8. The band hail from Glasgow.
   乐团来自格拉斯哥。
9. He hails from an affluent background
   他出身于一个富有的家庭。
10. This is a film which seems to hail from the hippie era.
    这看起来是一部嬉皮士时代的影片。
11. Jill saw him and hailed him
    吉尔看到了他，并和他打招呼。
12. Suddenly, a voice hailed us and there was Miss Quigley.
    忽然传来一声招呼，原来是奎格利小姐。
13. I hurried away to hail a taxi.
    我赶紧去叫出租车。
14. Hail to the new champion Bengali D'Albret.
    向新科冠军本·贾利·达阿尔布雷致敬。
15. He died as any self-respecting gangster should — in a hail of bullets
    他死于乱枪之下——匪徒典型的最终下场。
16. It was so fine this morning. Who would have thought it would hail in the afternoon!
    早上天气还好好的，不料下午竟下起雹子来了。
17. While the battle raged, the bullets flew thick as hail.
    战斗激烈进行时，枪弹密如雨点。
18. They hail from all parts of the country.
    他们来自全国各地。
19. It plays an increasingly important part in meteorology for cloud, precipitation, hail and thunderstorm detection as well as the navigation of aircraft and ships.
    它在对云层、降水、冰雹和雷暴的气象探测以及在船舰和飞机的导航中，起着日益重要的作用。
20. The hail storm swept through.
    暴风雨裹着冰雹砸下来。
21. At last they saw him emerge on the top of an eminence within hail.
    最后，他们看到他在一个山岭上出现了，置身于欢呼之中。
22. Pray to the Lord, for we have had enough thunder and hail.
    这雷轰和冰雹已经够了。
23. Meanwhile, countermeasures and suggestions for hail climate were put forward.
    同时提出了冰雹气候防御的对策和建议。
24. They encounter incredible cloud movement, torrential rain, severe winds and hail, lightning, breathtaking storm structures.
    他们遭遇了难以置信的云团移动、连续性暴雨、狂风冰雹、闪电以及惊险的风暴结构。
25. Volcanic ash filled the sky, blotted out the sun, and triggered hail and lightning.
    天空充满了火山灰，遮盖了太阳，触发了冰雹和闪电。
26. And this is what we call rain or hail.
    而且这是我们所称的雨或冰雹。
27. The snow, frost, and hail return.
    白雪、寒霜和冰雹又回来了。
28. Both my husband and I hail from Harbin.
    我和我的丈夫都是哈尔滨人。
29. Hail and sleet are types of precipitation.
    冰雹和冻雨都是降水的形式。

  acclaim applaud cheer hail【导航词义：喝彩】

  acclaim v. 为…欢呼，为…喝彩

〔辨析〕指因某人或某事成就巨大或名声显赫而为其大声欢呼。

  applaud v. 向…鼓掌，向…喝彩

〔辨析〕指鼓掌欢迎，表示极大的赞同。

  cheer v. （向…）欢呼，（为…）加油

〔辨析〕指大声呼叫，表示鼓励、祝贺或喝彩。

  hail v. 为…欢呼，热情赞扬

〔辨析〕指大声喊出某人的名字或头衔以示喝彩。

  greet hail【导航词义：打招呼】

  greet v. 招呼；问候；迎接

〔辨析〕指用语言和行动打招呼，或友好而热诚地欢迎。

  hail v. 大声招呼

〔辨析〕指为招呼某人或吸引其注意力而大声喊叫。

hail from…

1. 来自；出生于
   to come from or have been born in a particular place
   1. The conference was hailed as a great success.
      会议被称颂为一次巨大的成功。
   2. Teenager Matt Brown is being hailed a hero for saving a young child from drowning.
      因救起一名溺水儿童，少年马特∙布朗被誉为英雄。

noun

1. enthusiastic greeting

2. many objects thrown forcefully through the air
   1. a hail of pebbles
   2. a hail of bullets

3. precipitation of ice pellets when there are strong rising air currents

verb

1. praise vociferously
   1. The critics hailed the young pianist as a new Rubinstein

   Synonym:    acclaimherald

2. greet enthusiastically or joyfully

   Synonym:    herald

3. call for
   1. hail a cab

4. be a native of
   1. She hails from Kalamazoo

   Synonym:    come

5. precipitate as small ice particles
   1. It hailed for an hour