N-UNCOUNT 雨;雨水 Rain is water that falls from the clouds in small drops.
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。
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 as the rains .
...the spring, when the rains came... 春天,雨季来临时
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 that it is raining .
It rained the whole weekend... 整个周末都在下雨。
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 someone rains blows, kicks, or bombs on a person or place, the person or place is attacked by many blows, kicks, or bombs. You can also say that blows, kicks, or bombs rain on a person or place.
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。
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。
Rain down means the same as rain . rain down同rain
Fighter aircraft rained down high explosives... 战斗机投下大量烈性炸药。
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 A rain of things is a large number of things that fall from the sky at the same time.
A rain of stones descended on the police. 一阵乱石砸向警察。
祸不单行 You can use the expression it never rains but it pours to 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 is as 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.
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 something rain or shine, you mean that they do it regularly, without being affected by the weather or other circumstances.
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。