rain n. 1.雨,下雨;〔pl.〕陣雨。 2.雨天;〔the rains〕(熱帶地方的)雨季;〔the rains〕大西洋北緯4-10度的多雨地帶。 3.(雨一樣的)降落物。 4.〔俚語〕電子流。 a drizzling rain 細(xì)雨。 fine rain 毛毛雨。 a heavy [light] rain 大[小]雨。 It looks like rain. 像要下雨。 a rain of (ashes, tears, blows, kisses) (下雨一樣的)一陣(灰,眼淚,打擊,吻)。 in the rain 在雨中,冒著雨。 rain or shine 無論晴雨,風(fēng)雨無阻;必然地;確定不疑地。 vi. 下雨〔通例用 it 為主語〕;雨一般地落下。 It rains in. (房屋)漏雨;雨飄進來。 It has rained over. 雨停了。 It never rains but it pours. 不下則已,一下傾盆;〔比喻〕禍不單行;發(fā)生大災(zāi)禍。 vt. 使像雨一樣地落下;厚施(恩惠等)。 It rains blood. 血流如注。 Her eyes rained tears. 她淚下如雨。 rain benefits upon sb. 給(某人)很大恩惠。 rain off 〔英國〕=rain out. rain out 因下雨阻礙,因下雨而取消 (The meeting was rained out. 大會因雨停開)。 adj. -less
continuous adj. 1.連續(xù)的,繼續(xù)的,無間斷的。 2.【植物;植物學(xué)】無節(jié)的。 a continuous current 恒(向電)流。 continuous fire 連續(xù)射擊。 continuous rain 連綿不斷的雨。 a continuous train of thoughts 一連串的思想。 a continuous wave (radar) 等幅波(雷達(dá))。 adv. -ly
The crops are nearly ruined by the continuous rain 繼續(xù)不斷的雨水幾乎毀壞了這些農(nóng)作物。
We had twelve hours of sunshine yesterday , as against a forecast of continuous rain 昨日有十二小時的晴天,預(yù)報卻說仍有雨
We had twelve hours of sunshine yesterday , as against a forecast of continuous rain 昨日有十二小時的晴天,預(yù)報卻說仍有雨
Even when that weather was broken , and continuous rain set in for some days , no damp seemed cast over enjoyment : indoor amusements only became more lively and varied , in consequence of the stop put to outdoor gaiety 即使天氣轉(zhuǎn)壞,幾日里陰雨連綿,也似乎不曾使他們掃興,室外的娛樂一停止,室內(nèi)的倒反而更加活潑多樣了。
The moisture blocks evaporation of sweat from our body , making things worse . furthermore , the mixing of cold and warm air brings continuous rain and overcast skies . no wonder some people feel depressed and become inactive 此外,冷暖氣流的相遇也形成了綿綿春雨,令天色陰暗,在這種潮濕陰沈的氣氛下,難免會令人有懨懨欲睡不愿意活動的感覺。