shower n. 1.陣雨;(風(fēng)雪等的)一陣。 2.淋?。?彈)雨(等),陣雨一樣涌到的東西(信等);【物理學(xué)】射叢;(美)(為新娘等舉行的)送禮會(huì);大批禮物。 a shower stick 〔美國〕雨傘。 be caught in a shower 遇到陣雨。 Letters come in showers. 信件一批一批地涌到。 a labile shower 【物理學(xué)】晶霰。 a meson shower 【物理學(xué)】介子簇射。 send sb. to the showers 〔美國〕拒絕要求;散會(huì)。 vt. 把…給陣雨淋濕;使?jié)裢?;陣雨似地傾注(炮彈等);大量給與(禮物等) (upon)。 vi. 下陣雨;陣雨似地落下。 shower affections upon 對…傾注愛意。 n. 出示者;表示者;展出者;指示者[器]。
a transient shower of meteors when a meteor swarm enters the earth''s atmosphere 同義詞:meteor stream,
百科解釋
A meteor shower is a celestial event in which a number of meteors are observed to radiate from one point in the night sky. These meteors are caused by streams of cosmic debris called meteoroids entering Earth's atmosphere at extremely high speeds on parallel trajectories.