rain的读音是：英[reɪn]。rain的词语用法是n.(名词)rain的意思是“雨”,通常用作不可数名词, a rain指“一次雨、一阵雨、一场…样的雨”, rains指“几场雨,大阵雨”。rain【近义词】drizzle。
一、详尽释义点此查看rain的详细内容
二、英英释义
"a rain of bullets"
"a pelting of insults"
"If it rains much more, we can expect some flooding"
三、词典解释
1.雨；雨水
Rain is water that falls from the clouds in small drops.
e.g. I hope you didn't get soaked standing out in therain...
我希望你站在外面没有被雨淋透。
e.g. A spot ofrain fell on her hand.
一滴雨落在她的手上。
2.雨季
In countries where rain only falls in certain seasons, this rain is referred to asthe rains .
e.g. ...the spring, when the rains came...
春天，雨季来临时
e.g. The rains have failed again in the Horn of Africa.
雨季又没有光顾非洲之角。
3.下雨；降雨
When rain falls, you can say thatit is raining .
e.g. It rained the whole weekend...
整个周末都在下雨。
e.g. It was raining hard, and she hadn't an umbrella.
雨下得很大，但她没有雨伞。
4.（使）如雨点般落下；（使）大量降下
If someonerains blows, kicks, or bombson a person or place, the person or place is attacked by many blows, kicks, or bombs. You can also say that blows, kicks, or bombsrain on a person or place.
e.g. 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。
e.g. 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。
5.（从空中落下的）一阵，一连串
Arain of things is a large number of things that fall from the sky at the same time.
e.g. Arain of stones descended on the police.
一阵乱石砸向警察。
6.祸不单行
You can use the expressionit never rains but it pours to mean that several unfortunate events often happen at the same time.
7.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.
e.g. You'll be as right asrain 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。
8.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.
e.g. 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。
相关词组：rain offrain out
四、例句
There will be rain in all parts of the country.
全国各地将有雨。
The boys went for a walk despite of the rain.
尽管下雨，孩子们还是去散步。
The rain beat against the windows.
雨水拍打在窗户上。
Too much rain accounted for the poor crop.
太多的雨水导致庄稼歉收。
There is plenty of rain this year.
今年雨水充足。
If it doesn't rain tomorrow, we'll have a picnic.
如果明天不下雨，我们就去野餐。
It began to rain as soon as he left home.
他刚刚离开家就下起雨来。
Tears rained down her cheeks.
眼泪顺着她的面颊如雨点般落下。
The suitcase burst open and its contents rained on the floor.
手提箱裂开了，里面的东西纷纷落在地板上。
五、词汇搭配
六、情景对话
谈论天气
A：It looks like it’’s going to be sunny.
今天看来像是个晴天。
B：Yes, it’’s much better than yesterday.
是的，比昨天好多了。
A：They say we’’re going to get somerain later.
据说待会儿要下雨。
B：Oh, let’’s just hope it stays warm.
哦，我只希望一直暖和下去。
电影演员
A：Who’s your favorite actor?
你最喜欢哪位演员？
B：Tom Cruise, of course!
当然是汤姆克鲁兹了。
A：You’ve got to be kidding me! He’s horrible!
不是开玩笑吧，他很讨厌。
B：He may be a strange person in real life, but he’s a talented actor.
也许在现实生活中，他是个怪人，但他是个天才演员。
A：He used to be. He was good inRain Man, Jerry McGuire, and Cocktail. But the films he’s done recently aren’t worth seeing.
他过去是这样。他在《雨人》《征服情海》《花心情圣》中都有上佳表演。但他最近的片子却不值得一看。
rain什么意思
B：Do you mean that you didn’t like Mission Impossible III?
你的意思是你不喜欢看《碟中谍3》吗？
A：That’s exactly what I mean. I actually left the theater halfway through the film!
就是这个意思，这场电影我只看了一半就离开了电影院。
B：Who’s your favorite actor?
你最喜欢哪位演员？
A：I like John Cusack.
我喜欢约翰库萨克。
B：What’s your favorite John Cusack’s film?
你最喜欢他演的哪部电影？
A：I like one of his older ones, Say Anything. Have you seen it?
我喜欢他演的一部老电影《情到深处》。你看过吗？
rain的近义词
B：Sure, that’s a good film.
当然，这是部不错的电影。
A：Some people say that he always plays the same role. Do you think that makes him a bad actor?
一些人说他总是演相同的角色，你觉得这有损他的名声吗？
B：Not necessarily. Maybe he just knows what he does well and sticks withthat.
那倒不会，也许是因为他知道自己擅长演哪类角色才专注于此。
A：Regardless, I think he’s great.
不管怎样，我都觉得他是个好演员。
七、常见错误
误 The farmers want the rain.
正 The farmers want rain.
今年的雨水很多。误 We've had many rain this year.
正 We've had much rain this year.
析 rain作“雨水”解时是不可数名词,不能用many修饰,须用much,也不需要定冠词。
他被雨淋了。误 He was caught in rain.
正 He was caught in the rain.
析 “在雨中”英语是in the rain,需要用定冠词the。
昨天晚上有一场小雨。误 There was a small rain last night.
正 There was a light rain last night.
析 “一场小雨”,英文用a light rain,不用small。
一场大雨冲走了许多肥沃的土壤。误 A big rain washed away much rich soil.
正 A heavy rain washed away much rich soil.
析 表示“大雨”通常应该说heavy rain,而不说big rain或great rain。
不断的下雨使两岸都淹没了。误 Continuous rain overflowed the banks.
正 Continuous rains overflowed the banks.
析 rain作“几场雨”或“雨季”解时,习惯用复数。
他们冒雨踢足球。误 They played football under the rain.
正 They played football in the rain.
析 “冒着雨”应该说 in the rain,而不能说 under the rain。
误 It rained at five o'clock.
正 It began to rain at five o'clock.
析 rain用作动词时表示持续的动作,不能跟表示确切的时间点的状语连用。
如果明天不下雨,我们就去动物园。误 If it isn't rain tomorrow, we'll go to the zoo.
正 If it doesn't rain tomorrow, we'll go to the zoo.
析 “下雨”应该用动词rain。
rain的相关近义词
drizzle、fall、hail、steam、drizzle、drop、fall、spit
rain的相关临近词
rainbow、raiment、Raino、Raine、Rainu、Raini、Raing、Raina、Raindl、rained、Rainau、rainer