rain n. 1.雨,下雨;〔pl.〕阵雨。 2.雨天;〔the rains〕(热带地方的)雨季;〔the rains〕大西洋北纬4-10度的多雨地带。 3.(雨一样的)降落物。 4.〔俚语〕电子流。 a drizzling rain 细雨。 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) (下雨一样的)一阵(灰,眼泪,打击,吻)。 in the rain 在雨中,冒着雨。 rain or shine 无论晴雨,风雨无阻;必然地;确定不疑地。 vi. 下雨〔通例用 it 为主语〕;雨一般地落下。 It rains in. (房屋)漏雨;雨飘进来。 It has rained over. 雨停了。 It never rains but it pours. 不下则已,一下倾盆;〔比喻〕祸不单行;发生大灾祸。 vt. 使像雨一样地落下;厚施(恩惠等)。 It rains blood. 血流如注。 Her eyes rained tears. 她泪下如雨。 rain benefits upon sb. 给(某人)很大恩惠。 rain off 〔英国〕=rain out. rain out 因下雨阻碍,因下雨而取消 (The meeting was rained out. 大会因雨停开)。 adj. -less
continuous adj. 1.连续的,继续的,无间断的。 2.【植物;植物学】无节的。 a continuous current 恒(向电)流。 continuous fire 连续射击。 continuous rain 连绵不断的雨。 a continuous train of thoughts 一连串的思想。 a continuous wave (radar) 等幅波(雷达)。 adv. -ly
The crops are nearly ruined by the continuous rain 继续不断的雨水几乎毁坏了这些农作物。
We had twelve hours of sunshine yesterday , as against a forecast of continuous rain 昨日有十二小时的晴天,预报却说仍有雨
We had twelve hours of sunshine yesterday , as against a forecast of continuous rain 昨日有十二小时的晴天,预报却说仍有雨
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 即使天气转坏,几日里阴雨连绵,也似乎不曾使他们扫兴,室外的娱乐一停止,室内的倒反而更加活泼多样了。
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,冷暖气流的相遇也形成了绵绵春雨,令天色阴暗,在这种潮湿阴沈的气氛下,难免会令人有恹恹欲睡不愿意活动的感觉。