rain

名词 n. 动词 v.
/ˈɹeɪn/    /ˈɹeɪn/|/ˈɹæɪn/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Condensed water falling from a cloud. uncountable,usually
    — We've been having a lot of rain lately.
  2. Any matter moving or falling, usually through air, and especially if liquid or otherwise figuratively identifiable with raindrops. figuratively,uncountable,usually
  3. An instance of particles or larger pieces of matter moving or falling through air. figuratively,uncountable,usually
    — A rain of mortar fire fell on our trenches.
动词 v.
  1. To have rain fall from the sky. impersonal
    — Judging by the black cloud, it will rain later today.
  2. Obsolete form of reign. alt-of,obsolete
    — Such wondrous science in mans witt to rain.
  3. To fall as or like rain. figuratively,intransitive
    — Tears rained from her eyes.
  4. To issue (something) in large quantities. figuratively,transitive
    — The boxer rained punches on his opponent's head.

词形变化

rains plural rayne alternative,obsolete raygne alternative,obsolete rains present,singular,third-person raining participle,present rained participle,past rained past no-table-tags table-tags glossary inflection-template rain infinitive rain first-person,present,singular rained first-person,past,singular rain present,second-person,singular rainest archaic,present,second-person,singular rained past,second-person,singular rainedst archaic,past,second-person,singular rains present,singular,third-person raineth archaic,present,singular,third-person rained past,singular,third-person rain plural,present rained past,plural rain present,subjunctive rained past,subjunctive rain imperative,present - imperative,past raining participle,present rained participle,past rains present,singular,third-person raining participle,present rained participle,past rained past

词汇关系

衍生词
Also see terms derived from the verb acid rain black rain blood rain cold rain process come rain or shine come rain or snow coronal rain derain driving rain first rain freezing rain golden rain golden rain tree methane rain oil rain lamp plum rain plum rains pour with rain rainband rain-barrel rain barrel rain beetle rainberry rainbird rain bomb rainboot rainbound rainbow rainburn rainburst rain butt raincape rain chamber raincheck rain check rain cheque rainclothes rain cloud raincloud raincoat rain-coat rain collar Raincouver raincover rain crow rain dance raindate rain day rain delay rain doctor raindrift raindrop rainer rainfall rainfast rainfed rainflow rain follows the plough rain follows the plow rainforest rain forest rain frog rainful rain gage rain garden rain gauge raingear rain gutter rain hat rainhat rainish rainjacket rain lamp rain leaf rainless rainlight rainlike rain lily rainmaker rainmaking rain man rainmeter rain moon rain napper rain or shine rainout rain owl rainpants rain pit rainpool rainpour rainprint rainproof rain quail rainscald rainscape rainscreen rainshade rainshadow rain shadow rainshower rain shower rain-slickened rainslicker rainsoaked rain-soaked rainsome rainspout rainsquall rain stair rods rainstick rain stick rain stopped play rainstorm rainsuit rainswept raintight raintop rain-tree rain tree rain truck rainwash rainwashed rainwater rain water rainwear rainworm rain-wrapped rainy rain year right as rain righter than rain ring rain small rain lays great dust sulfur rain sulphur rain yellow rain rain death Also see terms derived from the noun berain don't pee on my leg and tell me it's raining don't piss on my leg and tell me it's raining don't pee in the wind and tell me it's raining don't piss in the wind and tell me it's raining is it going to rain it never rains but it pours it's raining make it rain piss on someone's leg and tell them it's raining rain buckets rain cats and dogs rain dogs and cats rain death upon rain down rain fire and brimstone rain like cats and dogs rain off rain on one's parade rain on someone's parade rain out rain pitchforks unrained

词源

词源 1
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *Hréǵʰ-der.
Proto-Indo-European *Hréǵʰnos?
Proto-Germanic *regną
Proto-West Germanic *regn
Old English reġn
Middle English reyn
English rain
Inherited from Middle English reyn, rein, from Old English reġn, from Proto-West Germanic *regn, from Proto-Germanic *regną, of uncertain origin. Possibly from pre-Germanic *Hréǵ-no-, from Proto-Indo-European *Hreǵ- (“to flow”), although the consonant reflexes don't match.
Cognates
Cognate with Yola rhyne, ryne (“rain”), North Frisian Riin, rin (“rain”), Saterland Frisian Rien (“rain”), West Frisian rein (“rain”), Dutch regen (“rain”), Limburgish raenger, Rään (“rain”), German Low German Regen, Ręgen, Rägen (“rain”), Luxembourgish Reen (“rain”), German Regen (“rain”), Mòcheno reng (“rain”), Vilamovian raan (“rain”), Alemannic German regu, räge, rägä (“rain”), Bavarian Regn, rein (“rain”), Cimbrian regan, réego, reng (“rain”), Yiddish רעגן (regn, “rain”), Danish, Faroese, Icelandic, Norwegian Bokmål, Norwegian Nynorsk, and Swedish regn (“rain”), Crimean Gothic reghen (“rain”), Gothic 𐍂𐌹𐌲𐌽 (rign, “rain”).
词源 2
From Middle English reinen, from Old English reġnian, from Proto-West Germanic *regnōn, from Proto-Germanic *regnōną, from *regną (“rain”), as above.
Cognates
Cognate with Cimbrian règhenan, rengen (“to rain”), Dutch regenen (“to rain”), German regnen (“to rain”), Limburgish raengere, rääne (“to rain”), Low German regen (“to rain”), Luxembourgish reenen (“to rain”), Yiddish רעגענען (regenen, “to rain”), Danish, Norwegian Bokmål regne (“to rain”), Faroese, Swedish regna (“to rain”), Icelandic rigna (“to rain”), Norwegian Nynorsk regna, regne (“to rain”).
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