雨一直下(第二部分)

2014-11-21 12:54阿卡索英语口语解析英语学习

接着 上一讲 ,再讲一些关于“下雨”的表达方式。

(一)倾盆大雨

1. downpour : a short period of very heavy rain that starts suddenly

例:

a torrential downpour (倾盆大雨)

A sudden downpour sent us running for shelter. (突然下起了倾盆大雨,我们赶紧去找地方避雨。)

 

(二)毛毛雨

2. drizzle : use this to say that it is raining a little, with very small drops of rain 毛毛雨

备注: ''drizzle'' 的原意是“滴几滴(油等)液体在食物上”,如:

Drizzle the soy sauce over the chicken. (在鸡肉上滴几滴酱油。)

The vegetables were drizzled with olive oil. (菜里已经加了几滴橄榄油了。)

在表示“下雨”时, ''drizzle'' 引申为“毛毛雨”的意思。

例:

It was beginning to drizzle, so she pulled on her hood. (开始下毛毛雨了,她赶紧把卫衣的帽子戴上。)

it's drizzling (备注: ''it's drizzling'' 常用于口语中)

I think I'll walk to work—it's only drizzling. (只是下点毛毛雨,我还是走路去上班吧。)

补充:

''drizzle'' 做名词时,也可以表示类似的意思。

例:

A light drizzle was falling as I left the house. (我离开家的时候开始下毛毛雨。)

Yes, it's raining, but it's only a drizzle. (是在下雨,但只是毛毛雨。)

''drizzly'' ''drizzle'' 的形容词形式,也可以表示类似的意思。

例:

It was a drizzly, gray weekend. (那是个天阴阴的、下着毛毛雨周末。)

 

3. it's sprinkling : use this to say that it is raining a little, usually when it will not last long (短时间的)毛毛雨

备注: ''sprinkle'' 的原意是“撒”,如:

Sprinkle the top with cheese. (在上面撒点芝士。)

He sprinkled the water on the plants. (他给植物浇水。)

I sprinkled cocoa over my latte. (我给自己的那杯拿铁上撒了可可粉。)  

''it's sprinkling'' 中,引申为“毛毛雨”的意思。 ''it's sprinkling'' 常用于美式英语的口语中。

例:

"Is it raining out?" "It's just sprinkling." - 下雨了? - 只是毛毛雨。)

 

4. light rain : a little rain 小雨

例:

Some light rain is likely in the Boston area. (波士顿地区可能会下小雨。)

 

(三)雨季

5. the rainy season/the monsoon : a time of the year when it rains a lot in hot countries, such as India and other southern Asian countries, from about April to October (季风)雨季  

例:

The rainy season is late this year. (今年的雨季推迟了。)

At this time of year, before the monsoon, the river is at its lowest. (每年雨季前的这个时候,河水的水位是一年中最低的。)

 

6. the rains : heavy rain that falls during a particular period in the year in tropical countries 雨季

例:

The farmers are waiting for the rains to come. (农民一直在等着雨季的到来。)

 

(四)雨和其它

7. hail : frozen rain that falls in the form of hailstones 冰雹

例:

The hail has destroyed many of the county's crops. (在该国很多地方,冰雹砸毁了很多农作物。)

Many cars were damaged by hail during the storm. (一场风暴下来,很多车都被冰雹砸坏了。)

heavy showers of rain and hail (夹着冰雹的强阵雨)

补充: ''hail'' 做动词时,也可以表示类似的意思。

例:

It's hailing outside. (外面在下冰雹。)

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