rain

1. water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere

2. drops of fresh water that fall as precipitation from clouds

3. anything happening rapidly or in quick successive;

"a rain of bullets"

"a pelting of insults"

来自古英语 regn,雨，来自 Proto-Germanic*regna,雨，来自 PIE*reg,水气，湿的，词源同 irrigate. 拼写比较 main,might.

rain

rain: [OE] Rain is an exclusively Germanic word, not shared by any other language group in the Indo-European family. Its prehistoric ancestor *reg- has evolved into German and Dutch regen, Swedish and Danish regn, and English rain. There may be some connection with Old Norse rakr ‘wet’.

rain (n.)

Old English regn "rain," from Proto-Germanic *regna- (cognates: Old Saxon regan, Old Frisian rein, Middle Dutch reghen, Dutch regen, German regen, Old Norse regn, Gothic rign "rain"), with no certain cognates outside Germanic, unless it is from a presumed PIE *reg- "moist, wet," which may be the source of Latin rigare "to wet, moisten" (see irrigate). Rain dance is from 1867; rain date in listings for outdoor events is from 1948. To know enough to come in out of the rain (usually with a negative) is from 1590s. Rainshower is Old English renscur.

rain (v.)

Old English regnian, usually contracted to rinan; see rain (n.), and compare Old Norse rigna, Swedish regna, Danish regne, Old High German reganon, German regnen, Gothic rignjan. Related: Rained; raining. Transferred and figurative use of other things that fall as rain (blessings, tears, etc.) is recorded from c. 1200.

To rain on (someone's) parade is attested from 1941. Phrase to rain cats and dogs is attested from 1738 (variation rain dogs and polecats is from 1650s), of unknown origin, despite intense speculation. One of the less likely suggestions is pets sliding off sod roofs when the sod got too wet during a rainstorm. (Ever see a dog react to a rainstorm by climbing up on an exposed roof?) Probably rather an extension of cats and dogs as proverbial for "strife, enmity" (1570s).

Disputes over money may rain a relationship.

出自-2011年12月阅读原文

Since it's raining so hard, let's go and see the new exhibits.

出自-2014年6月听力原文

And the rain is spread out over more days than those cities.

2019年12月四级真题（第一套）听力 Section C

I'm currently sitting alone at the table outside the Black Cat Cafe, listening to the rain and watching people passing by.

2019年6月四级真题（第二套）听力 Section B

They can lead to extreme rain in parts of North and South America, even as southern Africa experiences dry weather.

2015年12月四级真题（第三套）阅读 Section A

Today I found out that Seattle doesn't really get that much rain compared with most US cities.

2019年12月四级真题（第一套）听力 Section C

When it does rain, it tends to be a very light rain that isn't troublesome.

2019年12月四级真题（第一套）听力 Section C

Usually when we walk through the rain forest we hear a soft sound from all the moist leaves and organic debris on the forest floor," says ecologist Daniel Nepstad.

出自-2013年6月阅读原文

Predictions of the collapse of the tropical rain forests have been around for years

出自-2013年6月阅读原文

Left alone, it was assumed, the world's rain forests would not only flourish but might even rescue us from disaster by absorbing the excess carbon dioxide and other planet-warming greenhouse gases.

出自-2013年6月阅读原文

Some scientists believe that the rise in carbon levels means that the Amazon and other rain forests in Asia and Africa may go from being assets in the battle against rising temperatures to liabilities

出自-2013年6月阅读原文

If the collapse of the rain forests speeds up dramatically,it could eventually release 3.5-5 billion metric tons of carbon into the atmosphere each year - making forests the leading source of greenhouse gases.

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Some experts say that the rain forest is already at the

出自-2013年6月阅读原文

Extreme weather and reckless development arc plotting against the rain forest in ways that scientists have never seen.

出自-2013年6月阅读原文

The picture worsens with each round of El Nino, the unusually warm currents in the Pacific Ocean that drive up temperatures and invariably presage (预示) droughts and fires in the rain forest

出自-2013年6月阅读原文

More than paradise lost, a perishing rain forest could trigger a domino effect - sending winds and rains kilometers off course and loading the skies with even greater levels of greenhouse gases - that will be felt far beyond the Amazon basin.

出自-2013年6月阅读原文

organic debris echoes the sounds in a rain forest

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In the second paragraph, the author challenges the view that the collapse of rain forests is caused by direct human interference.

出自-2013年6月阅读原文

the collapse of rain forests is caused by direct human interference

出自-2013年6月阅读原文

the condition of rain forests has been rapidly deteriorating

出自-2013年6月阅读原文

rain forests should not be converted into pastures or farms

出自-2013年6月阅读原文

The author argues that the rising carbon levels in rain forests may turn them into a major source of g

出自-2013年6月阅读原文

But towards late afternoon, rain will spread from Scotland to cover most parts by midnight.

出自-2010年6月听力原文

Ever since humanity began to farm our own food, we've faced the unpredictable rain that is both friend and enemy.

2018年6月六级真题（第一套）阅读 Section B

Food security and fortunes depend on sufficient rain, and nowhere more so than in Africa, where 96% of farmland depends on rain instead of the irrigation common in more developed places.

2018年6月六级真题（第一套）阅读 Section B

The chemical composition of rainfall changes slightly as rain clouds move.

2015年12月六级真题（第二套）听力 Section C

They were able to accurately place the hair samples in broad regions roughly corresponding to the movement of rain systems.

2015年12月六级真题（第二套）听力 Section C

A heavy rain ruined the dinner.

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A study found that a strong nifio in 1997-98 helped America's economy grow by 15 billion, partly because of better agricultural harvest, farmers in the midwest gained from extra rain.

2016年高考英语江苏卷 阅读理解 阅读C 原文

After spotting a wallet on the front seat inside a parked car with its window down, he stood guard in the rain for about two hours waiting for the owner to return.

2018年高考英语北京卷 完形填空 原文

Better sewers make it less likely that heavy rain is followed by an outbreak of the disease of bad stomach.

2016年高考英语江苏卷 阅读理解 阅读C 原文

Here, the air was clean and fresh, even with the rain.

2015年高考英语全国卷1 语法填空 原文

However, by midday, it will become cloudy in most areas, with rain spreading generally from the west.

2016年高考英语浙江卷（10月） 听力 原文

In the afternoon, there will be rain in most places, with winds becoming stronger along the coast.

2016年高考英语浙江卷（10月） 听力 原文

In wind and rain she started on her difficult way.

2016年高考英语浙江卷（10月） 阅读理解 阅读A 原文

It was raining lightly when I arrived in Yangshuo just before dawn.

2015年高考英语全国卷1 语法填空 原文

One day, the cow was eating grass when it began to rain heavily.

2015年高考英语广东卷 语法填空 原文

The rain will be quite heavy.

2016年高考英语浙江卷（10月） 听力 原文

The weather forecast says it will be cloudy with a slight chance of rain later tonight.

2016年高考英语天津卷 单项填空 原文

Though heavy rains brought about by el nino may relieve the drought in California, they are likely to cause surface flooding and other disasters.

2016年高考英语江苏卷 阅读理解 阅读C 原文

We now realize how important family is and how important to be near them, especially when you're raining children.

2016年高考英语全国卷1 阅读理解 阅读B 原文

With no rains for over a year, the city is suffering from unusually hot weather.

2017年高考英语全国卷1 听力 原文

1. The recent rain had churned up the waterfall into a muddy whirlpool.

最近的一场雨把瀑布搅成了泥水漩涡。

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2. She was born in the middle of a rain storm.

她出生在一场暴风雨中。

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3. He stared at the rain spattering on the glass.

他凝视着雨点溅落在玻璃上。

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4. His hair was plastered down to his scalp by the rain.

他的头发淋雨后紧贴在头皮上。

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5. Acid rain is not straightforwardly attributable to the burning of coal.

酸雨并非简单地由烧煤造成。

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