| 复合形式： |
| 英语 | 中文 |
| acid rain n | (pollution falling from sky) | SCSimplified Chinese 酸雨 suān yǔ |
| A lot of statues have been ruined due to acid rain breaking down the stone. |
| black rain n | figurative (nuclear fallout) | SCSimplified Chinese 黑雨 |
| come rain or shine adv | (whatever the weather) | SCSimplified Chinese 风雨无阻，不论晴雨，不管打雷下雨 fēng yǔ wú zǔ，bú lùn qíng yǔ，bù guǎn dǎ léi xià yǔ |
| Come rain or shine, we are going to the beach tomorrow! |
| 无论明天刮风下雨，我们都要去海滩！ |
| come rain or shine adv | (whatever happens) | SCSimplified Chinese 不论如何，不论什么情况 bú lùn rú hé，bú lùn shén me qíng kuàng
TCTraditional Chinese 不論如何 |
| Come rain or shine, I will never abandon you. |
| drop of rain n | (raindrop) | SCSimplified Chinese 雨滴，雨点儿 yǔ dī |
| drop of rain n | (rain: small amount) | SCSimplified Chinese 一滴雨 |
| 备注: usually used in negative sentences |
| We haven't had a drop of rain all summer and the crops are dying. |
| freezing rain n | (freezes on the ground) | SCSimplified Chinese 冻雨 dòng yǔ |
| SCSimplified Chinese 寒雨 dòng yǔ ，hán yǔ |
| Freezing rain makes both walking and driving hazardous. |
| heavy rain n | (torrential rainfall) | SCSimplified Chinese 大雨 dà yǔ
TCTraditional Chinese 大雨 |
SCSimplified Chinese 暴雨 dà yǔ，bào yǔ
TCTraditional Chinese 暴雨 |
| Heavy rain is forecast for the next few days, and there is a risk of severe flooding. |
| pouring rain n | (heavy rain) | SCSimplified Chinese 倾盆大雨 qīng pén dà yǔ |
| SCSimplified Chinese 瓢泼大雨 |
| Daisy jumped out of bed and pulled back the curtains, only to see pouring rain. |
| rain boots npl | mainly US (wellingtons: rubber footwear) | SCSimplified Chinese 雨靴 |
| SCSimplified Chinese 雨鞋 |
| Mary only allows her children to jump in puddles when they are wearing their rain boots. |
| rain cats and dogs v expr | figurative (be raining heavily) | SCSimplified Chinese 瓢泼大雨，狂风暴雨 |
| 备注: most commonly used in the continuous form |
| I won't be going out today - it's raining cats and dogs out there. |
| rain check n | US, informal, literal (ticket to rescheduled event) | SCSimplified Chinese 比赛等因雨改期后再赛时可凭此入场的票，改期票 bǐ sài děng yīn yǔ gǎi qī hòu zài sài shí kě píng cǐ rù chǎng de piào |
| The team cancelled the game and offered a rain check to the ticket holders. |
| 队伍取消了比赛，并向持票人提供了一张改期票。 |
| rain check n | US, informal, figurative (promise to postpone offer until later) (受邀方) | SCSimplified Chinese 请对方延后邀请的请求 |
| (邀请方) | SCSimplified Chinese 保证邀约继续有效的承诺 |
| I'll have to take a rain check on dinner tonight: I have to study for an exam all night. |
| 因为我整晚都得为考试做准备，所以今晚的晚餐邀约得改天在进行了。 |
| rain check n | US, informal, figurative (ticket entitling customer to sale price later) | SCSimplified Chinese 下次优先供货券 xià cì yōu xiān gòng huò quàn |
| 备注: 减价品售完时商场提供给顾客的下次优先供货保证 |
| The store was out of the advertised sausages, but they gave me a rain check. |
| 这家店卖光了广告上的香肠，不过他们给了我一张下次优先供货券。 |
| rain cloud n | (meteorology) | SCSimplified Chinese 雨云 yǔ yún |
| SCSimplified Chinese 降雨云 |
| rain dance n | (dance to encourage rainfall) (印第安人的一种仪式) | SCSimplified Chinese 祈雨舞，求雨舞 qí yǔ wǔ，qiú yǔ wǔ |
| rain frog | (animal) | SCSimplified Chinese 雨蛙 |
| rain gauge n | (measures fallen rain) | SCSimplified Chinese 雨量计 |
| The rain gauge indicated that 2 cm of rain had fallen in an hour. |
| rain jacket n | (light waterproof coat) | SCSimplified Chinese 雨衣 yǔ yī |
| SCSimplified Chinese 防水外套 |
| I keep a rain jacket in the car. |
| rain or shine adv | (whatever the weather) | SCSimplified Chinese 无论天气如何 |
| SCSimplified Chinese 风雨无阻 fēng yǔ wú zǔ |
| The marathon run will take place rain or shine, although it will be postponed if there's lightning. |
| rain shadow n | (meteorology) | SCSimplified Chinese 雨影 |
| SCSimplified Chinese 雨影区 |
| rain shower n | (short burst of rain) | SCSimplified Chinese 阵雨 zhèn yǔ |
| I got caught in a rain shower on my way to work and wished I had taken an umbrella. |
rain slicker,
slicker n | US (waterproof coat, mackintosh) | SCSimplified Chinese 雨衣 yǔ yī |
| rain tree | (forestry) | SCSimplified Chinese 雨树 |
| SCSimplified Chinese 雨豆树 |
rainforest,
rain forest n | (dense woodland in rainy region) | SCSimplified Chinese 热带雨林 rè dài yǔ lín
TCTraditional Chinese 熱帶雨林 |
| Western Canada has several areas of rainforest. |
| 加拿大西部有几片热带雨林。 |
| rainstorm n | (storm with heavy rainfall) | SCSimplified Chinese 暴风雨 bào fēng yǔ
TCTraditional Chinese 暴風雨 |
| The rainstorm will dump about two inches of rain by nightfall. |
rainwater,
rain water,
rain-water n | (fallen rain) | SCSimplified Chinese 雨水 yǔ shuǐ
TCTraditional Chinese 雨水 |
| The farmers need rainwater to grow their crops. |
| right as rain adj | informal (in perfect condition) | SCSimplified Chinese 状态极佳的 |
| SCSimplified Chinese 非常健康的 fēi cháng jiàn kāng de |
| After a good night's sleep I felt as right as rain. |
| We'll give the engine a tune-up, and it should be right as rain afterwards. |
| spot with rain v expr | (rain a few drops) | SCSimplified Chinese 点滴雨水 |
| SCSimplified Chinese 小雨 |
| take a rain check v expr | figurative, informal (postpone [sth]) | SCSimplified Chinese 改天再做 |
| SCSimplified Chinese 改日再去 |
| I can't meet you tonight; can I take a rain check for next week? |
| 今晚我不能与你见面，能改天再见吗？ |
tropical rainforest,
tropical rain forest n | (dense woodland in equatorial area) | SCSimplified Chinese 热带雨林 rè dài yǔ lín
TCTraditional Chinese 熱帶雨林 |
