hail
n
1 [U] frozen rain falling in a shower 雹; 冰雹.
2 [sing] (fig 比喻) thing coming in great numbers and with force 來得又多又猛的事物
a hail of bullets, blows, curses 一陣彈雨、 亂打、 亂罵. hail, v
1 [I] fall as hail in a shower 下雹
It is hailing. 正在下雹.
2 [I, Ip, Tn, Tn.p]
~ (sth) down (on sb) (fig 比喻) come or send (sth) down hard and fast 迅而猛地落下; 使(某事物)迅而猛地落下
Stones hailed down on them. 石頭像雹子一樣落在他們身上.
They hailed curses down on us. 他們大罵了我們一通.
hail v
1 [Tn]
(a) call to (a person or ship) in order to attract attention 招呼(人或船)
within `hailing distance, ie close enough to be hailed 在可以招呼的距離內.
(b) signal to (a taxi, etc) to stop 打信號示意(計程車等)停下.
2 [Cn.n/a] ~ sb/sth as sth enthusiastically acknowledge sb/sth as sth 熱情地承認某人[某事物]為...
crowds hailing him as king, as a hero 擁他為王、 贊他為英雄的群眾
(fig 比喻) The book was hailed as a masterpiece/as masterly. 這本書被譽為杰作.
3 [Ipr] ~ from... originate from (a place) 來自(某地)
She hails (ie comes) from India. 她來自印度.
Where does the ship hail from? ie Which is her home port? 這條船是從哪里開出來的(船籍港是何處)?
4 (idm 習語) be ,hail-fellow-well-`met (with sb) be very friendly or too friendly (with people, esp strangers) (與人, 尤指生人)十分友好或過於親昵. hail, interj (arch 古) welcome! 歡迎!
Hail, Caesar! 愷撒大帝萬歲! n [U]
(idm 習語) within `hail close enough to be hailed 在招呼能及的地方.