shower
n
1
(a) brief fall of rain, sleet or hail; sudden sprinkle of water 一陣的雨、 雨夾雪或冰雹; 突然噴灑的水
be caught in a shower 遇到陣雨
a shower of spray 一陣噴霧.
(b) large number of things falling or arriving together 大量同時(shí)來(lái)到的事物
a shower of stones, arrows, dust, ash 一陣亂石、 亂箭、 灰塵、 灰燼
(fig 比喻) a shower of insults, blessings 一番侮辱、 祝福.
2
(a) (small room or cabinet containing a) device attached to the water supply, which produces a spray of water for washing 淋浴設(shè)備; 噴頭; 淋浴室
I'm in the shower. 我在淋浴室呢.
[attrib 作定語(yǔ)]
a shower cap, ie for keeping the hair dry 淋浴帽(防止頭發(fā)淋濕的).
(b) wash in or under this 淋浴: take a shower 淋浴.
3 (US) party at which presents are given to a person, esp a woman about to get married or have a baby 禮物贈(zèng)送會(huì)(尤指為即將結(jié)婚或分娩的女子舉行的). shower, v
1 [Ipr, Ip] ~ (down) on sb/sth; ~ down fall in a shower 陣雨般地降落
Small stones showered (down) on us from above. 小石塊陣雨般地落在我們身上.
Good wishes showered (down) on the bride and bridegroom. 大家紛紛向新娘新郎祝福.
2 [Tn.pr] ~ sb with sth; ~ sth on/upon sb
(a) cause (a great number of things) to fall on sb 使(大量東西)落在某人身上
shower the newly-weds with confetti 向新婚夫婦撒彩色紙屑
The falling wall showered dust on us. 墻倒了, 落了我們一身土.
(b) send or give sth to sb in great numbers 給某人大量的某物
The dancer was showered with praise. 那個(gè)跳舞的人備受稱贊.
shower gifts on sb 向某人贈(zèng)送大量禮物
Honours were showered upon the hero. 人們紛紛向那位英雄致敬. =>Usage at spray2 用法見(jiàn) spray2.
?? 考研助記
show(秀)+er(兒子):顯露出老二- 沐浴
?? 擴(kuò)展釋義
*['?au?]n. 陣雨, 淋浴, 一陣, 展出者, 顯示者vi. 淋浴, 下陣雨vt. 淋濕, 傾注【化】 噴淋管【醫(yī)】 驟現(xiàn), 驟增相關(guān)詞組: to take a shower