| 词组 | rain |
| 释义 | rain [rained, rained, raining] rain down 1. rain down • rain down sth • rain sth down literary to fall in large quantities, or make something fall in large quantities: ▪ Falling debris rained down as firefighters in breathing apparatus fought the flames. ▪ Archers rained arrows down from the watchtower. + on/upon ▪ I put my arms over my head as pieces of glass started to rain down on me. 2. rain down • rain down sth • rain sth down literary if blows rain down on you, or if someone rains blows down on you, they hit you many times from above: ▪ Terry cried out in pain as a flurry of blows rained down on his back. ▪ Now the Cuban giant was standing over his opponent, raining down punches. be rained off BrE be rained out AmE be rained off/out if an event is rained off or rained out, it cannot take place or has to stop because there is too much rain: ▪ Last night's match with Manchester United was rained off. ▪ We had tickets to the Blue Jays game but it was rained out. |
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