| 词组 | shower |
| 释义 | shower [showered, showered, showering] shower on/upon ! Shower upon is more formal than shower on and is mostly used in writing. 1. shower sth on/upon sb if you shower praise, honours etc on someone, you praise them a lot or give them a lot of honours: ▪ Last night senior officers showered praise on the young policewoman for her courage. ▪ I didn't think it was a particularly good film, despite all the Oscars and awards that were showered on it. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑lavish on/upon 2. shower sth on/upon sb to give a lot of money or gifts to someone in a very generous way: ▪ At Christmas everyone longs to shower gifts on their family and friends - but where is the money to come from? shower with 1. shower sb with sth to give someone a lot of something, especially presents or praise, in order to show them how pleased, grateful etc you are: ▪ The players will be showered with gifts, like cars and luxury apartments, if they beat England for the first time. ▪ The critics showered the film with praise when it first came out. 2. shower sb with sth to throw a lot of something over someone: ▪ The crowds cheered in the streets and showered her with flowers and petals. ▪ At that moment the bomb exploded, showering people with glass and debris. |
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