| 词组 | shower |
| 释义 | shower /ˈʃaʊə $ ʃaʊr/ noun 1. a piece of equipment that you stand under to wash your body, or the activity of washing your body in a showeradjectivesa hot/cold shower You’ll feel better when you’ve had a nice hot shower. | There was no hot water, so I had to take a cold shower.a quick shower After breakfast and a quick shower, she set off.a long shower I took off my wet clothes and had a long hot shower.a refreshing shower He enjoyed a refreshing shower after his run.an electric shower Pull the cord to switch on the electric shower.a private/en-suite shower (=attached to the bedroom) Most of the hotel rooms have a private shower and a balcony.a walk-in shower We decided to install a walk-in shower when we renovated the bathroom.verbshave a shower especially BrE take a shower especially AmE I took a quick shower, dressed and left for work.use the shower Is it OK if I use the shower?grab a shower informal (=take a quick shower) I barely had time to grab a shower before Pat’s family arrived.turn the shower on/off He turned on the shower and waited for the hot water to flow through.stand under the shower She stood under the shower for a long time.step into/out of the shower Mom slipped on some soap when she was stepping out of the shower.nounsa shower curtain She pulled back the shower curtain and stepped into the tub.a shower cubicle/enclosure (=an enclosed area containing a shower) The bathroom has a separate shower cubicle.a shower room Steam was coming from the shower room.shower gel (=liquid soap) moisturizing shower gela shower head (=the part that the water flows through) a ceiling-mounted shower heada shower stall (=one of several enclosed areas for taking a shower) There are showers stalls at the far end of the pool.a shower tray (=the place in which you stand) The shower tray was leaking.phrasesin the shower I told him that you were in the shower and would call him back. | I could hear Dad singing in the shower.2. a short period of rain or snowadjectivesa heavy shower More heavy showers are expected tomorrow.a light shower There were a few light showers, but generally the weather was good.scattered showers (=a few showers spread over a wide area) It will be mainly bright with just a few scattered showers in the afternoon.the occasional/odd shower I think we could have the odd shower later in the day.frequent showers The weather was generally cold and damp with frequent showers.a wintry shower (=with a little snow) The cold northerly wind brought heavy wintry showers.thundery showers We’ve had a lot of thundery showers this summer.squally showers (=with strong winds) The occasional squally showers will be heavy, especially near the coast.intermittent/sporadic showers (=which start and stop often and last for a short time) Rain is expected later today, followed by intermittent showers through Wednesday.nouns + showera rain/snow shower There was some warm sunshine between the rain showers.an April shower (=light rain falling in April, which is considered typical of that month in England) It started to rain, but it looked like it would only be an April shower.verbsshowers fall Snow showers began falling over high ground.showers are forecast/expected Heavy showers are forecast for today. | Showers are expected for much of this week. |
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