shower

['ʃauə]

n.淋浴, 阵雨, 送礼会, (大量)涌泻
v.冲(淋浴), 下(阵雨), 倾注

n.[C]

1. 阵雨; 冰雹(或风雪等)的一阵[P1]

There was a hard shower.

下了一阵骤雨。

2. 阵雨般的东西; (眼泪等的)一阵[S1][(+of)]

3. (倾泻般出现的)一大批, 大量[S1][(+of)]

I have received a shower of letters recently.

最近我收到了一大批信件。

4. 淋浴; 淋浴器; 淋浴间

I take a cold shower every day.

我每天用冷水淋浴。

5. 【英】【口】(一群)懒散和不修边幅的人[S][G]

6. (为新娘或即将分娩的妇女等举行的)送礼会

The neighbors held a shower for the girl.

邻居为姑娘举行了一个送礼会。

vi.

1. (用it当主语)下阵雨

It suddenly started to shower.

突然下起阵雨。

2. 阵雨般落下(或来到)[(+on)]

Nuts showered down from the tree.

坚果雨点般地从树上落下来。

3. 洗淋浴

He showered quickly before he got dressed.

他很快地洗了个淋浴, 然后穿上衣服。

vt.

1. 喷淋; 溅; 把……弄湿

2. 大量地给予; 倾注[(+on/with)]

Relatives and friends showered good wishes on the bride and bridegroom.

亲朋好友纷纷向新娘新郎祝福。

3. 给(自己)洗淋浴

词形变化

形容词: showery | 动词过去式: showered | 动词过去分词: showered | 动词现在分词: showering | 动词第三人称单数: showers |

词义辨析

同义:

v.洒, 泼, 溅, 滴下, 淌下

sprinkle  drizzle  mist  mizzle  spatter  dribble  trickle  rain  spray  downpour  slect

n.撒, 喷雾, 泼, 溅, 雨滴, 下雨

sprinkle  sprinkling  mist  drizzle  spatter  spattering  sparge  spit  spitting  flurry  raindrops  rainfall  rain shower  wet  downpour  cloud burst  sleet  hail  deluge

n.喷射, 倾注, 发射, 炮击

spray  hail  torrent  pouring  downpour  cloudburst  aspersion  barrage  volley  bombardment  salvo

n.丰富, 充分, 泛滥, 过剩, 浪费, 奢侈

abundance  plenty  profusion  flood  deluge  overflow  nimiety  super-abundance  superfluity  copiousness  opulence  lavishness  extravagance

n.集会, 宴会, 婚礼

party  bridal shower  baby shower

n.清洗, 淋浴, 洗澡

rinse  rinsing  shower  bath  wash  washing  cleaning

n.洒水车, 喷雾器, 喷壶, 喷嘴, 喷头

sprinkler  sprayer  nozzle  shower-head

v.洗, 漂洗, 洗净

rinse  bathe  wash  clean

v.喷, 喷射, 轰炸, 落下, 降下

spray  hail  snow  spit  sparge  barrage  bombard  volley  fall  descend

v.泛滥, 充满, 淹没, 浪费

drown  flood  deluge  overflow  inundate  whelm  overwhelm  teem  lavish  heap  pour forth  

英英释义

名词 shower:

a plumbing fixture that sprays water over you

washing yourself by standing upright under water sprayed from a nozzle

同义词：shower bath

a brief period of precipitation

同义词：rain shower

a sudden downpour (as of tears or sparks etc) likened to a rain shower

同义词：cascade

someone who organizes an exhibit for others to see

同义词：exhibitor, exhibitioner

a party of friends assembled to present gifts (usually of a specified kind) to a person

动词 shower:

expend profusely; also used with abstract nouns

同义词：lavish

spray or sprinkle with

take a shower; wash one's body in the shower

rain abundantly

同义词：shower down

provide abundantly with

补充

showershower英:[ˈʃauə] 美:[ˈʃaʊɚ]n.1.阵雨, 阵雪The weather was good except for an occasional shower.除下了一阵大雨外, 天气还是很好的。2.淋浴We have to take several cold showers to keep us cool every day in summer.夏季, 我们一天得冲几次凉。vi.1.下阵雨; 似阵雨般降落It has started to shower; I'm sure to get wet.天已开始下阵雨, 我一定会被淋湿。vt.1.大量地给予We showered gifts on her.我们纷纷向她赠送礼物。

例句

1. She took two showers a day.她每天淋浴两次。 2. She turned on the shower.她打开了淋浴喷头。 3. We all stood in the women's shower.我们都站在女浴室里。 4. a week of scattered showers一周的零星阵雨 5. a shower of meteorites流星雨 6. a baby shower迎婴聚会 7. a shower of wasters一群饭桶 8. I'll shave and shower and then have some coffee.我要刮脸、淋浴, 然后喝些咖啡。 9. Small stones and grit showered on her shoulders and hair.小石子和粗砂砾雨点般落在她的肩膀和头发上。 10. Mr Reagan was showered with glass.里根先生被溅了一身的碎玻璃。 11. Her parents showered her with kisses.她父母不停地亲吻她。 12. He constantly showered me with abuse.他总是不停地辱骂我。 13. It showered last night.昨夜里下了一阵风雪。 14. Questions showered on him by the reporters.记者们的问题劈头盖脸地问了一大堆。 15. I always shower after getting up.起床后我总是洗个淋浴。 16. to shower one's baby给自己的宝宝洗淋浴 17. to shower flowers用喷壶浇花 18. I was showered all over.我全身都被淋湿了。 19. Many gifts were showered on the bride and bridegroom.人们纷纷给新娘和新郎送贺礼。 20. to shower waste water on a river向河水倾倒废水 21. to shower honours on somebody向某人致敬 22. to shower an orphanage with money赠给孤儿院大量钱财 23. a shower of dust sprinkled his face.一阵灰尘散落在他的脸上。 24. he was pleased by the shower of awards.他很高兴获得一大堆的奖项。 25. she loved going to baby showers.她喜欢参加为庆贺宝宝即将出生而举行的送礼会。 26. look at this lot—what a shower!.看看这一群人——简直是一群笨蛋。 27. bits of broken glass showered over me.玻璃碎片雨点般落在我身上。 28. his hooves showered sparks across the concrete floor.他的脚把火花散落在水泥地面上。 29. hooligans showered him with rotten eggs.流氓阵雨般朝他身上扔臭蛋。 30. he showered her with kisses.他热烈地吻她。 31. senior officers showered praise on their young policewomen.长官们高度赞扬了年轻的女警们。 32. The shower doesn't work.淋浴设备坏了。 33. She's in the shower.她在淋浴间。 34. I'd like a room with a shower, please.请给我一间有淋浴设备的房间。 35. a shower of sparks/broken glass一阵火星╱碎玻璃 36. Ash from the volcano showered down on the town.火山灰洒落在这个镇上。 37. People suffered cuts after being showered with broken glass.碎玻璃洒落下来，很多人被割伤了。 38. I came back from my run, showered and got changed.我跑步回来，淋个浴，换了衣服。 39. My hotel room had a shower but no bathtub.我的酒店房间有淋浴间但没有浴缸。 40. a shower curtain/stall浴帘；淋浴间 41. I couldn't answer the phone because I was in the shower.我没法接电话，因为我当时在淋浴间冲澡。 42. The team hit the showers after practice. [=the team went to the locker room and used the showers there after practice]全队在训练之后冲了个澡。 43. She took a shower after her run. = (Brit) She had a shower after her run.她跑完步后冲了个淋浴。 44. a shower cap [=a cap that you wear while you are taking a shower]淋浴帽 45. Light/Heavy showers are expected later today.今天晚些时候会有小/大阵雨。 46. a shower of sparks/tears一串火星；一行泪水 47. He gave the baby a shower of kisses. [=he showered the baby with kisses]他给了婴儿一阵亲吻。 48. a bridal/baby shower为新娘/新当母亲者举行的送礼聚会 49. Please shower before using the pool.进入泳池前请先洗淋浴。 50. Sparks from the machine showered onto the floor of the garage.这台机器迸出的火花洒落到汽车修理厂厂房的地板上。 51. Rice showered down on the newlyweds as they left the church.新婚夫妇走出教堂时，大米纷纷洒落到他们身上。 52. A passing car showered her with muddy water. = A passing car showered muddy water on her.驶过的一辆车溅了她一身泥水。 53. He showered her with gifts/kisses. = He showered gifts/kisses on her. [=he gave her many gifts/kisses]他给了她许多礼物/吻。