shower

/ˈʃaʊə(r)/ n.
标准词条 CET-4
一句话记住

淋浴；淋浴器；淋浴间；阵雨；阵雪

释义与例句

n. 淋浴；淋浴器；淋浴间
an act of washing the body under a flow of water, or the equipment or enclosed space used for this
  1. I had a quick shower and changed into clean clothes.
    我快速冲了个澡，换上了干净衣服。
  2. The shower in our room takes a minute to heat up.
    我们房间里的淋浴器要过一分钟水才热。
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  1. There is a separate shower next to the bath in the main bathroom.
    主浴室的浴缸旁有一个独立的淋浴间。
n. 阵雨；阵雪
a short period of rain or snow, often with breaks before more rain or snow falls
  1. A brief shower forced us to wait under the shop awning.
    一阵短促的阵雨迫使我们躲在商店雨篷下等候。
  2. The forecast predicts sunny intervals with scattered showers this afternoon.
    天气预报说今天下午晴间有零星阵雨。
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  1. The path was still wet after the morning showers.
    早晨下过几阵雨后，小路仍然湿漉漉的。

词源与构词

记忆钩子 shower 与洗浴相关时常说 take/have a shower；天气语境中 shower 是短促的“阵雨”，不是泛指所有的雨。

词族与关联词

词族（同一词根派生出的不同词性或形式）
  • showery 多阵雨的；阵雨般的
    形容词，主要描述天气有间歇性阵雨，如 a showery day。
易混词（形近或义近，注意区别）
  • rain 雨；下雨
    shower 指持续时间较短、常间歇出现的阵雨，也可能很快转晴；rain 是雨或降雨的通称，可短可长。a heavy shower 虽雨量可能很大，但强调一阵，而非持续整天。
    It rained steadily throughout the night and into the morning. 雨整夜下个不停，一直持续到早晨。
常见搭配
  • take a shower 洗淋浴；冲澡
    He takes a shower after his morning run. 他晨跑后会冲个澡。
  • a heavy shower 一场大阵雨
    A heavy shower soaked everyone waiting at the bus stop. 一场大阵雨把在公交站等车的人都淋透了。
  • a shower head 淋浴喷头
    The plumber replaced the old shower head to improve the water flow. 水管工更换了旧淋浴喷头，以改善水流。