hail
英 /heɪl/ 美 /heɪl/
- n. 冰雹small balls of ice that fall from clouds
- v. 下冰雹to fall from the sky as small balls of ice
- v. 称赞为；招呼to praise someone publicly or call to attract attention
Hail rattled against the windows during the storm.
暴风雨中，冰雹打在窗户上，发出噼啪声。
Scientists hailed the new irrigation system as a breakthrough that could help farmers conserve water during droughts.
科学家称赞这套新灌溉系统是一项突破，能帮助农民在干旱期间节约用水。
搭配
heavy hail 猛烈的冰雹hail a taxi 招手叫出租车be hailed as a breakthrough 被誉为一项突破
辨析提示
下冰雹用it hails；hail A as B指称赞A为B。
词族
hailstone (n.)
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