rain check
短语因雨延期下次继续使用的球票票根
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A reissue, at no extra charge, of a ticket for a baseball game or other outdoor event postponed or interrupted because of rain.
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An agreement to honor a current offer after its normal expiration.
A promise or voucher from a merchant to a customer:
A (special) price guarantee for a sold-out item or temporarily unavailable service.
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An agreement to honor a current offer after its normal expiration.
A promise or voucher from a merchant to a customer:
The promise to make good on any experience that the customer deems unsatisfactory.
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An agreement to honor a current offer after its normal expiration.
In social interactions, a deferred invitation, or deferred acceptance of an invitation.
比喻 引申义I can't go with you to the museum this Saturday, but can I take a rain check and go some other day?
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1877 US in baseball; metaphorical usage from 1896, more generally from 1930. From at least 1870, baseball teams would reissue tickets in case of postponement due to rain, which became known as rain checks.
来源：wiktionary