rain fire and brimstone

短语

发音

UK /ˈɹeɪn ˈfaɪ.ə(ɹ)(ə)n ˈbɹɪmˌstəʊn/
UK /ɹeɪn ˈfaɪɹ(ə)n ˈbɹɪmˌstəʊn/
AU
US /ˈɹeɪn ˈfaɪɚ(ə)n ˈbɹɪmˌstoʊn/
US

词形变化

rained fire and brimstone raining fire and brimstone rains fire and brimstone 三单 rains fire and brimstone raining fire and brimstone 现在分词 rained fire and brimstone 过去式 rained fire and brimstone 过去分词

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To send horror or destruction.

    习语 及物

词源

A reference to the The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], 1611, →OCLC, Psalms 11:6: “Upon the wicked hee [God] shall raine snares, fire and brimstone, and an horrible tempest: this shall be the portion of their cup.”

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