raindrop

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n. 雨滴, 雨点

发音

UK /ˈɹeɪndɹɒp/
US /ˈɹeɪndɹɑp/

词形变化

raindrops 复数 raindrops

教材释义与例句

名词

雨滴；雨点

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A single droplet of rainwater that has just fallen or is falling from the sky.

    雨滴

    雨点

    1969, Hal David (lyricist), “Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head”.

词汇关系

名词

上位词 3

drop drib driblet

整体词 2

rain rainfall

相关短语

raindrop cake raindrop cakes raindrop therapy raindrop technique

词源

From Middle English rein-drope, reyn-drope, reyn drope, from Old English reġndropa, from Proto-Germanic *regnadrupô. Equivalent to rain + drop. Cognate with Saterland Frisian Riendruppe, West Frisian reindrip, Dutch regendroppel, regendruppel, German Low German Regendrüpp, German Regentropfen, Swedish regndroppe, Icelandic regndropi.

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