rainmaker
n. 唤雨巫师, 人工雨工作者
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词形变化
释义与例句
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1.
Someone or something that causes or attempts to cause rain to fall.
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2.
Someone or something that causes or attempts to cause rain to fall.
A medicine man, shaman, or the like, who seeks to induce rain through performing rituals, as in African or Native American cultures.
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3.
Someone or something that causes or attempts to cause rain to fall.
A person who seeks to induce rainfall through scientific methods, such as cloud seeding.
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4.
A batted ball that is hit very high into the air.
非正式 体育 游戏The slugger is known for hitting rainmakers.
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5.
A person having the ability to generate business, raise funds, or otherwise engineer success for a company, organization, etc.
美国 比喻 非正式The law firm relied heavily on Charlotte as its main rainmaker to bring in new clients.
词汇关系
上位词 2
词源
From rain + maker.
来源：wiktionary