shower

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n. 阵雨, 淋浴, 一阵, 展出者, 显示者 vi. 淋浴, 下阵雨 vt. 淋湿, 倾注

发音

UK /ˈʃaʊ.ə(ɹ)/
UK /ˈʃəʊ.ə(ɹ)/
AU
US /ˈʃoʊ.ɚ/
其它 /ˈʃuː.ɐ/
US /ˈʃaʊ.ɚ/

词形变化

showers 复数 showered showerest showereth showering showers 三单 showers showering 现在分词 showered 过去式 showered 过去分词

别名

show-er

教材释义与例句

动词

大量地给予;把……弄湿

to give someone a lot of things

动词

淋浴;下阵雨

释义与例句

n. A1 Oxf 3000
  1. 1.

    A brief fall of precipitation (spell of rain, or a similar fall of snow, sleet, or cascade); burst of hefty precipitation.

    阵雨

    小雨

    Today there will be frequent showers and some sunny spells.

  2. 2.

    A device for bathing by which water is made to fall on the body from a height, either from a tank or by the action of a pump.

    淋浴

    淋浴器

    花洒

  3. 3.

    An instance of using of this device in order to bathe oneself.

    淋浴

    冲凉

    I’m going to have a shower.

    I’m going to take a shower.

  4. 4.

    A quantity of something that has characteristics of a rain shower.

    a shower of sparks; a meteor shower; a Gatorade shower

  5. 5.

    A party associated with a significant event in a person's life, at which the person usually receives gifts.

    Would male strippers be appropriate for the divorce shower?

    Her church group has planned an adoption shower.

  6. 6.

    A party associated with a significant event in a person's life, at which the person usually receives gifts.

    A bridal shower.

    The shower will be held at the home of the bridesmaid.

  7. 7.

    A party associated with a significant event in a person's life, at which the person usually receives gifts.

    A baby shower.

    Her friends are throwing her a shower after her mom leaves.

  8. 8.

    A pattern where the juggler passes objects horizontally from one hand to the other around chest height, and upward over the juggler's head to return to the first hand.

    艺术 体育

    See also shower (juggling) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

  9. 9.

    A battle, an attack; conflict.

    废旧
  10. 10.

    A shower of shit.

    澳大利亚 爱尔兰 英国 贬义

    You all behaved like a shower, now you are to be treated like a shower

  11. 11.

    Used as an intensifying pluralizer or intensifier

    爱尔兰 贬义 委婉
  12. 12.

    A group of people perceived as incompetent or worthless.

    非正式
  13. 1.

    An object or activity that is shown in a contest.

    That calf is going to be a great shower at the fair this year.

  14. 2.

    One who shows.

  15. 3.

    A person whose penis is close to its erect size when flaccid; the penis itself.

    俚语
v. B2
  1. 1.

    To spray with (a specified liquid) (followed by with).

  2. 2.

    To bathe using a shower.

    洗澡

    洗淋浴

    冲凉

    洗身躯

  3. 3.

    To bestow liberally, to give or distribute in abundance.

  4. 4.

    To rain in a shower; to cascade down.

    不及物

词汇关系

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词源

From Middle English schour (“shower”), from Old English sċūr (“shower”), from Proto-West Germanic *skūru (“shower”), from Proto-Germanic *skūrō (“storm, short shower”), probably from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ḱēwer- (“north, north wind, cold wind, rain shower”). Cognates Cognate with Dutch schoer (“downpour, heavy rainshower”), German Schauer (“shower”), Danish, Norwegian, and Swedish skur (“shower”), Faroese skúrur (“shower”), Icelandic skúr (“shower”), Norn skur (“squall”), Gothic 𐍃𐌺𐌿𐍂𐌰 (skūra, “storm”), Italian coro (“northwestern wind”), Spanish cauro (“northwestern wind”), Belarusian се́вер (sjévjer), сі́вер (sívjer), Bulgarian and Russian се́вер (séver, “north”), Czech and Slovak sever (“north”), Macedonian север (sever, “north”), Serbo-Croatian sȅvēr, sjȅvēr (“north”), Slovene sẹ́ver (“north”), Ukrainian сі́вер (síver, “cold, cold, bitter wind”).

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