shower是什么意思

详细释义

• 0 a device that releases drops of water through a lot of very small holes and that you stand under to wash your whole body -- 淋浴器

  • The shower is broken - you'll have to have a bath. 淋浴器壞了——你得用浴缸洗澡了。

  • Many British homes have a shower attachment fixed to the bath taps. 英國的許多家庭都在浴缸龍頭上安裝了淋浴器。

  • a shower curtain/cap 浴簾／浴帽

  • Do I have time to have a shower before we go out? 我們出去之前我還有時間沖個澡嗎?

  • He's in the shower at the moment. Do you want him to call you back? 他現在正在沖澡。請他回電話給你好嗎?

• 1 a short period of rain or snow -- 陣雨；陣雪

  • showers of rain, hail and sleet 一陣陣的雨、冰雹和雨夾雪

  • You're soaked! Did you get caught in the shower? 你都濕透了！你遇上那場雨了嗎?

  • There will be thundery/wintry showers over many parts of the country. 全國大部分地區將有雷陣雨／寒冷的陣雨。

  • Snow showers are expected at the end of the week. 週末將有陣雪。

• 2 a lot of small objects or drops of liquid coming through the air -- 一大批，一連串（從天而降的小顆粒物或液滴）

  • There was a bang and a shower of sparks. 一聲巨響，閃過一片火花。

  • The pipe burst, sending out a shower of water. 管道爆裂了，噴出一陣水花。

  • She received a shower of praise from her colleagues. 她的同事都向她說了一大堆讚美的話。

• 3 a party held for a woman just before she gets married or gives birth to a child, when she is given presents for her future home or baby -- （爲即將結婚或分娩的婦女舉行的）送禮會

  • I bought the cutest baby clothes to take to Jacey's baby shower. 我買了最漂亮的嬰兒服去參加傑西孩子的送禮會。

  • We went to my cousin's bridal shower yesterday. 我們昨天去參加了我表妹的新娘送禮會。

• 4 to fall down or come out in a shower, or to make something do this -- （某物）如陣雨般落下

  • I heard a massive explosion, and seconds later fragments of glass were showering (= falling) down on us. 我聽到了巨大的爆炸聲，幾秒鐘後，玻璃碎片紛紛散落在我們身上。

  • She shook the bottle violently and showered us with champagne. 她用力晃動酒瓶，向我們噴灑香檳。

• 5 to take a shower -- 沖澡

  • I shower every morning. 我每天早上都要沖個澡。