<h3>1. 下雨、有雨
(1) rain as a verb
(2) it's rainy
(3) it's wet
(4) there's rain
It rains nearly everyday from late June to early July in Shanghai.
六月末七月初上海几乎天天下雨。
这句话描述的是“梅雨季节”，英文叫plum rain season。由于该气候现象只在我国长江中下游、日本东南部和朝鲜半岛最南部出现，只有比较了解东亚的英语母语人士才懂这个词。
</h3><h3><br></h3> <h3>It's raining outside. = It's rainy outside. = It's wet outside.
外面在下雨。
It rained just now. = It was raining just now. = There was rain just now.
刚才下雨了。
It's rainy today. = There's rain today.
今天有雨。
It's getting rainy. = It has started to rain.
开始下雨了。
2. 下雨的“下”
(1) come down
The rain is finally coming down.
雨终于下了。
用go down和rain搭配是不对的。
(2) fall
The rain has started to fall. = The rain has started to come down.
雨开始下了。
(3) pour, pour down 专指大雨
It is pouring. = It's pouring rain. = The rain is pouring down. = The rain is coming down in sheets.
大雨倾泻而下。<br></h3> <h3>3. 雨大了
(1) get heavier
(2) get rainier
(3) more rain
(4) rain harder
The rain is getting heavier.
雨越下越大。
It's rainier now. = There's more rain now.
雨现在下大了。
Is it raining any harder? Do we need an umbrella?
雨下大了吗？咱们用带伞吗？
4. 雨小了
(1) let up (AE) / ease up (BE)
(2) get lighter
(3) less rain
(4) less rainy
The rain is letting up. = The rain is easing up. = The rain is getting lighter.
雨渐渐小了。
It's less rainy now. = There's less rain now.
雨现在小了。
5. 雨停了
(1) stop
(2) end
The rain has stopped.
雨停了。
The rain ended and the sun came out.
雨停了，太阳出来了。<br></h3> <h3>6. Raindrop 雨点
The raindrops fell on the petals.
雨点打在花瓣上。<br></h3> <h3>7. Sprinkle 掉雨点儿
It has started to sprinkle.
掉雨点儿了。
The weather is nice today. There is a breeze and it has been sprinkling on and off.
今天天气不错。刮着微风，时不时还掉俩雨点儿。
8. Drizzle 毛毛雨
It's drizzling outside.
外面下着毛毛雨。<br></h3> <h3>9. Light rain 小雨
It's raining lightly. = There's a light rain.
雨下得不大。
Rain通常作不可数名词，但是在描述某一场雨的大小的时候，口语中通常在前面加a，虽然不能说a rain，但可以说a light rain。
10. Rain 雨；中雨
We might get caught in the rain if we don't hurry up.
咱们得快点，要不该赶上雨了。
在英文天气预报里，中雨的时候通常就用rain。下图中的AM Rain指上午有中雨。
</h3><h3><br></h3> <h3>11. Heavy rain 大雨
It's raining heavily. = There's a heavy rain. = It's raining hard. We're soaked.
雨下得很大，我们都淋湿了。<br></h3> <h3>12. Downpour, torrential downpour 暴雨
Let's close all the s tonight since there's going to be a torrential downpour later.
咱们今天晚上得把窗户都关上，因为一会儿有大暴雨。
Torrential读作[tə'renʃəl]，重音在第2个音节。
</h3><h3><br></h3> <h3>13. Shower 阵雨<br></h3> <h3>weather.com
中文的“阵雨”一词从字面上就能看出降雨的时间不长，是“一阵一阵的”，但是英文的shower并不能顾名思义，因此大多数英语母语人士并不知道showers have short duration，会认为：rain = rain shower = shower，认为shower只是“单位化”的rain，因为shower是可数名词。
April showers bring May flowers.
四月雨带来五月花。
The rain helps the crops to grow. = Showers help the crops to grow.
雨可以帮助庄稼生长。
There's rain headed our way. = There's a shower headed our way.
雨朝咱们这边来了。
14. Thunderstorm 雷雨
During a thunderstorm, you'll hear the thunder and see the lightning.
下雷阵雨的时候，你会听到雷声，看到闪电。<br></h3> <h3>weather.com
英文天气预报里会出现scattered thunderstorms和isolated thunderstorms，它们都表示局部有雷阵雨，前者表示30%-50%的地区可能下雨，后者表示10%-20%的地区可能下雨。这两个概念的区分一般英语母语人士也不知道，大家通常就用scattered thunderstorms。
15. Storms
Storm分以下几种，但是平时说到storm这个词，大家会默认是thunderstorm。
windstorm: only wind 风暴
</h3><h3><br></h3> <h3>rainstorm: rain + wind 暴风雨<br></h3> <h3>thunderstorm: thunder + rain + wind 雷雨<br></h3> <h3>sandstorm: sand + wind 沙尘暴<br></h3> <h3>snowstorm: snow + wind 暴风雪<br></h3> <h3>blizzard: severe snowstorm 大暴风雪<br></h3> <h3>著名游戏公司Blizzard（暴雪）
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