show‧er 1 S2 / ʃaʊə $ ʃaʊr / 名词 [可数名词]

1 for washing in a piece of equipment that you stand under to wash your whole body :

Why does the phone always ring when I’m in the shower?

I’d like to use the shower if that’s all right.

The bathroom has a separate shower cubicle (= a shower in a separate part of the room ) .

2 act of washing an act of washing your body while standing under a shower :

I need a shower.

take a shower

Nick rolled out of bed and took a shower.

have a shower especially British English :

Mary loves having a hot shower after she’s been swimming.

3 rain a short period of rain or snow :

More heavy showers are forecast for tonight.

a shower of rain

a snow shower

A few wintry showers are likely.

4 lots of things a lot of small light things falling or going through the air together

shower of

Peter kicked the fire and sent up a shower of sparks .

A shower of leaves fell towards the ground.

5 party American English a party at which presents are given to a woman who is going to get married or have a baby :

We gave a shower for Beth.

a baby shower

6 people [通常单数形式] British English informal a group of stupid or lazy people

THESAURUS

rain 名词 [不可数名词] water that falls in small drops from clouds in the sky : The rain has stopped at last. | There had been heavy rain during the night.

drizzle 名词 [不可数名词] light rain with very small drops of water : A light drizzle was falling as I left the house.

shower 名词 [可数名词] a short period of rain that can be heavy or light : More heavy showers are forecast for tonight. | a light shower of rain

downpour 名词 [可数名词，通常单数] a short period of very heavy rain that starts suddenly : A sudden downpour sent us running for shelter. | a torrential downpour

hail 名词 [不可数名词] frozen rain that falls in the form of hailstone s (= small balls of ice ) : The hail and high winds have destroyed many of the county’s crops.

sleet 名词 [不可数名词] a mixture of snow and rain : The rain had turned to sleet | Sleet and snow fell.

the rains 名词 [复数形式] heavy rain that falls during a particular period in the year in tropical countries : The farmers are waiting for the rains to come.

monsoon 名词 [ countable ] the heavy rain that falls between April and October in India and other southern Asian countries : The monsoon is late this year. | the monsoon season