Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular present tense showers, present participle showering, past tense, past participle showered
1N-COUNT 淋浴器;花洒;淋浴喷头 A shower is a device for washing yourself. It consists of a pipe which ends in a flat cover with a lot of holes in it so that water comes out in a spray. 淋浴器;花洒;淋浴喷头
She heard him turn on the shower.
她听见他打开了淋浴喷头。
2N-COUNT 淋浴间;淋浴房 A shower is a small enclosed area containing a shower. 淋浴间;淋浴房
3N-COUNT (运动中心等的)浴室The showers or the shower in a place such as a sports centre is the area containing showers. (运动中心等的)浴室
The showers are a mess.
浴室里一片狼藉。
We all stood in the women's shower.
我们都站在女浴室里。
4N-COUNT 淋浴 If you have a shower, you wash yourself by standing under a spray of water from a shower. 淋浴
I think I'll have a shower before dinner.
我想晚餐前洗个淋浴。
She took two showers a day.
她每天洗两次淋浴。
5VERB (洗)淋浴 If you shower, you wash yourself by standing under a spray of water from a shower. (洗)淋浴
There wasn't time to shower or change clothes. [VERB]
没时间淋浴换衣服了。
6N-COUNT 阵雨;(尤指)小阵雨 A shower is a short period of rain, especially light rain. 阵雨;(尤指)小阵雨
There'll be bright or sunny spells and scattered showers this afternoon.
今天下午天气晴好,间有零星阵雨。
7N-COUNT (落下的东西)一大批,一阵,一连串 You can refer to a lot of things that are falling as a shower of them. (落下的东西)一大批,一阵,一连串
9VERB 大量给予;慷慨给予 If you shower a person with presents or kisses, you give them a lot of presents or kisses in a very generous and extravagant way. 大量给予;慷慨给予
He showered her with emeralds and furs. [VERB noun + with]
他送给她很多绿宝石和裘皮大衣。
Her parents showered her with kisses. [VERB noun + with]
10N-COUNT 送礼聚会 A shower is a party or celebration at which the guests bring gifts. 送礼聚会 [mainly US]
...a bridal shower.
为新娘举行的送礼聚会
...a baby shower.
为新生儿举行的送礼聚会
11N-SING [usually singular]乌合之众 If you refer to a group of people as a particular kind of shower, you disapprove of them. 乌合之众 [British, informal, disapproval]
1for washing your body洗浴ADJECTIVE | VERB + SHOWER | SHOWER + VERB | SHOWER + NOUNADJECTIVE➤cold, cool冷水浴;涼水浴➤hot, steaming, warm熱水浴;蒸汽淋浴;溫水浴▸➤brief, quick快速淋浴◇I'll just take a quick shower.我很快沖個澡就好。➤refreshing, relaxing提神的/放鬆的淋浴▸➤electric (especially BrE) 電熱淋浴器➤power電泵淋浴器▸➤en suite, private套房裏的/獨立淋浴間➤stall, walk-in淋浴小隔間;淋浴房➤communal, locker-room (NAmE) 公共淋浴間;更衣室淋浴間➤outdoor戶外淋浴間VERB + SHOWER➤grab, have, take (especially NAmE) 抓緊洗淋浴;洗淋浴➤hit (especially NAmE) 去淋浴◇After the game, the boys hit the showers.比賽結束後小伙子們都去淋浴了。SHOWER + VERB➤run淋浴開着◇He could hear the shower running in the bathroom.他能聽到浴室的淋浴開着。SHOWER + NOUN➤cubicle, curtain, room, stall, unit (especially BrE) 淋浴間;浴簾;淋浴室➤block (especially BrE) 淋浴建築◇The plans include changing facilities and shower blocks.這些設計圖包括更衣室和淋浴區。➤door, head, tray淋浴門;花灑頭;淋浴盤◇He left the shower door open.他沒關淋浴間的門。➤gel浴液➤cap浴帽shower
noun²
2of rain or snow雨;雪ADJECTIVE | VERB + SHOWER | SHOWER + VERBADJECTIVE➤rain, sleet, snow陣雨;雨夾雪;陣雪▸➤heavy, light大陣雨;小陣雨▸➤intermittent, occasional, odd, scattered零星陣雨➤frequent經常性陣雨▸➤blustery, squally, thundery, wintry一陣狂風驟雨;一陣雷雨;寒冷的陣雨➤April, spring, summer四月的/春季的/夏季的陣雨VERB + SHOWER➤brave冒着陣雨◇They decided to brave the showers and headed for the coast.他們決定冒雨前往岸邊。SHOWER + VERB➤die out陣雨停止◇Scattered showers will die out by late evening.零星陣雨將持續到夜晚。shower
noun³
3of small objects小物體ADJECTIVE | VERB + SHOWER | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤dust, meteor塵(陣)雨;流星雨VERB + SHOWER➤send送來一陣⋯◇A light exploded, sending a shower of sparks raining down.一盞燈突然爆裂,無數火星灑落下來。PREPOSITION➤shower of一陣◇The grinding wheel sent out a shower of sparks.砂輪揚起一陣火星。shower
noun⁴
4 (NAmE) party to give presents送禮派對ADJECTIVE | VERB + SHOWER | SHOWER + NOUN | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤baby新生兒送禮派對➤bridal, wedding新娘/婚禮送禮派對VERB + SHOWER➤have, throw舉辦送禮派對➤give sb為某人舉辦送禮派對➤plan, plan for籌辦/安排送禮派對➤attend參加送禮派對SHOWER + NOUN➤invitation送禮派對邀請◇I got a shower invitation from Katie.我接到邀請去參加凱蒂的送禮派對。➤gift送禮派對禮品PREPOSITION➤shower for⋯的送禮派對◇a baby shower for my sister我姐姐的新生兒送禮派對
shower verb ⇨scatter (shower sth with dust)⇨wash (shower and dress)shower noun ⇨bath (have/take a shower)⇨flood2 (a shower of sparks)⇨party2 (a bridal/baby shower)⇨rain (caught in a shower)