- shower
- v. ['ʃaʊə] ( showers; showered; showering )
- 双解释义
- vt. & vi. 下阵雨; 似阵雨般降落 rain or fall in a shower
- vt. & vi. 大量地给予 send or give it to sb in a shower
- 基本要点
1.shower用作名词时意思是“阵雨”,转化为动词意思是“下阵雨”“似阵雨般降落”,引申还可表示像阵雨般“大量地给予”。
2.shower可用作及物动词,也可用作不及物动词。用作及物动词时,接名词或代词作宾语。
3.shower接with或on可表示“倾倒或大量给予某物”,用on为英式英语,后接人,用with为美式英语,后接物或事物。
- 词汇搭配
- ～+副词
- shower ceaselessly 不停地下雨
- shower generously 慷慨地给予
- shower intermittently 断断续续地下阵雨
- ～+介词
- shower on〔upon〕 纷纷落到…上,对…倾注
- shower over 纷纷落到…上
- shower with 大量地给…
- 句型例句
用作不及物动词
▲S+～(+A)
It has started to shower; I'm sure to get wet.天已开始下阵雨,我一定会被淋湿。
Nuts showered down when the tree was shaken.摇动这棵树时,坚果纷纷落下。
用作及物动词
▲S+～+n./pron.
They shower the newly married pair with rice.他们把大量的米抛洒在这对新人身上。
The best way to help a troubled child is to shower him with love.帮助失足少年的最好方法是施之以爱。
We showered gifts on her.我们纷纷向她赠送礼物。
They showered honours upon the hero.他们纷纷向英雄致敬。
◇ 用于be ～ed结构
Flowers were showered on her.在她的身边堆满了鲜花。
She was showered with compliments.她得到许多的恭维话。
- 正误解析
他获得了很多荣誉。
［误］ Honours were showered to him.
［正］ Honours were showered on him.
［析］ shower作“大量给予”解时,介词on不可改为to。
- 补充资料
［词源］ ＜中古英语schoure＜古英语scur (阵雨)
- shower
- n. ['ʃaʊə] ( showers )
- 双解释义
- C 阵雨,阵雪 a fall of rain (or snow) lasting a short time
- C 淋浴 an act of washing the body by standing under running water
- 基本要点
1.shower的基本意思是短暂的“阵雨”“阵雪”,是可数名词,常用于复数形式。引申可表示“淋浴”。the shower常可指“淋浴设备”或“浴室”。
2.shower用于比喻还可指“许多小东西或液体的大量洒落、倾注”,其后常与介词of连用。
- 词汇搭配
- 动词+～
- have a shower 下阵雨,洗澡
- take a shower 下阵雨,洗澡
- 形容词+～
- cold shower 冷水浴
- delicious shower 喜雨
- heavy shower 一阵大雨
- light shower 小阵雨
- nice shower 喜雨
- passing shower 短暂的阵雨
- 名词+～
- meteor shower 流星雨
- April shower 忽下忽停的阵雨
- postcard shower 纷纷来到的大批明信片
- rain shower 阵雨
- snow shower 一阵大雪
- sun shower (夏天的)太阳雨
- 介词+～
- be overtaken by a shower 被阵雨淋
- be caught in a shower 遇到阵雨
- come in showers 频来
- sparks falling in showers 一阵降落的火花
- ～+介词
- a shower of arrows 如雨点般的乱箭
- a shower of blessings 一番祝福
- a shower of bullets 一阵弹雨
- a shower of hail 一阵冰雹
- a shower of insults 一番侮辱
- a shower of stones 如雨点般的石头
- 句型例句
Scattered showers are expected this afternoon.今天下午预测有间歇性阵雨。
He was caught in a shower.他被阵雨淋湿了。
During the afternoon there were three showers.整个下午下了三场阵雨。
Today will be mostly fine and sunny, with intermittent showers.今天大部分是晴天有太阳,但有间断阵雨。
The weather forecast says we'll have scattered showers today.天气预报报道今天将有阵雨。
My brother takes a cold shower every morning.我哥哥每天早晨用冷水淋浴。
We have to take several cold showers to keep us cool every day in summer.夏季,我们一天得冲几次凉。
He turned the shower on.他打开淋浴器。
The bucket fell over, sending a shower of paint on the men below the ladder.油漆桶弄翻了,洒了梯子下面的人一身。
There are a shower of letters on her birthday.有如雪片般的信函来祝贺她的生日。
- 正误解析
他起床后洗了澡。
［误］ He got up and took shower.
［正］ He got up and took a shower.
我来这儿的路上被阵雨淋着了。
［误］ I got caught in shower on my way here.
［正］ I got caught in a shower on my way here.
［析］ shower作“阵雨”“淋浴”解,是可数名词,“洗淋浴”应是take〔have〕 a shower,“一场阵雨”应说a shower,不可省略不定冠词a。
- 学习参考
在英国口语中, shower还有一种非正式、贬义的用法,即表示“一群讨厌或懒惰的人”“一群不修边幅而且懒惰的人”。其前可加a,但不可加the且无复数形式。在美国口语中, shower还可指妇女在结婚前或生小孩后的聚会,往往由亲戚朋友赠送礼物。例如:
You're a real shower, get your hair cut, all of you!你们这群邋遢鬼,统统给我去理发!
Helen's friends gave her a bridal shower.海伦的朋友们给她开了一个新娘的送礼会。
We all went to her virgin shower last Sunday.上个星期天,我们全都去参加她婚前的送礼会。
