shower
英 ['ʃaʊə]
美['ʃaʊɚ]
- n. 淋浴；（倾泻般出现的）一阵，一大批；阵雨
- vt. 大量地给予；把……弄湿
- vi. 淋浴；下阵雨
词态变化
复数: showers;第三人称单数: showers;过去式: showered;过去分词: showered;现在分词: showering;
助记提示
shower,n,阵雨，音“潲哇”。解：这个英语单词真妙，直接出了阵雨的下法――潲哇。绝对地说，直下的雨是没有的，无论是阵雨还是非阵雨。
中文词源
shower 阵雨，阵雪，淋浴，沐浴
来自古英语 scur,阵风，阵雪，暴风雪，来自 Proto-Germanic*skuro,风暴，暴风雪，来自 PIE*skewer,北方，冷风，词源同拉丁语 caurus,东方风。拼写比较 tower,turret.引申词义淋浴， 沐浴。
英英释意
- 1. a plumbing fixture that sprays water over you;
- "they installed a shower in the bathroom"
- 2. washing yourself in a shower; you stand upright under water sprayed from a nozzle;
- "he took a shower after the game"
- 3. a brief period of precipitation;
- "the game was interrupted by a brief shower"
- 4. a sudden downpour (as of tears or sparks etc) likened to a rain shower;
- "a little shower of rose petals"
- "a sudden cascade of sparks"
- 5. someone who organizes an exhibit for others to see
- 6. a party of friends assembled to present gifts (usually of a specified kind) to a person;
- "her friends organized a baby shower for her when she was expecting"
英文词源
- shower
- shower: [OE] Shower comes from a prehistoric West Germanic *skūra, which also produced German schauer and Dutch schoer. Its ultimate ancestry is uncertain.
- shower (n.1)
- Old English scur "a short fall of rain, storm, tempest; fall of missiles or blows; struggle, commotion; breeze," from Proto-Germanic *skuraz (cognates: Old Norse skur, Old Saxon and Old Frisian scur "fit of illness;" Old High German scur, German Schauer "shower, downpour;" Gothic skura, in skura windis "windstorm"), from PIE root *kew-(e)ro- "north, north wind" (cognates: Latin caurus "northwest wind;" Old Church Slavonic severu "north, north wind;" Lithuanian šiaurus "raging, stormy," šiaurys "north wind," šiaure "north").
Of blood, tears, etc., from c. 1400. Of meteors from 1835. Sense of "bath in which water is poured from above" first recorded 1851 (short for shower-bath, itself attested from 1803). Meaning "large number of gifts bestowed on a bride" (1904, American English colloquial) later was extended to the party at which it happens (1926). Shower curtain attested from 1914. - shower (v.)
- 1570s, "come down in showers;" 1580s, "to discharge a shower," from shower (n.1). Intransitive sense from 1930. Related: Showered; showering.
- shower (n.2)
- "one who shows," Old English sceawere "spectator, watchtower, mirror," agent noun; see show (v.).
考试真题
- Without Mr Jobs to shower his star dust on the event, it felt like just another product launch from just another technology firm.
出自-2012年12月阅读原文
- Pain relieving creams don't work, but a hot shower, or warm bath can provide some relief.
2019年12月四级真题（第一套）听力 Section C
- I looked quickly at the clock, the show starts in one hour; plenty of time! I drank the rest of my coffee and went to take a shower.
2016年高考英语浙江卷（10月） 语法填空 原文
- Later, however, there will be a few showers in high places.
2016年高考英语浙江卷（10月） 听力 原文
- Some light showers have been forecast since last month, but all of them have been effective in surrounding areas.
2017年高考英语江苏卷 听力 原文
- We sleep in a tent, cooked over an open fire, and walked a long distance to take the shower and use the bathroom.
2017年高考英语全国卷1 阅读理解 七选五 原文
- Tronick believes that just because a child isn't learning from the screen doesn't mean there's no value to it -- particularly if it gives parents time to have a shower, do housework or simply have a break from their child.
2017年考研真题（英语二）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ
词组搭配
send someone to the showers
(N. Amer. informal)fail early on in a race or contest
(北美，非正式)提前退出比赛（或竞赛）
实用场景例句
- a hotel room with bath and shower
- 配备有浴缸和淋浴器的旅馆客房
牛津词典
- He's in the shower .
- 他在淋浴间冲澡。
牛津词典
- a shower cubicle
- 淋浴间
牛津词典
- (especially British English)to have a shower
- 洗淋浴
牛津词典
- (especially North American English)to take a shower
- 洗淋浴
牛津词典
- shower gel
- 沐浴乳
牛津词典
- scattered showers
- 零星小雨
牛津词典
- April showers
- 四月的阵雨
牛津词典
- We were caught in a heavy shower.
- 我们遇上一阵大雨。
牛津词典
- snow showers
- 阵雪
牛津词典
- wintry showers (= of snow)
- 寒冬的阵雪
牛津词典
- a shower of leaves
- 纷纷落下的叶子
牛津词典
- a shower of sparks from the fire
- 火中迸发的一串火星
牛津词典
- a shower of kisses
- 一阵亲吻
牛津词典
- She heard him turn on the shower.
- 她听见他打开了淋浴喷头。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- The showers are a mess...
- 浴室里一片狼藉。
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- We all stood in the women's shower.
- 我们都站在女浴室里。
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- I think I'll have a shower before dinner...
- 我想晚餐前洗个淋浴。
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- She took two showers a day.
- 她每天洗两次淋浴。
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- There wasn't time to shower or change clothes.
- 没时间淋浴换衣服了。
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- 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。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- Showers of sparks flew in all directions.
- 一大串火星四处飞溅。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- ...a shower of meteorites.
- 一阵流星雨
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- They were showered with rice in the traditional manner...
- 人们按传统习俗朝他们抛撒大米。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- Mr Reagan was showered with glass.
- 里根先生被溅了一身的碎玻璃。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- He showered her with emeralds and furs...
- 他送给她很多绿宝石和裘皮大衣。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- Her parents showered her with kisses.
- 她父母不停地亲吻她。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- ...a bridal shower.
- 为新娘举行的送礼聚会
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- ...a baby shower.
- 为新生儿举行的送礼聚会
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- ...a shower of wasters.
- 一群饭桶
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