shower

noun

/ˈʃaʊə(r)/

/ˈʃaʊər/

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a piece of equipment producing a flow of water that you stand under to wash yourself; the small room or part of a room that contains a shower淋浴器；淋浴间
- in the shower He's in the shower.他在淋浴间冲澡。
- I've just got out of the shower.我刚洗完澡。
- an en-suite shower room成套淋浴室
- a shower cubicle/curtain淋浴间/窗帘
- an electric shower电淋浴器
- a hotel room with bath and shower配备有浴缸和淋浴器的旅馆客房
- She was getting into the shower when the doorbell rang.她正在洗澡，这时门铃响了。
see also power shower
- After the game, the boys hit the showers.比赛结束后小伙子们都去淋浴了。
- He could hear the shower running in the bathroom.他能听到浴室的淋浴开着。
- The plans include changing facilities and shower blocks.这些设计图包括更衣室和淋浴区。
Topics Houses and homesa1
Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- cold
- cool
- hot
- …
verb + shower
- grab
- have
- take
- …
shower + verb
- run
shower + noun
- cubicle
- curtain
- room
- …
the act of washing yourself with a shower淋浴
- a hot/cold shower热水/冷水淋浴
- (especially British English) to have a shower洗淋浴
- (especially North American English) to take a shower洗淋浴
- shower gel沐浴乳
Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- cold
- cool
- hot
- …
verb + shower
- grab
- have
- take
- …
shower + verb
- run
shower + noun
- cubicle
- curtain
- room
- …
a short period of rain or snow阵雨；阵雪
- scattered/heavy showers零星/大阵雨
- April showers四月的阵雨
- We were caught in a heavy shower.我们遇上一阵大雨。
- There's a chance of showers this afternoon.今天下午可能有阵雨。
- rain/snow showers雨/雪阵雨
- wintry showers (= of snow)寒冬的阵雪
- shower of something a shower of rain/hail/hailstones阵雨/冰雹/冰雹
Wordfinder
- downpour
- drought
- flash flood
- monsoon
- precipitation
- puddle
- rain
- shelter
- shower
- squall
Topics Weatherb1
Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- rain
- sleet
- snow
- …
verb + shower
- brave
shower + verb
- die out
a large number of things that arrive or fall together一大批；一阵；一连串
- a meteor shower流星雨
- a shower of leaves纷纷落下的叶子
- a shower of sparks from the fire火中迸发的一串火星
- a shower of kisses一阵亲吻
- He pushed the couch so that it banged against the wall and released a shower of dust.他推了推沙发，让它撞到墙上，释放出一阵灰尘。
- The white seeds drifted down in a slow shower against the blue sky.白色的种子在蓝天的映衬下缓缓飘落。
Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- dust
- meteor
verb + shower
- send
preposition
- shower of
(North American English) a party at which you give presents to a woman who is getting married or having a baby送礼聚会（为即将结婚或分娩的妇女举行）
- a bridal/baby shower为准新娘／为准妈妈举行的送礼聚会
- I got a shower invitation from Katie.我接到邀请去参加凯蒂的送礼派对。
- A bridal shower is usually organized by the bridesmaids.为新娘举行的送礼聚会通常由伴娘来筹办。
Topics Life stagesc2
Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- baby
- bridal
- wedding
- …
verb + shower
- have
- throw
- give somebody
- …
shower + noun
- invitation
- gift
preposition
- shower for

词源Old English scūr ‘light fall of rain, hail, etc.’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch schoer and German Schauer.

shower

verb

/ˈʃaʊə(r)/

/ˈʃaʊər/

动词形式

present simple I / you / we / they shower	/ˈʃaʊə(r)/ /ˈʃaʊər/
he / she / it showers	/ˈʃaʊəz/ /ˈʃaʊərz/
past simple showered	/ˈʃaʊəd/ /ˈʃaʊərd/
past participle showered	/ˈʃaʊəd/ /ˈʃaʊərd/
-ing form showering	/ˈʃaʊərɪŋ/ /ˈʃaʊərɪŋ/

[intransitive] to wash yourself under a shower（洗）淋浴
- She showered and dressed and went downstairs.她冲了澡，穿上衣服下楼去了。
- He had already showered by the time they got home.他们到家时，他已经洗过澡了。
[intransitive] shower (down) on somebody/something | shower down to fall onto somebody/something, especially in a lot of small pieces洒落；纷纷降落
- Volcanic ash showered down on the town after the eruption.火山喷发后，小城落了一层火山灰。
[transitive] shower somebody with something to drop a lot of small things onto somebody抛撒；使纷纷降落
- The bride and groom were showered with rice as they left the church.新郎和新娘走出教堂时，人们朝他们抛撒大米。
- The roof collapsed, showering us with dust and debris.屋顶塌了下来，灰尘、碎片纷纷落在我们身上。
[transitive] to give somebody a lot of something大量地给
- shower somebody with something He showered her with gifts.他送给她许多礼物。
- shower something on somebody He showered gifts on her.他送给她许多礼物。

词源Old English scūr ‘light fall of rain, hail, etc.’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch schoer and German Schauer.