1 a piece of equipment that produces a spray of water that you stand under to wash; the small room or part of a room that contains a shower 淋浴器;淋浴间:
The shower doesn't work.淋浴设备坏了。She's in the shower.她在淋浴间。I'd like a room with a shower, please.请给我一间有淋浴设备的房间。☞picture on page C7 见C7页插图
2 an act of washing yourself by standing under a shower 淋浴:
I'll just have a quick showerthen we can go out.我赶快去淋个浴,然后我们便可以出去了。
3 a short period of rain 阵雨
☞Look at rain and acid rain. 参看rain及acid rain。
4 a lot of very small objects that fall or fly through the air together (从空中洒落的许多小物品的)一阵:
a shower of sparks/broken glass一阵火星╱碎玻璃
shower²
/ˈʃaʊə(r) ||; ˈʃaυɚ/verb
1 [I,T] shower (down) on sb/sth;shower sb with sth to cover sb/sth with a lot of small falling objects 使某物洒落某处:
Ash from the volcano showered down on the town.火山灰洒落在这个镇上。People suffered cuts after being showered with broken glass.碎玻璃洒落下来,很多人被割伤了。
2 [I] to wash yourself under a shower 淋浴:
I came back from my run, showered and got changed.我跑步回来,淋个浴,换了衣服。
shower1/ˋʃaUɚ; ˈʃaʊə/n [C]1 a piece of equipment that sends out water and that you stand under to wash yourself 淋浴器: Are you in the shower? 你在洗淋浴吗?a shower cubicle 淋浴间see picture at见 BATHROOM 图2 when you wash your body under a shower 淋浴: have a shower BrE 【英】/take a shower AmE 【美】: Have I time to take a shower? 我有时间洗个淋浴吗?3 a short period of rain 阵雨: a heavy shower 大阵雨see box at见 RAIN1 方框4 many small things that fall through the air together〔在空中洒落的〕一大批﹐一阵〔小而轻的东西〕: +of a shower of sparks 一阵火星5 AmE a party for a woman who is going to have a baby or get married【美】〔给即将生小孩或结婚的女子举行的〕送礼会see box at见 PARTY1 方框
shower2v 1 [I] to wash yourself by standing under a shower 洗淋浴: Tom showered and changed. 汤姆冲了个淋浴﹐换了衣服。2 [I,T] to cover a person or place with a lot of small things〔大量的小东西〕洒落﹐纷纷降落: shower sb/sth with sth Bystanders were showered with broken glass. 旁观者给淋了一身碎玻璃。3 [T] to give someone a lot of something 大量给予: shower sb with sth Mother showered us with gifts. 妈妈给我们买了许多礼品。
showershowershowersshoweredshoweringnoun1a place where you can wash by standing under water that falls from above you: There's a shower in the bathroom.2the act of washing yourself in a shower: I had a shower after the tennis match.3rain that falls for a short time: The day will be cloudy, with occasional heavy showers.