Tra từ rain - Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

rain [rain rains rained raining] noun, verb BrE [reɪn] NAmE [reɪn]
noun
1. uncountable, singular water that falls from the sky in separate drops
• There will be rain in all parts tomorrow.
• Rain is forecast for the weekend.
•Don't go out in the rain.
•It's pouring with rain (= raining very hard).
•heavy/torrential/driving rain
•The rain poured down.
•It looks like rain (= as if it is going to rain).
•A light rain began to fall.
•I think I felt a drop of rain.
see also ↑acid rain, ↑rainy
2. the rainsplural the season of heavy continuous rain in tropical countries
•The rains come in September.
3. singular ~ of sth a large number of things falling from the sky at the same time
•a rain of arrows/stones
more at (as) right as rain at ↑right _adj.

Word Origin:
Old English regn (noun), regnian (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch regen and German Regen.

Thesaurus:
rain noun U, sing.
•Don't go out in the rain.
shower • • drizzle • • downpour • • rainfall • • monsoon •
(a) heavy rain/shower/downpour/rainfall
(a) light rain/shower/drizzle/rainfall
be/get caught in the rain/a shower/a downpour

Collocations:
The weather
Good weather
be bathed in/bask in/be blessed with/enjoy bright/brilliant/glorious sunshine
the sun shines/warms sth/beats down (on sth)
the sunshine breaks/streams through sth
fluffy/wispy clouds drift across the sky
a gentle/light/stiff/cool/warm/sea breeze blows in/comes in off the sea
the snow crunches beneath/under sb's feet/boots
Bad weather
thick/dark/storm clouds form/gather/roll in/cover the sky/block out the sun
the sky darkens/turns black
a fine mist hangs in the air
a dense/heavy/thick fog rolls in
the rain falls/comes down (in buckets/sheets)/pours down
snow falls/comes down/covers sth
the wind blows/whistles/howls/picks up/whips through sth/sweeps across sth
strong/gale-force winds blow/gust (up to 80 mph)
a storm is approaching/is moving inland/hits/strikes/rages
thunder rolls/rumbles/sounds
(forked/sheet) lightning strikes/hits/flashes
a (blinding/snow) blizzard hits/strikes/blows/rages
a tornado touches down/hits/strikes/destroys sth/rips through sth
forecast/expect/predict rain/snow/a category-four hurricane
(NAmE) pour (down)/ (BrE) pour (down) with rain
get caught in/seek shelter from/escape the rain
be covered/shrouded in mist/a blanket of fog
be in for/brave/shelter from a/the storm
hear rolling/distant thunder
be battered/buffeted by strong winds
(BrE) be blowing a gale
battle against/brave the elements
The weather improves
the sun breaks through the clouds
the sky clears/brightens (up)/lightens (up)
the clouds part/clear
the rain stops/lets up/holds off
the wind dies down
the storm passes
the mist/fog lifts/clears

Vocabulary Building:
Rain and storms
Rain
Drizzle is fine light rain.
A shower is a short period of rain.
A downpour or a cloudburst is a heavy fall of rain that often starts suddenly.
When it is raining very hard you can say that it is pouring. In informal BrE you can also say that it is bucketing down or chucking it down. You can also say: The heavens opened.Storms
A cyclone and a typhoon are types of violent tropical storms with very strong winds.
A hurricane has very strong winds and is usually at sea.
A monsoon is a period of very heavy rain in particular countries, or the wind that brings this rain.
A squall is a sudden strong, violent wind, usually in a rain or snow storm.
A tornado (or informal twister) has very strong winds which move in a circle, often with a long narrow cloud.
A whirlwind moves very fast in a spinning movement and causes a lot of damage.
A blizzard is a snow storm with very strong winds.
Tempest is used mainly in literary language to describe a violent storm.

Example Bank:
•Black clouds threatened rain.
•Come in out of the rain.
•Heavy rain drenched us.
•It looks like rain.
•It poured with rain all afternoon.
•None of us had proper rain gear.
•Overnight rain had freshened up the garden.
•Rain beat against the roof all night.
•Rain dripped down his collar.
•Rain is forecast for tomorrow.
•She listened to the rain pattering against the window.
•The fine rain turned to mist in the early evening.
•The forecast is for wind and light rain.
•The monsoon rains started early this year.
•The rain came just as we set off.
•The rain continued for most of the day.
•The rain didn't let up all day.
•The rain drove the players off the court.
•The rain had set in steadily by the time we got home.
•The rain pounded down on her.
•We could do with a spot of rain.
•We drove slowly through the driving rain.
•We found her sitting in the pouring rain.
•We got caught in the rain on the way home.
•We had three inches of rain last night.
•We work outside every day, rain or shine.
•With rain threatening, we headed home as fast as we could.
•Don't go out in the rain.
•It's pouring with rain.
•The archers poured a rain of arrows on the enemy.
Idioms: ↑come rain, come shine ▪ ↑it never rains but it pours ▪ ↑rain on somebody's parade ▪ ↑rain or shine ▪ ↑raining cats and dogs
Derived: ↑rained off

verb
1. intransitive when it rains, water falls from the sky in drops
• Is it raining?
• It had been raining hard all night.
•It hardly rained at all last summer.
•It started to rain.
2. intransitive, transitive to fall or to make sth fall on sb/sth in large quantities
•~ (down) (on sb/sth) Bombs rained (down) on the city's streets.
•Falling debris rained on us from above.
•He covered his face as the blows rained down on him (= he was hit repeatedly).
•~ sth (down) (on sb/sth) The volcano erupted, raining hot ash over a wide area.
Verb forms:

Word Origin:
Old English regn (noun), regnian (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch regen and German Regen.

Thesaurus:
rain verb I
•It had been raining all night.
fall • • come down • • pour • • drizzle •
It's raining/pouring/drizzling.
rain/fall heavily/lightly/steadily
Rain, fall or come down? Rain is the most frequent verb and is used with the subject it. Fall and come down are used with a subject such as rain or snow
•70 millimetres of rain fell in just a few hours.
• The rain came down in torrents.

Example Bank:
•I don't think it's going to rain.
•It had rained solidly for four days.
•It rained incessantly for the whole two weeks.
•It's been raining solidly for an hour now.
•It's been raining steadily all day.
•It had been raining all night.
•The floorboards above shook, raining dust and splinters over our heads.

See also: ↑rained out ▪ ↑when it rains, it pours