hail學測 L6KK [ˈhel] | /ˈheɪl/
冰雹·向…歡呼致敬;讚揚·如雨般大量襲來
橫跨天氣與人際兩義,常見混淆
As hail hit the roof hard, she ran outside to hail a passing taxi.
冰雹用力打在屋頂上時,她跑到屋外招了一輛計程車。
一個畫面:密集猛烈砸來
冰雹砸落結冰的顆粒從天猛力落下
彈雨襲來大量物體像雨一樣密集飛來
歡呼如雨眾人的讚美聲一陣陣湧向對方
義項
冰雹砸窗C1noun冰雹
During the storm, hail fell hard and damaged the roofs of many cars.
暴風雨時,冰雹猛烈落下,砸壞了許多車輛的車頂。
heavy hailhail damage
英雄歡呼C2verb向…歡呼致敬;讚揚
The crowd gathered to hail the winning athlete, cheering his name.
群眾聚集起來,向這位獲勝的運動員歡呼喝采,高喊他的名字。
hail the herohail the champion
槍林彈雨C1noun如雨般大量襲來
The men walked forward through a hail of bullets.
這群人冒著彈雨往前走。
a hail of bulletsa hail of stones
片語
hail a taxi招手攔車 →在路邊招計程車
hail from出身某地 →來自;出身於某地
a hail of bullets彈雨襲來 →密集飛來的子彈
a hail of criticism批評如雨 →大量猛烈的批評
你會不會這樣說?
During the storm, ___ came down hard and damaged the car roofs. (hail / hale)
看答案
hail
hail 是冰雹,hale 指健壯,兩字同音異義。
'The crowd gathered to hail the winning athlete.' 這裡的 hail 意思最接近?(A) 下冰雹 (B) 向…歡呼致敬 (C) 大量襲來
看答案
(B)
主詞是人、對象是運動員,指以歡呼向他致敬,並非天氣現象。
字族
hailstone 冰雹顆粒・hailstorm 冰雹暴