hail

🇺🇸 /heɪl/ 🇬🇧 /heɪl/
詞頻
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verb
C1

to praise someone or something as very good or special

The new law was hailed as a great step forward for equality.

這項新法律被譽為促進平等的重大進步。

R

to signal a taxi or bus to stop

She tried to hail a taxi in the rain.

她試圖在雨中攔一輛計程車。

R

to call out to someone to say hello or get their attention

He saw his friend across the street and hailed him loudly.

他看到街對面的朋友,大聲向他打招呼。

R

to fall as small balls of ice from the sky

It started to hail during the storm.

暴風雨期間開始下冰雹了。

noun
R

small balls of ice that fall from the sky

The sudden hail damaged many cars.

突如其來的冰雹損壞了許多汽車。

R

a large number of things thrown or shot at someone

The soldiers faced a hail of bullets.

士兵們面對一陣彈雨。

translation

v. 稱讚, 招手叫停, 呼喊, 下冰雹
n. 冰雹, 一陣

詞形變化

3rd Present hails
Past hailed
Perfect hailed
Progressive hailing
Plural hails