hailstones
hailstones — 名詞
1. small lumps of frozen rain that come down during a hailstorm
1.名詞B2
釋義
冰雹
暴風雨中落下的冰粒
small lumps of frozen rain that come down during a hailstorm
例句
Jabari pulled the car under a bridge when hailstones hit the roof.
Jabari 在冰雹打上車頂時，把車開到橋下。
hailstones + hit + object during a storm
Tiny hailstones bounced off Ari's bike seat after the thunderstorm reached town.
暴風雨進城後，小小的冰雹從 Ari 的腳踏車座墊上彈開。
Farm workers covered the tomato plants as hailstones started falling across the field.
田裡開始落下冰雹時，農場工人趕緊蓋住番茄植株。
Christopher heard hailstones striking the classroom windows during the afternoon science lesson.
Christopher 在下午的自然課上聽見冰雹打在教室窗戶上。
文法句型
hailstones + hit + surface
hailstones + fall
用法筆記
Hailstones names the separate pieces. Use hail for the weather event or for the ice as a mass.
常見錯誤
❌Hailstones is falling now.
✅Hail is falling now.
💡Use hail for the weather event; hailstones refers to the separate pieces.
❌A hail hit the window.
✅A hailstone hit the window.
💡Use hailstone for one piece, not hail.