raindrop
IPA/ˈreɪndrɒp/
KK[rˈendrˌɑp]IPA/ˈreɪndrɑːp/
raindrop — 名詞
- raindropsingular
- raindropsplural
1. one of the small beads of water that make up rainfall
1.名詞B1
釋義
雨滴
組成雨水的單顆小水滴
one of the small beads of water that make up rainfall
例句
A single raindrop landed on Yuki's nose as the storm began.
暴風雨開始時，一顆雨滴落在 Yuki 的鼻子上。
single raindrop — focusing on one individual drop
Fatima watched raindrops slide slowly down the bus window.
Fatima 看著雨滴緩緩沿著公車窗戶滑落。
The first raindrops hit the hot pavement with a soft hiss.
第一陣雨滴落在滾燙的路面上，發出輕輕的嘶嘶聲。
Kwame felt a cold raindrop trickle down the back of his neck.
Kwame 感覺到一滴冰冷的雨滴沿著他的後頸流下。
Large raindrops began to speckle the dusty car roof one by one.
大雨滴開始一顆接一顆地灑在滿是灰塵的車頂上。
用法筆記
Usually plural (raindrops) when describing how rain starts or falls; singular when focusing on one individual drop.
常見錯誤
❌There were many raindrop on the window.
✅There were many raindrops on the window.
💡'raindrop' is a countable noun; add -s for the plural.