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。
raindrops + hit + surface — describing the sound of rain starting
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。
常見搭配
- single raindrop
- first raindrops
- large raindrops
- heavy raindrops
- raindrops fall
- raindrops hit
- raindrops slide down
- raindrops patter on
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.