n.淋浴；阵雨；送礼会；(大量)涌泻
v.冲(淋浴)；下(阵雨)；倾注
She is taking a shower. 她正在洗淋浴。
The weatherman predict shower this afternoon. 气象预告员说,今天下午有阵雨。
The neighbors held a bridal shower for the girl. 邻居为姑娘举行了一个准新娘送礼会。
The policemen were assailed by a shower of stones. 警察遭到一阵石块的袭击。
I have received a shower of letters recently. 最近我收到了一大批信件。
The firework exploded in a shower of sparks. 烟火炸开放出一阵火花。
用作动词 (v.)I always shower after getting up. 起床后我总是洗个淋浴。
It suddenly started to shower. 突然下起阵雨。
The dancer was showered with praise. 那个跳舞的人备受称赞。
People shower the newly-weds with confetti . 人们向新婚夫妇撒彩色纸屑。
The best way to help a troubled child is to shower him with love. 帮助失足少年的最好方法是施之以爱。
Good wishes showered (down) on the bride and bridegroom. 大家纷纷向新娘新郎祝福。
Honours were showered upon the hero. 人们纷纷向那位英雄致敬。
shower后可接介词(up)on或是with，表示相同的意思，但适用于不同的国家：英国人习惯用(up)on与shower搭配。美国人习惯用介词with与shower搭配。 They showered congratulations (up)on him.Flowers were showered (up)on her. They showered him with congratulations.She was showered with flowers.
n.(名词)shower的基本意思是短暂的“阵雨”“阵雪”,是可数名词,常用于复数形式。引申可表示“淋浴”。the shower常可指“淋浴设备”或“浴室”。
shower用于比喻还可指“许多小东西或液体的大量洒落、倾注”,其后常与介词of连用。
在英国口语中, shower还有一种非正式、贬义的用法,即表示“一群讨厌或懒惰的人”“一群不修边幅而且懒惰的人”。其前可加a,但不可加the且无复数形式。在美国口语中, shower还可指妇女在结婚前或生小孩后的聚会,往往由亲戚朋友赠送礼物。例如:You're a real shower, get your hair cut, all of you!你们这群邋遢鬼,统统给我去理发!Helen's friends gave her a bridal shower.海伦的朋友们给她开了一个新娘的送礼会。We all went to her virgin shower last Sunday.上个星期天,我们全都去参加她婚前的送礼会。
v.(动词)shower用作名词时意思是“阵雨”,转化为动词意思是“下阵雨”“似阵雨般降落”,引申还可表示像阵雨般“大量地给予”。
shower可用作及物动词,也可用作不及物动词。用作及物动词时,接名词或代词作宾语。
shower接with或on可表示“倾倒或大量给予某物”,用on为英式英语,后接人,用with为美式英语,后接物或事物。
