Sunday, October 15, 2017

毛毛雨的英文

//===
毛毛雨的英文, drizzle (雨絲?) or sprinkle(滴了幾滴?)

http://www.ichacha.net/%E9%9B%A8%E4%B8%9D.html
無聲的雨丝 silent drizzle


drizzle /ˈdrɪz·əl/

http://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/drizzle
* noun
[ U ] ​a slight rain:
We had fog and drizzle earlier, but now it’s sunny.

[ S ] a small amount of liquid that is lightly poured over something:
Serve the pasta with a drizzle of olive oil.

* verb
[ I ] to rain in small light drops:
It's been drizzling all day.

[ T ] to pour liquid slowly over something, especially in a thin line or in small dr
Drizzle the syrup over the warm cake.



//=== https://tw.blog.voicetube.com/archives/53243

陣雨, shower
雷陣雨, thunder shower
大雨, heavy rain
豪雨, extremely heavy rain
豪雨是「指24小時累積雨量達200毫米以上,或3小時累積雨量達100毫米以上之降雨現象。」

大豪雨, torrential rain :24小時累積雨量達350毫米以上。

超大豪雨 extremely torrential rain :24小時累積雨量達500毫米以上。


take a rain check 改天, 另約, 延期
to take a rain check on sth.

http://www.businessweekly.com.tw/article.aspx?id=12276&type=Blog&p=2
to save sth for a rainy day
把事物留到下雨天時再用,就是「未雨綢繆」的意思通常這個片語會用在金錢上,是個非常常見的片語喔!


as right as rain
跟雨一樣正確?
--> 一切正常、身體健康

I feel as right as rain after taking the medicine. (吃完藥後我覺得好多了。)


//===
rain check 原是指「(體育比賽因雨改期再賽時)可延期使用的票」,後來引伸到生活當中,用來表示延期、改天的意思。
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rain_check_(baseball)
In baseball, a rain check is a ticket issued to spectators which admits them to the ballpark at a later date at no additional cost to the ticket holder. It is issued if a game is cancelled due to rain or other inclement weather, or if a game has been started but suspended due to inclement weather prior to the point of becoming an official game ...

*** inclement weather
inclement /in kl'em.nt/, adj, unpleasant (weather), cold windy and rainy



//===
似乎沒有人用 rain ticket?


https://www.tripadvisor.com/ShowTopic-g190356-i790-k6960378-Rain_ticket_from_Luxembourg_to_Antwerp-Luxembourg_City.html
...
Is it possible to purchase a rail ticket in advance and receive a discount going from Lux. to Antwerp? If so do I purchase this ticket from the Lux National Rail Company?

Thank you for any help.

...
//===
炸雞排 + 一點點胡椒粉 的英文