"hailstones" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 冰雹

Definition

在冰雹天气中从天空落下的小冰球。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

‘Hailstones’ 通常用复数，指下冰雹时掉下的冰球，仅用于气象场合。注意不要和‘雪花’（snowflakes）混淆。

Examples

The roof was damaged by hailstones.

屋顶被**冰雹**砸坏了。

We saw hailstones on the ground after the storm.

暴风雨后我们看到地上有**冰雹**。

Hailstones hit the car while we were driving.

我们开车时，**冰雹**砸到了车。

Some hailstones were as big as golf balls last night.

昨晚有些**冰雹**像高尔夫球那么大。

It sounded like rocks raining down when the hailstones started.

当**冰雹**开始时，听起来就像石头在下雨一样。

Kids ran outside to collect the hailstones in their hands.

孩子们跑到外面，用手捡**冰雹**。