"hail" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 冰雹
• 欢呼称颂
• 招呼

Definition

Hail 作名词时，指像雨一样从天空落下的小冰球。作动词时，也可以表示热烈称赞某事物，或大声招呼某人让其停下或回应。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

最常见的意思是天气里的“冰雹”，在一般描述中常作不可数名词，如 'There was hail last night.' 作动词时，'hail as' 常见于正式语境，表示“被誉为”；'hail a taxi' 则表示“招手叫出租车”。

Examples

It started to hail during the storm.

暴风雨中开始**下冰雹**了。

The movie was hailed as a success.

这部电影被**誉为**成功之作。

She tried to hail a taxi.

她试着**招呼**一辆出租车。

We had to pull over because it was hailing so hard.

我们只好靠边停车，因为当时**冰雹下得**太大了。

That young scientist is being hailed as the future of the field.

那位年轻科学家正被**誉为**这个领域的未来。

I stood in the rain for ten minutes trying to hail a cab.

我站在雨里十分钟，想**招到**一辆出租车。