"hail" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 冰雹
• 歡呼稱頌
• 招呼

Definition

Hail 作名詞時，指像雨一樣從天空落下的小冰球。作動詞時，也可以表示熱烈稱讚某事物，或大聲招呼某人讓其停下或回應。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

最常見的意思是天氣裡的「冰雹」，在一般描述中常作不可數名詞，如 'There was hail last night.' 作動詞時，'hail as' 常見於正式語境，表示「被譽為」；'hail a taxi' 則表示「招手叫計程車／出租車」。

Examples

It started to hail during the storm.

暴風雨中開始**下冰雹**了。

The movie was hailed as a success.

這部電影被**譽為**成功之作。

She tried to hail a taxi.

她試著**招呼**一輛計程車。

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

我們只好靠邊停車，因為當時**冰雹下得**太大了。

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

那位年輕科學家正被**譽為**這個領域的未來。

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

我站在雨裡十分鐘，想**招到**一輛計程車。