"hailstones" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 冰雹

Definition

在冰雹天氣中從天空落下的小冰球。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

‘Hailstones’ 通常用複數，指下冰雹時掉下的冰球，只用於天氣情境。不要和‘雪花’（snowflakes）混淆。

Examples

The roof was damaged by hailstones.

屋頂被**冰雹**砸壞了。

We saw hailstones on the ground after the storm.

暴風雨後我們看到地上有**冰雹**。

Hailstones hit the car while we were driving.

我們開車時，**冰雹**砸到了車。

Some hailstones were as big as golf balls last night.

昨晚有些**冰雹**像高爾夫球那麼大。

It sounded like rocks raining down when the hailstones started.

當**冰雹**開始時，聽起來就像石頭在下雨一樣。

Kids ran outside to collect the hailstones in their hands.

孩子們跑到外面，用手撿**冰雹**。