英语单词

drizzle是什么意思

drizzle

英 ['drɪz(ə)l] 美 ['drɪzl]
  • vi. 下毛毛雨
  • vt. 下毛毛雨
  • n. 细雨,毛毛雨

助记提示


1. PIE root *dhreu- "fall, drip, droop" => Old English dreosan (past participle droren) "fall" => Middle English dresen "fall".
2. PIE root *dhreu- "fall, drip, droop" => Proto-Germanic *drup- "fall, drop".
3. 由此推出同源词:drown; dreary; drizzle, drowsy; drip, drop, droop.
4. drizzle       毛毛雨     “毛毛雨追着人走”

中文词源


drizzle 下毛毛雨的

词源同drip, 滴。引申义小雨,毛毛雨。

英文词源


drizzle
drizzle: see dreary
drizzle (v.)
1540s, perhaps an alteration of drysning "a falling of dew" (c. 1400), from Old English -drysnian, related to dreosan "to fall," from PIE root *dhreu- (see drip (v.)). Or perhaps a frequentative of Middle English dresen "to fall," from Old English dreosan. Related: Drizzled; drizzling. As a noun, from 1550s.

双语例句


1. Drizzle the remaining dressing over the duck and salad.
将剩下的调料淋在鸭肉和色拉上。

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2. The drizzle had now stopped and the sun was breaking through.
毛毛雨现在已经停了,太阳正破云而出。

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3. Drizzle them with warmed extra virgin olive oil.
将加热过的特级初榨橄榄油淋在上面。

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4. Yesterday the radio forecast drizzle, and today it is indeed raining.
昨天预报有小雨, 今天果然下起来了.

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

5. The shower tailed off into a drizzle.
阵雨越来越小,最后变成了毛毛雨.

来自《简明英汉词典》

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