Hail



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解释

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• n.冰雹;v. 致敬
• ［英］ n.冰雹 ( frozen rain drop) ; v. 致敬 ( salute or greet)

Webster Collegiate

I. noun

• Etymology: Middle English, from Old English h?gl; akin to Old High German hagal hail
• Date: before 12th century
• 1. precipitation in the form of small balls or lumps usually consisting of concentric layers of clear ice and compact snow
• 2. something that gives the effect of a shower of hail <a hail of rifle fire>

II. intransitive verb

• Date: before 12th century
• 1. to precipitate hail <it was hailing hard>
• 2. to pour down or strike like hail

III. interjection

• Etymology: Middle English, from Old Norse heill, from heill healthy — more at whole
• Date: 13th century
• 1. archaic — used as a salutation
• 2. — used to express acclamation<hail to the chief — Sir Walter Scott>

IV. verb

• Date: 13th century
• transitive verb
  • 1.
    • a. salute, greet
    • b. to greet with enthusiastic approval ; acclaim
  • 2. to greet or summon by calling <hail a taxi>
• intransitive verb
  • to call out; especially to call a greeting to a passing ship
• ? hailer noun

V. noun

• Date: 1500
• 1. an exclamation of greeting or acclamation
• 2. a calling to attract attention
• 3. hearing distance <stayed within hail>

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