hail
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Meanings
1 sense · 5 examplesnoun
hail; ice pellets
formalA type of severe convective weather phenomenon, often accompanied by thunderstorms.
Zuó昨
wǎn晚
de的
bīng冰
báo雹
zá砸
huài坏
le了
cūn村
lǐ里
dà大
bàn半
de的
shū蔬
cài菜
dà大
péng棚
。
Last night's hail destroyed most of the vegetable greenhouses in the village.
Zhè这
zhǒng种
qiú球
xíng形
de的
bīng冰
kuài块
shì是
bīng冰
báo雹
，
hé和
pǔ普
tōng通
de的
dòng冻
yǔ雨
bù不
yī一
yàng样
。
This spherical block of ice is hail, which is different from ordinary freezing rain.
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Wǎn晚
chūn春
hé和
xià夏
jì季
wǔ午
hòu后
shì是
bīng冰
báo雹
duō多
fā发
de的
shí时
duàn段
。
Late spring and summer afternoons are periods when hail occurs frequently.
Tū突
rú如
qí其
lái来
de的
bīng冰
báo雹
ràng让
nóng农
mín民
bó伯
bo伯
sǔn损
shī失
cǎn惨
zhòng重
。
The sudden hail caused heavy losses for the farmer uncle.
Qì气
xiàng象
bù部
mén门
fā发
bù布
le了
bīng冰
báo雹
chéng橙
sè色
yù预
jǐng警
xìn信
hào号
。
The meteorological department issued an orange hail warning signal.