pellets of frozen rain which fall in showers from cumulonimbus clouds
雹，冰雹。
[in sing.]a large number of things hurled forcefully through the air, especially with intent to harm
（尤指意在造成伤害的雹子般的）一阵
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a hail of bullets .一阵弹雨。
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下雹，下冰雹
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it hailed so hard we had to stop .冰雹下得很猛，我们只好停下来。
[with adverbial of direction](of a large number of objects)fall or be hurled forcefully
（大量物体）像雹子般落下（或击打）
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missiles and bombs hail down from the sky. 导弹和炸弹像雹子般从空中落下。
[with obj.]call out to (someone) to attract attention
招呼（某人）
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I hailed her in English .我用英语招呼她。
signal (an approaching taxi) to stop
示意（出租车）停下。
[with obj.](常作
热情认可
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he has been hailed as the new James Dean .他被大家热情地称为新的詹姆斯·迪恩。
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来自（某地）
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they hail from Turkey .他们来自土耳其。
〈古〉 ［表 示问候或欢呼］ 欢迎；好啊，万岁
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hail, Caesar! 恺撒万岁！
a shout or call used to attract attention
招呼，高呼。
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within hail at a distance within which someone may be called to； within earshot． 在招呼得到的地方；在听得见的地方
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hailn.雹；冰雹；招呼；高呼；一阵
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hairn.毛发；汗毛；头发；一点儿；少量；毛；茸毛
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mailn.邮件；信件；邮包；锁子甲；铠甲；邮政；邮件发送；邮袋；邮政列车；邮件收取
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failv.失败；忘记做；坏掉；不能正常工作；破产；衰退；消失；舍弃；变弱；在（考试、测验或面试）中不及格
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railn.横条；横杆；横档；栏杆；扶手；铁轨；钢轨；轨道；铁路；冒头；定电位导体轨；秧鸡
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halln.门厅；门廊；玄关；会堂；礼堂；大厅；府第；邸宅；（Hall）人名：霍尔
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