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Feb 10, 2018 · Rain is wet. Rain causes flooding. Rain enables plants to grow. The above are referring to rain in general. The rain has stopped. The rain is heavier now than earlier. The rain in South Africa is inadequate for current needs. The above refer to specific instances of rain - implicitly or explicitly.
Mar 16, 2011 · English, USA. Mar 16, 2011. #6. entangledbank said: 'Rains' refers to a season or period in which rain is usual: The harvest failed because the rains arrived late. I agree. It can also refer to a series of bouts of rain. "The rains over the last three weeks have saturated the soil and local officials are worried about mudslides." This implies ...
Rain二话不说地拒绝了：年纪都这么大了，我要在家睡觉，你也快休息吧，不是20年前了，别说这些，下次再联络，向大嫂问好，之后果断挂了电话。 如果他不够自律，也许至今依然活跃在荧幕前，对家人的陪伴和责任就会变少，工作赚钱也会成为他不回家的理由。
Dec 26, 2012 · Don't stand in the pouring rain. - pouring is a present participle (adjective) describing the noun rain. Don't stand outside, it's pouring with rain. - pouring is part of the present continuous form it's pouring. Actually "Pouring with rain" is redundant because if it's pouring it can't be with anything except rain, but it's idiomatic in BrE.
Jan 14, 2017 · I don't think so, but it's rare to hear the very definite statements "it will rain" or "it is going to rain." Weather forecasters usually talk about possibility or likelihood of rain. There is a 90% chance of rain in the afternoon. We will have high winds and a probably rain in the morning, but it should clear by mid-afternoon. And the rest of ...
Jan 11, 2009 · Russian. Jan 11, 2009. #3. In my native language when someone walks when it rains, he/she goes " under the rain". But I've never heard this expression in english and it sounds pretty weird. However when it snows and someone walks, we say he/she goes "in the snow".
Feb 19, 2017 · Feb 19, 2017. #5. Dickens described the rain in a storm as "rush and roar" both onomatopoieic for heavy rain and wind - pitter-patter is gentler. What kind of rain did you have in mind? I'm currently listening to pitter-patter but a couple of days ago here in the San Francisco area, it was rushing and roaring.
Jul 12, 2018 · The umbrella keeps off the rain. The umbrella keeps the rain off. In my opinion, the umbrella keeps the rain off means it keeps the rain off (people). If the umbrella keeps off the rain is correct, that would mean "keep off" is a fixed phrase. But in the first sentence "please keep off the grass", I don't think keep off is a fixed phrase.
Aug 7, 2011 · American English. I think they are a little different. "It is always raining " literally says that it rains continuously, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, 100 years per century. That would be understood to be an exaggeration, but it does suggest that prolonged periods of rain are common. "It always rains" suggests that you mean when something ...
May 14, 2010 · English - Australian. May 14, 2010. #2. Your first option sounds better to me. That is certainly the way I would say it and the way I am used to hearing it said. If it's obvious you're talking about the weather, you could say "It has been pouring down since two o'clock." If the rain is particularly heavy, you can say "It's been bucketing down ...
