• n. 淋浴；（傾瀉般出現(xiàn)的）一陣，一大批；陣雨
• vt. 大量地給予；把……弄濕
• vi. 淋??；下陣雨

來自古英語 scur,陣風(fēng)，陣雪，暴風(fēng)雪，來自 Proto-Germanic*skuro,風(fēng)暴，暴風(fēng)雪，來自 PIE*skewer,北方，冷風(fēng)，詞源同拉丁語 caurus,東方風(fēng)。拼寫比較 tower,turret.引申詞義淋浴， 沐浴。

shower

shower: [OE] Shower comes from a prehistoric West Germanic *skūra, which also produced German schauer and Dutch schoer. Its ultimate ancestry is uncertain.

shower (n.1)

Old English scur "a short fall of rain, storm, tempest; fall of missiles or blows; struggle, commotion; breeze," from Proto-Germanic *skuraz (cognates: Old Norse skur, Old Saxon and Old Frisian scur "fit of illness;" Old High German scur, German Schauer "shower, downpour;" Gothic skura, in skura windis "windstorm"), from PIE root *kew-(e)ro- "north, north wind" (cognates: Latin caurus "northwest wind;" Old Church Slavonic severu "north, north wind;" Lithuanian ?iaurus "raging, stormy," ?iaurys "north wind," ?iaure "north").

Of blood, tears, etc., from c. 1400. Of meteors from 1835. Sense of "bath in which water is poured from above" first recorded 1851 (short for shower-bath, itself attested from 1803). Meaning "large number of gifts bestowed on a bride" (1904, American English colloquial) later was extended to the party at which it happens (1926). Shower curtain attested from 1914.

shower (v.)

1570s, "come down in showers;" 1580s, "to discharge a shower," from shower (n.1). Intransitive sense from 1930. Related: Showered; showering.

shower (n.2)

"one who shows," Old English sceawere "spectator, watchtower, mirror," agent noun; see show (v.).

1. He stepped out of the shower and began towelling himself down.

他走出淋浴間，開始用毛巾把身子擦干。

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2. I think I'll go home and have a shower.

我覺得我得回家沖個澡。

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3. There was a short sharp shower followed by a strengthening breeze.

一場短時強陣雨后風(fēng)勢漸長。

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4. A cool shower wakes up the body and boosts circulation.

冷水澡可以刺激身體，促進血液循環(huán)。

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5. I am writing in connection with Michael Shower's letter.

關(guān)于邁克爾·肖爾的來信，現(xiàn)復(fù)信如下。

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