hail¹ ◙ noun 1. [mass noun] 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 »a hail of bullets. 一阵弹雨。 ◙ verb 1. [no obj.] (it hails, it is hailing 等)hail falls • 下雹，下冰雹 »it hailed so hard we had to stop. 冰雹下得很猛，我们只好停下来。
【语源】
1. Old English hagol, hægl (noun), hagalian (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch hagel and German Hagelhail² ◙ verb 1. [with obj.] call out to (someone) to attract attention • 招呼（某人） »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 2. [with obj.] [常作 be hailed] acclaim enthusiastically as being a specified thing • 热情认可 »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。 3. [no obj.] (hail from)have one's home or origins in (a place) • 来自（某地） »they hail from Turkey. 他们来自土耳其。 ◙ exclamation 1. (archaic)expressing greeting or acclaim • [古] ［表示问候或欢呼］欢迎；好啊 »hail, Caesar!. 恺撒万岁！。 ◙ noun 1. a shout or call used to attract attention • 招呼，高呼
【IDIOMS】
◘ within hail 1. 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
【派生】
♦ hailer noun
【语源】
1. Middle English: from the obsolete adjective, hail 'healthy' (occurring in greetings and toasts, such as wæs hæil: see wassail), from Old Norse heill, related to hale and whole