词典释义：
a brief and usually light fall of rain, hail, sleet, or snow
阵雨；冰雹（或雨夹雪等）的一阵；阵雪。
a mass of small things falling or moving at the same time
阵雨般的东西；一阵
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a shower of dust sprinkled his face .一阵灰尘散落在他的脸上。
〈喻〉 一大堆，一大批
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he was pleased by the shower of awards .他很高兴获得一大堆的奖项。
a group of particles produced by a cosmic-ray particle in the earth's atmosphere
流星雨。
a cubicle or bath in which a person stands under a spray of water to wash
淋浴间。
the apparatus that produces such a spray of water
淋浴器。
(〈美〉 亦作
淋浴。
[often with modifier]
〈北美〉 （尤指为即将结婚或分娩的妇女举行的）送礼会
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she loved going to baby showers .她喜欢参加为庆贺宝宝即将出生而举行的送礼会。
[in sing.]
〈英，非正式〉 一群乌合之众；一群笨蛋
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look at this lot — what a shower! 看看这一群人——简直是一群笨蛋！
[no obj., with adverbial of direction](of a mass of small things)fall or be thrown in a shower
（许多小东西）雨点般落下（或扔下）
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bits of broken glass showered over me .玻璃碎片雨点般落在我身上。
[with obj. and adverbial of direction]cause (a mass of small things) to fall in a shower
使如阵雨般降落
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his hooves showered sparks across the concrete floor .他的脚把火花散落在水泥地面上。
[with obj.](
朝…阵雨般地扔（大量小东西）
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hooligans showered him with rotten eggs .流氓阵雨般地朝他身上扔臭蛋。
[with obj.](
大量给予；倾注
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he showered her with kisses .他热烈地吻她。
[with obj.](
把…大量地给
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senior officers showered praise on their young policewomen .长官们高度赞扬了年轻的女警们。
[no obj.] wash oneself in a shower
淋浴。
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send someone to the showers N .Amer .informal fail early on in a race or contest 〈北美，非正式〉 提前退出比赛（或竞赛）
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