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rainfall

🇬🇧 UK/'reinfɒ:l/🇺🇸 US
IELTSTOEFLB1

Definitions

n.

The amount of rain that falls in a given area or occasion; the occurrence of rain

降雨量;降雨

🧩 Root Breakdown

Native English
rainstem
+
fallto fall, to be deceived, to err, to be false
=rainfall

Common Collocations

  • 1.annual rainfall年降雨量
  • 2.heavy rainfall强降雨
  • 3.rainfall levels降雨水平
  • 4.record rainfall创纪录降雨量

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The region received record rainfall this year, causing widespread flooding.

  • 2.

    Annual rainfall in the Amazon basin exceeds 2,000 millimeters.

  • 3.

    Farmers depend on seasonal rainfall to irrigate their crops.

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