rainfall
UK/'reinfɒ:l/US
IELTSTOEFLB1
Definitions
n.
The amount of rain that falls in a place over a period of time.
降雨量；降雨。
Root Breakdown
Native Englishrainroot
+
fallto fall, to be deceived, to err, to be false
=rainfall
rain + fall (the Germanic "drop" fall) = the rain that falls; by extension, the measured amount of it. A transparent compound.
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.
Annual rainfall in the region has dropped over the last decade.
- 2.
Heavy rainfall caused flooding across the valley.