teem

🇬🇧 UK/ti:m/🇺🇸 US
IELTSTOEFLGREC2

Definitions

v.

To be full of or swarming with something; to abound; (of rain) to fall heavily.

充满,充斥;(雨)倾盆而下

n.

A heavy downpour of rain.

倾盆大雨

🧩 Root Breakdown

Native English
teemother
=teem

Common Collocations

  • 1.teem with life生机勃勃
  • 2.teem with activity热闹非凡
  • 3.teem with ideas思如泉涌
  • 4.teeming rain倾盆大雨

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The river teems with fish during the spawning season every spring.

  • 2.

    The city streets teem with tourists during the summer holidays.

  • 3.

    It was teaming down outside, so we decided to stay indoors.

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