rain off

英 [reɪn ɒf]

美 [reɪn ɔːf]

（体育比赛）因雨暂停，因雨取消

柯林斯词典

• PHR-V-PASSIVE （体育比赛）因雨暂停,因雨取消
  If a sports gameis rained off, it has to stop, or it is not able to start, because of rain.
  1. Most of the games have been rained off.
     大部分比赛都因下雨而暂停了。
  2. ...a rained-off cricket match.
     因下雨而取消的板球比赛

in AM, use 美国英语用 rain out

双语例句

• We hope the rain can hold off for a few hours.
  我们希望雨停几个小时。
• The rain held off and they went out.
  雨没有下起来，他们外出了。
• We hope the rain will hold off till evening.
  我们希望这场雨能拖到明天晚上下。
• A roof slopes so that the rain runs off it.
  屋顶是倾斜的，使雨水得以流掉。
• She was coming in to tell us that the rain was easing off, when she stepped into a large puddle.
  她正准备进来告诉我们雨开始下小了，突然她跌入了一个大水坑。
• While Alehin was telling his story, the rain left off and the sun came out.
  在阿列恒讲述他的故事时，雨停了，太阳出来了。
• Will the rain keep off until the game?
  雨会比赛以后才下吗？
• The paper would often stay in the tree for weeks until a heavy snow or rain washed it off.
  除非下大雪或大雨把纸冲掉，纸会一直呆在树上。
• The rain left off at daybreak.
  破晓时雨停了。
• The rain had eased off
  雨小了。