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。
• 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。
• A roof slopes so that the rain runs off it.
  屋顶是倾斜的，使雨水得以流掉。
• We hope the rain will hold off till evening.
  我们希望这场雨能拖到明天晚上下。
• Will the rain keep off until the game?
  雨会比赛以后才下吗？
• The rain hold off just long enough for us to have our picnic.
  雨一时下不起来，我们有足够的时间吃完野餐。
• The rain had eased off
  雨小了。
• He shook the rain off his clothes.
  他把衣服上的雨水抖掉。
• The heavy rain means putting off the sports meeting.
  大雨意味着运动会推迟了。
• I hope the rain keeps off.
  我希望雨暂时别下。