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It is raining cats and dogs

用來形容下大雨了

It is raining very heavily

這個下貓下狗的典故可以追朔回到17世紀,

可以在一些文學作品或是描述裡看到下貓下狗的句子

但是確切的源頭已經無法考究了

在口語中, Rain cats and dogs已經很少出現在英語對話中

如果想要形容或描述下大雨可以參考下列幾個說法

1

Downpour (n)(可數)

你可以這樣用

The rainy season begins in mid-May, sometimes there are quick downpours.

Just wait for a few minutes for the quick downpour to pass.

2

It is coming down in buckets.

The rain was coming down in buckets last night.

3

The city has been hit by floods after torrential rains continued over the weekend.

Torrential rain triggers severe flash flooding.

Thank you for reading!