
1. Heavy rain 大雨
The heavy rain flooded the entire village.
大雨淹没了整个村庄。
2. Downpour 倾盆大雨
down 向下
pour 倾泻;倾倒
It was the heaviest downpour ever recorded.
这是有史以来最大的一场暴雨。
3. Torrential /tə'rɛnʃl/ rain 倾盆大雨;雷阵雨
torrential 猛烈的;奔流而下的
We got caught in torrential rain yesterday.
昨天我们遇上了一场瓢泼大雨。
4. Rain cats and dogs 大暴雨;倾盆大雨(陈旧,了解即可)
They had to cancel the outdoor barbecue, as it started raining cats and dogs.
天下起了倾盆大雨,他们不得不取消户外烧烤活动。