1. | [t][usupass] 赞扬(或称颂)…为(尤用于报章等)to describe sb/sth as being very good or special, especially in newspapers, etc. |
The conference was hailed as a great success. 会议被称颂为一次巨大的成功。 | |
Teenager Matt Brown is being hailed a hero for saving a young child from drowning. 因救起一名溺水儿童,少年马特 ) 布朗被誉为英雄。 |
2. | [t] ~ sth 招手(请出租车或公共汽车停下)to signal to a taxi or a bus, in order to get the driver to stop |
to hail a taxi/cab 打手势叫出租车 |
3. | [t] ~ sb 跟…打招呼;向…喊to call to sb in order to say hello to them or attract their attention |
A voice hailed us from the other side of the street. 街对面有个声音招呼我们。 |
4. | [i] 下雹whenit hails , small balls of ice fall like rain from the sky |
It's hailing! 正下着冰雹! |