一、词性不同
1、rain,是动名词原型。
2、rainy,是形容词。
3、raining,是动词rain的现在分词形式。
二、一词多义不同
1、rain作名词意思有雨;雨水。作动词意思有下雨;(雨点般)落下。
如:There will be rain in all parts of the country.
全国各地将有雨。
2、rainy作形容词意思是下雨的。
如:Summer is a rainy season in China.
在中国,夏天是一个多雨的季节。
3、raining作形容词意思是下雨的,下雨了。
如:It was raining, so we took our umbrellas.
由于下雨的缘故,我们就带着伞。
1、The rain will erode the deeds of his life.
雨水将慢慢地腐蚀掉他的生命契约。
2、Ten to one it will rain tomorrow.
明天十有八九会下雨。
3、It was just starting to rain as we struck out across the field.
当我们加快脚步穿过田野时,天下雨了。
4、He had no raincoat on when the rain started.
开始下雨时他没穿雨衣。
5、There was a light rain falling
外面下着小雨。