hail

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

hail [hail hails hailed hailing] verb, noun BrE [heɪl] NAmE [heɪl]
verb
1. transitive, usually passive to describe sb/sth as being very good or special, especially in newspapers, etc
•~ sb/sth as sth The conference was hailed as a great success.
•~ sb/sth + noun Teenager Matt Brown is being hailed a hero for saving a young child from drowning.
2. transitive ~ sth to signal to a taxi or a bus, in order to get the driver to stop
•to hail a taxi/cab
3. transitive ~ sb (literary)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.
•We soon came within hailing distance of (= fairly close to) the others.
4. intransitive when it hails, small balls of ice fall like rain from the sky
•It's hailing!
Verb forms:

Word Origin:
n. and v. sense 4 Old English hagol hægl hagalian Germanic Dutch hagel German Hagel v. senses 1 to 3 Middle English hail ‘healthy’ wæs hæil ↑wassail Old Norse heill ↑hale ↑whole

Example Bank:
•The expedition was widely hailed as a success.
•Union leaders hailed the socialists' victory as a huge step forward.
Derived: ↑hail from …
 
noun
1. uncountable small balls of ice that fall like rain
•We drove through hail and snow.
2. singular a ~ of sth a large number or amount of sth that is aimed at sb in order to harm them
•a hail of arrows/bullets
•a hail of abuse

Word Origin:
n. and v. sense 4 Old English hagol hægl hagalian Germanic Dutch hagel German Hagel v. senses 1 to 3 Middle English hail ‘healthy’ wæs hæil ↑wassail Old Norse heill ↑hale ↑whole

Example Bank:
•It was terrible driving through the hail.
•The hail melted once the sun came out.
•We got caught in the hail.
•A passer-by was caught in the hail of bullets.
•It's hailing!
•Rain and hail pounded on the tiled roof.
•The attempt to bring in new legislation was met by a hail of criticism.

 

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  herald, come, acclaim