/heɪl; hel/
n
1 [U] frozen rain falling in a shower 雹; 冰雹.
2 [sing] (fig 比喻) thing coming in great numbers and with force 来得又多又猛的事物
*a hail of bullets, blows, curses 一阵弹雨、乱打、乱骂.

v
1 [I] fall as hail in a shower 下雹
*It is hailing. 正在下雹.
2 [I, Ip, Tn, Tn.p] ~ (sth) down (on sb) (fig 比喻) come or send (sth) down hard and fast 迅而猛地落下; 使（某事物）迅而猛地落下
*Stones hailed down on them. 石头像雹子一样落在他们身上.
* They hailed curses down on us. 他们大骂了我们一通.

/heɪl; hel/
v
1 [Tn]
(a) call to (a person or ship) in order to attract attention 招呼（人或船）
*within `hailing distance, ie close enough to be hailed 在可以招呼的距离内.
(b) signal to (a taxi, etc) to stop 打信号示意（计程车等）停下.
2 [Cn.n/a] ~ sb/sth as sth enthusiastically acknowledge sb/sth as sth 热情地承认某人[某事物]为...
*crowds hailing him as king, as a hero 拥他为王、赞他为英雄的群众
* (fig 比喻) The book was hailed as a masterpiece/as masterly. 这本书被誉为杰作.
3 [Ipr] ~ from... originate from (a place) 来自（某地）
*She hails (ie comes) from India. 她来自印度.
* Where does the ship hail from? ie Which is her home port? 这条船是从哪里开出来的（船籍港是何处）?
4 (idm 习语) be ,hail-fellow-well-`met (with sb) be very friendly or too friendly (with people, esp strangers) （与人, 尤指生人）十分友好或过于亲昵.

interj (arch 古) welcome! 欢迎!
*Hail, Caesar! 恺撒大帝万岁! n [U] (idm 习语) within `hail close enough to be hailed 在招呼能及的地方.