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rain check ˈreɪntʃek ☆☆☆☆☆高Ｇ短语²²²¹⁸
基本英英词源例句Thesaurus例句
可继续使用的票根;延期宴请
Noun:
a promise that an unaccepted offer will be renewed in the futurea ticket stub entitling the holder to admission to a future event if the scheduled event was cancelled due to rain源于最受美国人欢迎的棒球赛。一场突如其来的倾盆大雨使棒球等露天赛事不得不取消或中止时，主办方会让观众去取领雨中断比赛的票证或原票票根，以后可凭之免费补看改期举行的比赛或别的一场比赛。这种票证或原票票根就是所谓的“rain check”,按字面直译成“雨票”。嗣后，rain check 往往转义用于其他方面。在社交场合，邀请方在受邀方因一时不能应邀而做出下次再次邀约的表示或者受邀方一时不能应邀请对方下次再邀的要求都可以用rain check表示。它常出现在get/have/take a rain check on something接受对方改期补请这两个搭配中。此外，rain check 也指商店在廉价商品告罄时对顾客下次优先供货保证或货到优先供应凭卷。该词原为美国口语，可追溯到19世纪末，一战期间越过大西洋传到英国。Have you got anyrain checkfor the following game?你拿到下一场球的免费票了吗？
I am sorry you can't come to dinner this evening, but I'll give you arain check.很遗憾今晚你不能来吃饭，不过以后一定再请你来。
I'll give you arain check, Peter, if you can't come to dinner this evening.彼得，如果你今天晚上不能来吃饭的话，我答应以后请你。
Can I take arain check?你能改天再请我吗？noun.guarantee of rescheduled event or offer
同义词 assurance,postponement,promise,raincheck,reserved ticket
invitationnoun proposal; asking
allurement,appeal,attraction,begging,bid,bidding,call,challenge,come-hither,come-on,compliments,coquetry,date,encouragement,enticement,feeler,ground,hit,incitement,inducement,invite,lure,motive,offer,open door,overture,paper,pass,petition,pressure,proffer,prompting,proposition,provocation,rain check,reason,request,solicitation,suggestion,summons,supplication,temptation,urge After all the TV sets are gone, the store gives rain check to people who want to buy one.
所有的电视机都卖完后还有人想要，商店发给他们下次购买的凭证。 jiaj
Can I take a rain check and meet you next week?
我们能再约个时间、下周再见好吗？ iyaya
I can't come to dinner Tuesday but hope you'll give me a rain check.
星期二我不能来参加宴会了，希望下次吧。 walenglish
I'd like to take a rain check on your invitation.
我想延期接受你的邀请。 wwenglish
Maybe I can take a rain check on your invitation.
或许我可以延期接受你的邀请。 wwenglish
She asked for a rain check when she caught a cold and could not go to the movies with him.
她因为感冒而无法和他一起去看电影，所以请求他将日期延后。 englishtide
That sounds lovely. But some of my old friends from Shanghai will visit me. Iall take a rain check for some other time.
听起来不错，但几个在上海的老伙伴要来看我，我们改天再约时间吧。 shilibiao |