How do you use "Coming down in stair-rods" in a sentence?

Cancel the picnic—it's coming down in stair-rods. I got soaked, it was coming down in stair-rods. We waited under a bridge while it came down in stair-rods.

Coming down in stair-rods

Slang Term British ★★☆☆☆ Uncommon Casual

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Significado: Raining extremely heavily, with rain falling in thick, straight lines.

下极大的雨，雨水像粗直的线一样落下

Lloviendo extremadamente fuerte, con la lluvia cayendo en líneas gruesas y rectas.

非常に激しく、太く真っ直ぐな線のように雨が降っている

비가 굵고 직선으로 쏟아지며 극도로 세차게 내리는

An older British expression comparing heavy rain to stair-rods (the metal rods that hold carpet in place on stairs). The image is of rain falling in such thick, straight lines that it resembles metal rods.

这是一个古老的英国表达，把大雨比作楼梯扶手（固定楼梯地毯的金属棒）。想象雨水像金属棒一样又粗又直地落下。

Una expresión británica antigua que compara la lluvia fuerte con las varillas de escalera (las barras metálicas que sujetan la alfombra en su lugar en las escaleras). La imagen es de lluvia cayendo en líneas tan gruesas y rectas que parecen barras metálicas.

大雨を階段のカーペットを固定する金属の棒（stair-rods）に例えた古いイギリスの表現です。雨が金属の棒のように太く真っ直ぐな線で降っているというイメージです。

오래된 영국식 표현으로, 폭우를 stair-rods(계단 카펫을 고정하는 금속 막대)에 비유합니다. 비가 마치 금속 막대처럼 굵고 곧게 내리는 모습을 형상화한 것입니다.

Significado literal: Rain falling like metal stair-rods

Ejemplos

Cancel the picnic—it's coming down in stair-rods.
取消野餐吧——雨下得太大了
Cancela el picnic—está cayendo como varillas
ピクニックは中止だ。土砂降りだから
소풍은 취소다. 쇠막대처럼 비가 쏟아지고 있어.
I got soaked, it was coming down in stair-rods.
我浑身湿透了，雨下得跟瓢泼似的
Me empapé, estaba diluviando
びしょ濡れになった、すごい土砂降りだったから
흠뻑 젖었어, 쇠막대처럼 비가 쏟아졌거든.
We waited under a bridge while it came down in stair-rods.
我们在桥下等着，外面瓢泼大雨
Esperamos bajo un puente mientras caía un diluvio
土砂降りの間、橋の下で待っていた
쇠막대처럼 비가 쏟아지는 동안 다리 밑에서 기다렸다.

Pronunciación

/ˈsteə rɒdz/

Guía de uso

Contexto: very heavy rain, weather, British

Tono: emphatic, vivid

✓ Correcto

It's coming down in stair-rods.
雨下得像瀑布一样
Está cayendo un diluvio
バケツをひっくり返したような雨だ
비가 장대처럼 쏟아지고 있어.
Came down in stair-rods yesterday.
昨天下了倾盆大雨
Ayer cayó un aguacero tremendo
昨日はものすごい豪雨だったよ
어제 장대비가 쏟아졌어.
Watch out—stair-rods out there.
小心，外面雨下得很大
Cuidado, fuera llueve a mares
気をつけて、外は激しい雨だよ
조심해——밖에 비가 엄청 와.

✗ Incorrecto

Raining very heavily
Raining very heavily（意思是下大雨，但有更形象的表达方式）
Raining very heavily（significa lloviendo muy fuerte, pero hay formas más expresivas）
Raining very heavily（激しく雨が降っているという意味だが、より表現力豊かな言い方がある）
단순히 '비가 매우 세차게 온다'는 이 표현의 비유적 색채가 없습니다
Pouring
Pouring（意思是倾盆大雨，但有更形象的表达方式）
Pouring（significa diluviando, pero hay formas más expresivas）
Pouring（土砂降りという意味だが、より表現力豊かな言い方がある）
'쏟아진다'는 비슷하지만 stair-rods의 독특한 영국식 이미지를 전달하지 못합니다

Errores comunes

Younger generations may not know what stair-rods are
Now somewhat old-fashioned but still understood

Origen e historia

Stair-rods were the brass or metal rods used in Victorian homes to hold carpet runners in place on stairs—a common household item that has now largely disappeared. The image of rain falling in thick, straight, metallic lines like these rods perfectly captured a certain type of torrential downpour. The expression is distinctly 19th century, when stair-rods were universally familiar. As stair-rods vanished from modern homes, the phrase became quaint and nostalgic, still understood but increasingly requiring explanation to younger generations.

Etimología: Victorian British expression

Primera vez registrado: 19th century

Contexto cultural

Era: Victorian onwards

Generation: Older generations mainly

Social background: Universal

Pop culture: British literature; Period dramas

Regional notes: Traditional British expression, now somewhat dated but charming.

Variaciones

Coming down in stair-rodsStair-rodsRaining stair-rods

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