1.(weather)it +下冰雹
It hailed and poured all afternoon.夹杂冰雹的倾盆大雨下了整整一下午。
2.words, objects +如连珠炮般被说出；如冰雹般落下
3.to hail from sth
(to originate from sth)+ place来自…
Morozov hails from a small mining town in Belarus.莫罗佐夫来自白俄罗斯的一个采矿小镇。
The band hail from Glasgow.这个乐队来自格拉斯哥。
+ background, time出自…；来自…
He hails from an affluent background.他出身于一个富裕的家庭。
This is a film which seems to hail from the hippie era.这像是一部嬉皮士时代的电影。