rain check noun
plural rain checks
plural rain checks
Learner's definition of RAIN CHECK
[count] US
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: a ticket given to people so that they can go to another event (such as a baseball game) if the one they were watching or planning to go to is canceled or stopped because of rain雨票(球賽因雨取消或停止,下次比賽時可繼續使用的原票票根)
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: a promise to allow someone to buy or do something in the future because it is not possible to buy or do it now下次優先供貨保證;下次再讓某人做某事的承諾 -
The store offered rain checks when the sale items had all sold.商品售馨後,商店保證會到貨後優先供應。
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She asked if she could have/take a rain check on the invitation for dinner. [=she said she wasn't able to come to dinner and asked if she could be invited again at a future time]她這次無法赴宴,便詢問是否可以下次邀請她。
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“Would you like to go to lunch with me?” “I'm afraid I can't today. Can I take a rain check?” [=can I go to lunch with you another day?]“你願意和我共進午餐嗎?”“今天恐怕不行,下次好嗎?”