“下冰雹”常见的英文表达是 “hail”（作动词时），也可表述为 “it's hailing” 或 “there is a hailstorm” 。以下为你详细介绍：
读音：英 [heɪl]；美 [heɪl]
含义：指下冰雹这一自然现象，强调冰雹从天空降落的过程。
例句：
It started to hail heavily just as we were leaving the house.（我们正要离开房子时，突然下起了大冰雹。）
The sudden hail damaged many crops in the field.（突如其来的冰雹损坏了田里的许多庄稼。）
含义：这是用“it”指代天气，表达“正在下冰雹”的意思，是一种较为口语化的表达。
例句：
Look out the window! It's hailing.（快看窗外！正在下冰雹呢。）
We had to stop the car because it was hailing so hard.（我们不得不把车停下来，因为冰雹下得太大了。）
含义：“hailstorm”意思是“冰雹风暴”，此表达强调存在一场冰雹天气，更正式一些。
例句：
There is a hailstorm approaching. We'd better find shelter.（一场冰雹风暴正在逼近。我们最好找个地方避一避。）
The meteorologist warned that there would be a hailstorm in the afternoon.（气象学家警告说下午将有一场冰雹风暴。）