/heɪl/
[T, usually passive] to describe sb/sth as being very good or special, especially in newspapers, etc. 赞扬(或称颂)…为(尤用于报章等)
~ sb/sth as sth
The conference was hailed as a great success.
会议被称颂为一次巨大的成功。
~ sb/sth + noun
Teenager Matt Brown is being hailed a hero for saving a young child from drowning.
因救起一名溺水儿童,少年马特 · 布朗被誉为英雄。

[I] when it hails, small balls of ice fa~ll like rain from the sky 下雹
It’s hailing!
正下着冰雹!