rain out
postpone or call off on account of rain（said of a football game or any other outdoor activity）（usn．used in passive voice）因雨而推迟或停止举行（通常指足球或其它户外活动，常用被动语态）
The baseball game that we had planned to watch on TV was rained out．棒球赛因雨而取消，我们就看不成电视实况转播了。
We didn't know that the outdoor hockey match had been rained out and so we had to drive back home without seeing it．我们不知道那场室外曲棍球赛因雨而取消，所以只好开车回家没看成。