avalanche

Related topics: Earth sciences, Geography

av·a·lanche /ˈævəlɑːntʃ $ -læntʃ/ noun [countableC]

1 HEa large mass of snow, ice, and rocks that falls down the side of a mountain 雪崩

Two skiers were killed in the avalanche.

两名滑雪者在雪崩中丧生。

2 an avalanche of something LOT/LARGE NUMBER OR AMOUNTa very large number of things such as letters, messages etc that arrive suddenly at the same time 雪片般飞来的某物，突然大量到来的某物

The school received an avalanche of applications.

学校收到雪片般寄来的申请。

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an avalanche of something• Neighborbood filling stations, laundries, and print shops suddenly find themselves facing an avalanche of rules and reporting requirements.• The wave had had its ropes cut and was erupting in an avalanche of fury that would bury everything in its path.• A milestone on the way was the onset at Pirelli in the summer of 1968 of an avalanche of wildcat strikes.• Once an avalanche of bills has you buried, it seems impossible to dig your way out again.• Whatever it was precipitated an avalanche of other objects which thundered down around him as Charles fell sprawling to the ground.• Nevertheless, the article provoked an avalanche of reaction.• Often the right stuff is buried under an avalanche of garbage.• Watching the television for mindless comfort, trying to blot out loneliness with an avalanche of distraction.

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avalanche• The original station in the open was destroyed by an avalanche with the loss of thirty-five lives in 1964.• The wave had had its ropes cut and was erupting in an avalanche of fury that would bury everything in its path.• Once an avalanche of bills has you buried, it seems impossible to dig your way out again.• At first, the night watchman thought it was an avalanche.• He was about a third of the way up -- 200 feet off the canyon floor -- when an avalanche began.• News of the freebie started a credibility slide of avalanche proportions.• This no-fat attitude worries me, because the avalanche of fat-free foods makes their goal nearly achievable.

Origin avalanche

(1700-1800) French French dialect lavantse, avalantse

av·a·lanche noun

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