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snow

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snow1 /snəʊ $ snoʊ/ ●●● S2 W3 noun  
1  [uncountableU]DN soft white pieces of frozen water that fall from the sky in cold weather and cover the ground 雪 → sleet
 Snow was falling heavily as we entered the village.
我们进村的时候雪下得正大。
 I could see footprints in the snow.
我看到雪地里有脚印。
 The town was buried under three feet of snow.
小镇被三英尺厚的积雪覆盖着。
2  [countableC]DN a period of time in which snow falls 降雪；降雪期，下雪天
 one of the heaviest snows this winter
今年冬天最大的几场雪之一
3  snows [plural] a large amount of snow that has fallen at different times during the winter 〔一个冬季里的〕降雪 （量）
 the melting of the winter snows
冬雪的融化
Examples from the Corpus
snows• The mountain streams had been swollen by melting snows.
4. [uncountableU] small white spots on a television picture, caused by bad weather conditions, weak television signals etc “雪花”（干扰）〔指电视画面中的白色小点，由天气不好、电视信号弱等原因造成〕
5. [uncountableU] informalMDD cocaine 可卡因
 COLLOCATIONS
verbs
snow falls 雪降落
Outside in the dark, snow was falling silently.
外面漆黑一片,雪静静地飘落。
snow settles (=stays on the ground) 雪积起来
The snow was beginning to settle.
雪开始积起来了。
snow drifts (=is blown into deep piles) 雪吹积成堆
The snow had drifted up against the hedge.
风把雪吹得堆积在树篱边。
snow covers/blankets something 雪覆盖某物
The ground was covered with snow.
大地被白雪覆盖。
snow melts (=turns to water) 雪融化
nThe snow has melted and the ground is bare once more.
adjectives
deep 深的
The snow was quite deep in places.
有些地方积雪很深。
heavy (=when a lot of snow falls) 大的
France has been expecting heavy snow all week.
法国预报整周都有大雪。
fresh 刚落下的
I had watched the tracks I’d made disappear under fresh snow.
我看到我的脚印被刚落下的雪盖没了。
powdery 粉状的
The powdery snow flies up as I walk through it.
我走过时粉状雪纷纷扬起。
wet snow 湿雪
He cleared the wet snow from the car windscreen.
他除去汽车挡风玻璃上的湿雪。
light snow (=when only a small amount falls) 小雪
nA light snow had begun to fall.
driving snow (=falling fast) 猛烈的雪
nWe walked home through driving snow.
swirling snow (=blowing around as it falls) 飞扬的雪
nIt was difficult to see in the swirling snow.
phrases
several inches/feet of snow 数英寸/英尺厚的雪
More than eight inches of snow fell in 48 hours.
48 小时内降雪超过了八英寸。
a blanket/carpet of snow 厚厚的一层雪
Within an hour, Bucharest was buried under a blanket of snow.
不到一个小时,布加勒斯特就复上了一层厚厚的积雪。
flakes of snow (=individual pieces of snow) 雪花
A few flakes of snow started to fall.
稀稀拉拉的雪花开始飘落。
a flurry of snow/a snow flurry (=when a small amount of snow blows around in the wind) 一阵飞扬的雪花
nThe day was cold, with a few flurries of snow.
a fall of snow (=an occasion when it snows) 一场雪
We had our first fall of snow in mid-November.
11 月中旬,我们迎来了第一场雪。
na drift of snow (=snow blown into a pile by the wind)
Sheep became buried in six-foot drifts of snow.
n THESAURUS
snow noun [uncountableU] soft white frozen water that falls from the sky
The ground was covered with deep snow.
Snow began to fall.
snowflakes noun [plural] pieces of snow falling from the sky
The first snowflakes fluttered down between the trees.
sleet noun [uncountableU] a mixture of snow and rain
The snow turned to sleet and then rain.
slush noun [uncountableU] snow on the road that has partly melted and is very wet
I made my way through the dirty slush.
blizzard noun [countableC] a storm with a lot of snow and a strong wind
We got caught in a blizzard on our way to school.
frost noun [uncountableU] white powder that covers the ground when it is cold
Frost can kill delicate plants.
hail/hailstones noun [uncountableU, plural] drops of rain that fall as ice
Hail bounced on the tiled roof.
He heard a strange sound, like hailstones striking glass.
a white Christmas a Christmas when there is snow
Do you think there will be a white Christmas this year?
Examples from the Corpus
snow• I collect snow and start off for the nearest dead tree with the big knife and an axe.• Tony and I trudged home through the deep snow.• Perhaps Gwen Evans was as pure as the driven snow.• The recent storm was one of the heaviest snows this winter.• For the most part, however, Boston in a heavy snow was skiers' Eden.• She disappeared without trace in a heavy snow storm.• When climbing in snow and ice, it is essential to use the correct gear.• The tops of the mountains were still covered in snow.• There will be some gains, including faster growing forests, less snow and lower heating bills.• Over six inches of snow fell last night.• Some snow is expected to fall in the Rockies tonight.• That snow piled up outside windows in Washington and elsewhere in the Northeast may slow business even more.• Businesses were suffering from the snow even in the deep South.• There was a single line of footprints in the virgin snow.• We were crossing a high, thin cordillera of mountains, their tops already covered with snow.• The trees were covered with snow.
snow2 ●●● S2 verb  
1  it snows DNif it snows, snow falls from the sky 下雪
 It snowed all night.
下了一整夜雪。
 It started snowing around five.
5 点钟左右天下起了雪。
Examples from the Corpus
started snowing• After two weeks it started snowing and the ground froze.• He said it started snowing in the area around noon.
2  be snowed in TTDNto be unable to travel from a place because so much snow has fallen there 被雪困住
 We were snowed in for three days last winter.
去年冬天我们被大雪困了三天。
Examples from the Corpus
be snowed in• However, there had been very heavy snow and the farm was snowed in.• What they did when they were snowed in?• We were snowed in for three days last winter.
3  be snowed under 
a) BUSY/HAVE A LOT TO DO informal to have more work than you can deal with 被…压得透不过气来，〔工作多得〕忙不过来，穷于应付
be snowed under with
 I found myself snowed under with work.
我发觉自己工作忙不过来。
b) if an area is snowed under, a lot of snow has fallen there so that people are not able to travel 〔地方〕被雪封住
Examples from the Corpus
be snowed under• Don't expect any help from them -- they're snowed under at the moment.• He had applied for a grant but at the time Liverpool City Council was snowed under by applications.• Since the hurricane, builders and roofers have been snowed under with work.
4  [transitiveT] American EnglishAmE informalPERSUADE to persuade someone to believe or support something, especially by lying to them 蒙骗，使相信
snow somebody into doing something
 Millions of readers were snowed into believing it was a true story.
无数读者上当，以为那是一个真实的故事。
Examples from the Corpus
snow• It snowed again in the night, on an icy wind.• It snowed continually for three weeks.• In the last week it had positively snowed letters and business.• McDonald is manipulating his supporters, snowing them with his good looks.• It never snows there, and you can swim in the ocean all year round.• I found myself snowed under from the start.• Because I would never snow you.
From Longman Business Dictionary
snowsnow /snəʊsnoʊ/ verb
be snowed under (with something) to have a lot more work than you can deal with
We’re snowed under with paperwork.
Origin snow1
Old English snaw
snow1 noun →COLLOCATIONS1 →n THESAURUS1snow2 verb
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