'snow' 的定义

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snow

(snoʊ )

词形plural, 3rd person singular present tense snows , present participle snowing , past tense, past participle snowed

1. 不可数名词

Snow consists of a lot of soft white bits of frozen water that fall from the sky in cold weather.

In Mid-Wales six inches of snow blocked roads.

They tramped through the falling snow.

同义词：snowflakes, blizzard, snowfall, snowstorm snow 的更多同义词

2. 复数名词

You can refer to a great deal of snow in an area as the snows.

...the first snows of winter.

As the snows melt, the flood waters rise.

3. 动词

When it snows, snow falls from the sky.

It had been snowing all night. [VERB]

4. 动词

If someone snows you, they persuade you to do something or convince you of something by flattering or deceiving you.

[US, informal]

I'd been a fool letting him snow me with his big ideas. [VERB noun]

5. See also snowed in, snowed under

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Snow in American

(snoʊ ; snō)

C(harles) P(ercy)Baron Snow of Leicester 1905-80; Eng. novelist & physicist

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snow in American

(snoʊ ; snō)

名词

particles of water vapor which when frozen in the upper air fall to earth as soft, white, crystalline flakes

a falling of snow

snowy weather

a mass or accumulation of fallen snow

4. OLD-FASHIONED, Poetic

whiteness

something like snow in whiteness, texture, etc.

6. US

fluctuating spots appearing on a television screen as a result of a weak signal, shot effect, etc.

7. US, Slang

cocaine or heroin

不及物动词

to fall as or like snow

及物动词

to shower or let fall as or like snow

10. US

to cover, obstruct, etc. with or as with snow

usually with in, up, under, etc.

11. US, Slang

to deceive, mislead, or win over by glib talk, flattery, etc.

习语：

snow under

snow 的词源

ME < OE snaw, akin to Ger schnee < IE base *sneigwh-, to snow, *snoigwhos, snow > OIr snechta, Russ snieg, L nix (gen. nivis)

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snow in British

(snəʊ )

名词

precipitation from clouds in the form of flakes of ice crystals formed in the upper atmosphere

▶ Related adjective: niveous

a layer of snowflakes on the ground

a fall of such precipitation

anything resembling snow in whiteness, softness, etc

the random pattern of white spots on a television or radar screen, produced by noise in the receiver and occurring when the signal is weak or absent

6. slang

cocaine

7. carbon dioxide snow

动词

8. (intr; with it as subject)

to be the case that snow is falling

9. (tr; usually passive, foll by over, under, in, or up)

to cover or confine with a heavy fall of snow

10. (often with it as subject)

to fall or cause to fall as or like snow

11. (transitive) US and Canadian slang

to deceive or overwhelm with elaborate often insincere talk

snow job

12. be snowed under

派生形式

snowless (ˈsnowless)

形容词

snowlike (ˈsnowˌlike)

形容词

snow 的词源

Old English snāw; related to Old Norse snjōr, Gothic snaiws, Old High German snēo, Greek nipha

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Snow in British

(snəʊ )

名词

C(harles) P(ercy), Baron. 1905–80, British novelist and physicist. His novels include the series Strangers and Brothers (1949–70)

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Was the snow too heavy on the branches? Johanna Spyri Heidi (1881)You are as cool and soft as snow. Louisa May Alcott Little Women (1869)It will also be a useful tool to have if we get another winter of snow. The Sun (2010)Jump in the snow pit and make a snowman in this covered area of real snow. Times, Sunday Times (2012)The rubbish could not be removed sooner because it was covered in snow. Times, Sunday Times (2006)Snow and ice was coming down as the glacier shook. Times, Sunday Times (2015)When the snow melted my sweet peas emerged unscathed as they had been hardened to cold temperatures. The Sun (2008)It will include collecting technical data such as weather conditions and snow depth. The Sun (2014)Touring skis are light yet wide enough not to sink in deep snow. Times, Sunday Times (2009)The club deserve credit for working through the night to clear snow from the pitch and pathways. The Sun (2010)Tuesday was colder with frequent snow showers across northern parts. Times, Sunday Times (2015)There was crusty snow on the ground and the light was fading when they got there. Times, Sunday Times (2010)Three years ago weeks of ice and snow caused big problems. The Sun (2013)This change of colour serves them well unless they are still white when the snow melts. Times, Sunday Times (2014)Theirs are the roofs on which the snow melts first because the occupants are heating the sky. Times, Sunday Times (2013)The collapse was thought to have been caused by heavy snow. Times, Sunday Times (2014)The soft snow slowed us to a crawl. Edward Beauclerk Maurice THE LAST OF THE GENTLEMEN ADVENTURERS: Coming of Age in the Arctic (2004)It takes place in snow in winter and soaring temperatures in summer. The Sun (2014)In many rural areas snow settled for a few hours. Times, Sunday Times (2015)The pitches are covered in snow for most of the season. The Sun (2016)But there was no snow and no ice. Times, Sunday Times (2012)And hail, snow and flash floods are predicted for the end of this week after just a couple of days of sunshine. The Sun (2008)And to my great surprise, I discovered that snow here is often a more magical experience. Times, Sunday Times (2010)It was too cold to snow very much, but what little snow that the sky shed, the wind found and blew into drifts. Zindell, David The Broken God (1993)