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Avalanche Large 雪崩 Mass Falls Side Noun Things

An "avalanche" is a large mass of snow, ice, or rock that falls down a mountain side, or figuratively, a large quantity of things arriving suddenly.

avalanche (雪崩;纷至沓来;蜂拥而至)

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/æ̱vəlɑːntʃ, -læntʃ/
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]雪崩 An avalanche is a large mass of snow that falls down the side of a mountain.
    2
    [N-SING 单数名词]纷至沓来;蜂拥而至 You can refer to a very large quantity of things that all arrive or happen at the same time as an avalanche of them.
      [usu N of n]
    • The newcomer was greeted with an avalanche of publicity.

      新来者受到了广泛的关注。


    Oxford ava·lanche / ˈævəlɑːnʃ ; NAmE ˈævəlæntʃ / ( NAmE also snow·slide ) noun a mass of snow, ice and rock that falls down the side of a mountain 雪崩;山崩 ◆ alpine villages destroyed in an avalanche 在一场雪崩中被摧毁的高山村庄 ◆ ( figurative) We received an avalanche of letters in reply to our advertisement. 我们在登出广告后收到了雪片般飞来的大批答覆信件。 avalanche avalanches avalanched avalanching ava·lanche / ˈævəlɑːnʃ ; NAmE ˈævəlæntʃ /
    LDC
    avalancheav‧a‧lanche /ˈævəlɑːntʃ $ -læntʃ/ ●○○ noun [countable]
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    1a large mass of snow, ice, and rocks that falls down the side of a mountain:  Two skiers were killed in the avalanche.2an avalanche of something a very large number of things such as letters, messages etc that arrive suddenly at the same time:  The school received an avalanche of applications.
    WDF

    avalanche

    [ˈævəlɑ:nʃ]avalanched, avalanching, avalanches

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    雪崩(89%),大量(11%)
    n.雪崩
    vt.雪崩
    vi.崩塌

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