Snow Snowed Falls Noun White Sky Ground Uncountable
The word "snow" can be a noun, meaning snow (uncountable) or snowfall (plural), or a verb, meaning to fall as snow. It also has an informal verb meaning to persuade or deceive someone with flattery, and related phrases like "snowed in" are mentioned.
雪;降雪;下雪;用花言巧语鼓动(或迷惑)
This flashcard teaches the definition and usage of the word "snow" in English. It covers its meanings as a noun (both uncountable and plural) referring to snow itself or snowfall, its usage as a verb meaning to fall as snow, and its informal transitive verb meaning to persuade or deceive someone with flattery. The card also provides example sentences and other related terms like "snowed in".
[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]雪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...
在威尔士的中部地区,6英寸厚的大雪阻塞了道路。
They tramped through the falling snow.
他们在纷飞的大雪里艰难前行。
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[N-PLURAL 复数名词]降雪;雪季 You can refer to a great deal of snow in an area as the snows .
...the first snows of winter...
冬天里的第一场雪
As the snows melt, the flood waters rise.
雪融化的时候,洪水会上涨。
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[VERB 动词]下雪 When it snows, snow falls from the sky.
[it V]
It had been snowing all night.
整晚都在下雪。
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[VERB 动词]用花言巧语鼓动(或迷惑) If someone snows you, they persuade you to do something or convince you of something by flattering or deceiving you.
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[AM 美]
[INFORMAL 非正式]
I'd been a fool letting him snow me with his big ideas.
我真蠢,居然被他的胡乱吹嘘给蒙蔽了。
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See also:
snowed in
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snowed under
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Oxford
snow★/snəʊ; NAmEsnoʊ/
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snowsnowssnowedsnowingnoun★1★[uncountable ]small soft white pieces (called
flakes
) of frozen water that fall from the sky in cold weather; this substance when it is lying on the ground 雪;雪花;积雪◆Snow was fallingheavily. 正下着大雪。◆We had snow in May this year.今年五月我们这儿下了雪。◆The snow was beginning to melt.积雪开始融化了。◆Children were playing in the snow.孩子们正在雪地里玩。◆20 cm of snow were expected today.原来预计今天下 20 厘米厚的雪。◆The snow didn't settle (= stay on the ground).雪没积起来。◆Her skin was as white as snow.她的皮肤雪白。☞collocationsat
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2snows[plural ]( literary) an amount of snow that falls in one particular place or at one particular time (某地或某时的)降雪量;一场雪◆the first snows of winter冬天的头几场雪◆the snows of Everest珠穆朗玛峰的积雪IDIOMas clean, pure, etc. as the driven ˈsnowextremely clean, pure, etc. 冰清玉洁;纯洁无瑕verb★1★[intransitive ]when it snows,snow falls from the sky 下雪◆It's been snowing heavily all day.大雪下了一整天。2[transitive ]snowsb ( NAmE) ( informal) to impress sb a lot by the things you say, especially if these are not true or not sincere (用花言巧语)蒙,唬◆He really snowed me with all his talk of buying a Porsche.他嘴上老说要买一辆保时捷,还真把我唬住了。IDIOMSbe snowed ˈin/ˈupto be unable to leave a place because of heavy snow 被雪困住be snowed ˈunder (with sth)to have more things, especially work, than you feel able to deal with (事情太多而)应接不暇,忙得不可开交◆I'd love to come but I'm completely snowed under at the moment.我很想来,但眼下实在是忙得没工夫。be snowed ˈup(especially of a road 尤指道路)to be blocked with snow 被雪封住snow/snəʊ; NAmEsnoʊ/
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snowsnow1 /snəʊ $ snoʊ/ ●●●S2W3 noun
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1[uncountable] soft white pieces of frozen water that fall from the sky in cold weather and cover the ground → sleet: Snow was falling heavily as we entered the village. I could see footprints in the snow. The town was buried under three feet of snow.2[countable] a period of time in which snow falls: one of the heaviest snows this winter3snows [plural] a large amount of snow that has fallen at different times during the winter: the melting of the winter snows4[uncountable] small white spots on a television picture, caused by bad weather conditions, weak television signals etc5[uncountable] informalcocaineCOLLOCATIONSverbssnow falls· Outside in the dark, snow was falling silently.snow settles (=stays on the ground)· The snow was beginning to settle.snow drifts (=is blown into deep piles)· The snow had drifted up against the hedge.snow covers/blankets something· The ground was covered with snow.snow melts (=turns to water)· The snow has melted and the ground is bare once more.adjectivesdeep· The snow was quite deep in places.heavy (=when a lot of snow falls)· France has been expecting heavy snow all week.fresh· I had watched the tracks I’d made disappear under fresh snow.powdery· The powdery snow flies up as I walk through it.wet snow· He cleared the wet snow from the car windscreen.light snow (=when only a small amount falls)· A light snow had begun to fall.driving snow (=falling fast)· We walked home through driving snow.swirling snow (=blowing around as it falls)· It was difficult to see in the swirling snow.phrasesseveral inches/feet of snow· More than eight inches of snow fell in 48 hours.a blanket/carpet of snow· Within an hour, Bucharest was buried under a blanket of snow.flakes of snow (=individual pieces of snow)· A few flakes of snow started to fall.a flurry of snow/a snow flurry (=when a small amount of snow blows around in the wind)· The day was cold, with a few flurries of snow.a fall of snow (=an occasion when it snows)· We had our first fall of snow in mid-November.a drift of snow (=snow blown into a pile by the wind)· Sheep became buried in six-foot drifts of snow.THESAURUSsnow noun [uncountable] 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 [uncountable] a mixture of snow and rain: · The snow turned to sleet and then rain.slush noun [uncountable] snow on the road that has partly melted and is very wet: · I made my way through the dirty slush.blizzard noun [countable] a storm with a lot of snow and a strong wind: · We got caught in a blizzard on our way to school.frost noun [uncountable] white powder that covers the ground when it is cold: · Frost can kill delicate plants.hail/hailstones noun [uncountable, 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?
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1it snows if it snows, snow falls from the sky: It snowed all night. It started snowing around five.2be snowed in to be unable to travel from a place because so much snow has fallen there: We were snowed in for three days last winter.3be snowed undera) informal to have more work than you can deal withsnow with I found myself snowed under with work.b)if an area is snowed under, a lot of snow has fallen there so that people are not able to travel4[transitive] American English informal to persuade someone to believe or support something, especially by lying to themsnow somebody into doing something Millions of readers were snowed into believing it was a true story.
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snow
[snəʊ]snowed, snowing, snows
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雪(77%),下雪(10%),积雪(9%),雪覆盖(3%),使变白(1%)
n.雪,积雪;下雪
vt.使纷纷落下;使变白
vi.降雪
n.(Snow)人名;(英)斯诺
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