A brief and sudden spell of cold, winter, etc. Originally U.S.
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| 释义 | the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > cold weather > [noun] > cold spell (10) snap1740 A brief and sudden spell of cold, winter, etc. Originally U.S. cold snap1776 a sudden spell of cold weather (see snap, n. 7b). snap1829 A sharp and sudden frost; a short spell of cold weather. Chiefly in cold snap (very common in recent use). cold wave1876 (a) Meteorology (see wave, n. 5b); (b) (see quot. 1949); also. big chill1911 A spell of extremely cold weather. Also: a geological period of very cold conditions; a glacial period. Subcategories:— in Brazil (1) — in spring (4) |
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