单词 | avalanche |
释义 | Word Frequency avalanche(ˈævəˌlɑːntʃ) noun 1. a. a fall of large masses of snow and ice down a mountain b. a fall of rocks, sand, etc 2. a sudden or overwhelming appearance of a large quantity of things an avalanche of letters 3. physics a group of ions or electrons produced by a single ion or electron as a result of a collision with some other form of matter verb 4. to come down overwhelmingly (upon) Word origin C18: from French, by mistaken division from la valanche, from valanche, from (northwestern Alps) dialect lavantse; related to Old Provençal lavanca, of obscure origin |
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