| 单词 | snow |
| 释义 | noun | verb snowsnow1 /snoʊ/ ●●● S2 W2 noun 1[uncountable] water frozen into soft white pieces that fall from the sky in cold weather and cover the ground: The trees were dusted with snow. Over six inches of snow fell last night.in the snow There were footprints in the snow.THESAURUSsnowflakes – pieces of falling snow: The first snowflakes of winter were in the air.sleet – a mixture of snow and rain: The sleet is making driving on the highway very dangerous.slush – snow on the ground that has started to melt: My shoes were wet from the slush on the sidewalk.hail – hard round pieces of ice that fall from the sky: Hail bounced off the roof onto the lawn.frost – white powder that covers the ground or other outside surfaces when it is cold: We had to scrape the frost off the car windows.2[countable] a period of time in which snow falls: It was too early in the year for a heavy snow. Snow flurries are expected tonight (=a short period when a small amount of snow falls).3snows a large amount of snow that has fallen at different times during a season: The winter snows came early.4[uncountable] not technical small white spots on a television picture that are caused by bad weather conditions, weak television signals, etc.5[uncountable] slang the illegal drug cocaine [Origin: Old English snaw]COLLOCATIONS– Meanings 1 & 2verbssnow falls (also snow comes down) 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 Snow covered the field.snow melts (=turns to water) The snow has melted and the ground is bare once more.shovel snow (=remove it with a shovel) Shoveling snow is hard work .adjectivesdeep snow The snow was really deep in places.heavy snow (=when a lot of snow falls) Heavy snow is forecast for this weekend.light snow (=when only a small amount falls) A light snow had begun to fall.fresh snow (=snow that has just fallen) The tracks I’d made were now covered by fresh snow.powdery snow The powdery snow flies up as I walk through it.wet snow The heavy wet snow snapped tree limbs.falling snow I looked out the window at the thickly falling snow.driving snow (=falling or blowing with a lot of force) We walked home through driving snow.blowing/swirling snow (=blowing around as it falls) It was difficult to see in the swirling snow. noun | verb snowsnow2 ●●● S2 verb 1it snows if it snows, snow falls from the sky: It snowed all night. Is it snowing?2[transitive] to persuade someone to believe or support something, especially by lying to him or her: Millions of readers were snowed into believing it was a true story.3be snowed in to be unable to travel from a place because so much snow has fallen there: We were snowed in for three days.4be snowed under a)if an area is snowed under, a lot of snow has fallen there so that people are unable to travel b)to have more work than you can deal with |
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