| 单词 | snow |
| 释义 | snow n. & v. --n 1. atmospheric vapour frozen into ice crystals and falling to earth in light white flakes. 2. a fall of this, or a layer of it on the ground. 3. a thing resembling snow in whiteness or texture etc. 4. a mass of flickering white spots on a television or radar screen, caused by interference or a poor signal. 5. sl. cocaine. 6. a dessert or other dish resembling snow. 7. frozen carbon dioxide. --v 1. intr. (prec. by it as subject) snow falls (it is snowing; if it snows). 2. tr. (foll. by in, over, up, etc.) confine or block with large quantities of snow. 3. tr. & intr. sprinkle or scatter or fall as or like snow. 4. intr. come in large numbers or quantities. 5. tr. US sl. deceive or charm with plausible words. Phrases and idioms be snowed under be overwhelmed, esp. with work. snow-blind temporarily blinded by the glare of light reflected by large expanses of snow. snow-blindness this blindness. snow-blink the reflection in the sky of snow or ice fields. snow boot an overboot of rubber and cloth. snow-broth melted or melting snow. snow bunting a mainly white finch, Plectrophenax nivalis. snow goose a white Arctic goose, Anser caerulescens, with black-tipped wings. snow-ice opaque white ice formed from melted snow. snow leopard = OUNCE(2). snow owl = snowy owl. snow partridge a mainly white partridge, Lerwa lerwa. snow-slip an avalanche. snow-white pure white. Derivatives snowless adj. snowlike adj. Etymology: OE snaw f. Gmc |
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