snow
noun /snəʊ/
/snəʊ/
Idioms - enlarge image[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 falling heavily.
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。 - Heavy snow is expected tomorrow.
预计明天会有大雪。 - in the snow Children were playing in the snow.
孩子们正在雪地里玩。 - through the snow She saw them trudging through the snow towards the house.
她看见他们穿过雪地向房子走去。 - We got over 100 inches of snow last winter.
去年冬天我们下了100多英寸的雪。 - There was almost a foot of snow on the ground.
地上几乎有一英尺厚的雪。 - 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。 - The snow and ice caused a number of traffic accidents.
冰雪造成了许多交通事故。 - Last week's cold temperatures were accompanied by rain and snow.
上周的低温伴随着雨雪。 - Her skin was as white as snow.
她的皮肤雪白。
Collocations The weatherThe weather天气 好天气 - be bathed in/bask in/be blessed with/enjoy bright/brilliant/glorious sunshine
沐浴着／享受着明媚的／灿烂的阳光 - the sun shines/warms something/beats down (on something)
- the sunshine breaks/streams through something
- fluffy/wispy clouds drift across the sky
- a gentle/light/stiff/cool/warm/sea breeze blows in/comes in off the sea
- the snow crunches beneath/under somebody’s feet/boots
坏天气 - thick/dark/storm clouds form/gather/roll in/cover the sky/block out the sun
- the sky darkens/turns black
- a fine mist hangs in the air
- a dense/heavy/thick fog rolls in
- the rain falls/comes down (in buckets/sheets)/pours down
- snow falls/comes down/covers something
- the wind blows/whistles/howls/picks up/whips through something/sweeps across something
- strong/gale-force winds blow/gust (up to 80 mph)
- a storm is approaching/is moving inland/hits/strikes/rages
- thunder rolls/rumbles/sounds
- (forked/sheet) lightning strikes/hits/flashes
- a (blinding/snow) blizzard hits/strikes/blows/rages
- a tornado touches down/hits/strikes/destroys something/rips through something
- forecast/expect/predict rain/snow/a category-four hurricane
预报有雨／雪／四级飓风 - (North American English) pour (down)/ (British English) pour (down) with rain
下瓢泼大雨 - get caught in/seek shelter from/escape the rain
遇上下雨；寻找避雨处；躲雨 - be covered/shrouded in mist/a blanket of fog
笼罩在雾霭之中／厚厚的一层雾中 - be in for/brave/shelter from a/the storm
即将遇到／勇敢面对／躲避暴风雨 - hear rolling/distant thunder
听到隆隆的／远处的雷声 - be battered/buffeted by strong winds
遭受强风肆虐；被强风吹得左右摇摆 - (British English) be blowing a gale
在刮大风 - battle against/brave the elements
与恶劣天气搏斗；冒着风雨
天气好转 - the sun breaks through the clouds
- the sky clears/brightens (up)/lightens (up)
- the clouds part/clear
- the rain stops/lets up/holds off
- the wind dies down
- the storm passes
- the mist/fog lifts/clears
Wordfinder- avalanche
- blizzard
- drift
- flurry
- hail
- icicle
- sleet
- slush
- snow
- thaw
Topics Weathera1- He grabbed a handful of snow and threw it at Kate.
他抓起一把雪向凯特扔去。 - I trudged through the snow and ice to the edge of town.
我在冰雪中艰难跋涉来到城市的边缘。 - Southern Europe rarely gets snow.
南欧很少下雪。 - The crisp snow crunched as we walked through it.
我们走过雪地时，雪被踩得吱吱作响。 - The glacier provides skiers with year-round snow cover.
冰川让滑雪者一年四季都能享受积雪。 - The heaviest snow is coming down in Maine.
下雪最多的地方目前在缅因州。 - The porch is currently covered in three feet of snow.
目前门廊上的雪有 3 英尺厚。 - The snow conditions were excellent.
雪况极好。 - The steps were buried under the snow.
台阶被雪盖住了。 - There was a light dusting of snow on the ground.
地上只有薄薄一层雪。 - There were great big piles of snow on the road outside.
外面路上有大堆大堆的雪。 - They had to use artificial snow at the Winter Olympics.
他们在冬奥会上不得不使用人造雪。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- heavy
- thick
- fine
- …
- flake
- fall
- flurry
- …
- be covered in
- blow
- clear
- …
- cover something
- lie
- pile
- …
- flurry
- shower
- storm
- …
- across the snow
- in snow
- into snow
- …
- Snow was falling heavily.
- snows[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
- the first snows of winter
词源Old English snāw, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch sneeuw and German Schnee, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin nix, niv- and Greek nipha.
Idioms
as clean, pure, etc. as the driven snow
- extremely clean, pure, etc.
冰清玉洁；纯洁无瑕