單詞
snowball
英 ['sn??b??l]
美['snob?l]
基本信息
- n. 雪球
- vi. 擲雪球；滾雪球般增大
- vt. 向…擲雪球；使?jié)L雪球般增大
- n. (Snowball)人名；(英)斯諾博爾
低頻詞CET4暢通詞匯
詞態(tài)變化
復(fù)數(shù):?snowballs;第三人稱單數(shù):?snowballs;過(guò)去式:?snowballed;過(guò)去分詞:?snowballed;現(xiàn)在分詞:?snowballing;
英文詞源
- snowball (n.)
- c. 1400, from snow (n.) + ball (n.1). Similar formation in West Frisian sniebal, Middle Dutch sneubal, German Schneeball, Danish snebold. Expression snowball's chance (in hell) "no chance" is recorded by 1910.
- snowball (v.)
- "to make snowballs," 1680s, from snowball (n.); sense of "to throw snowballs at" (someone) is from 1850. Meaning "to increase rapidly" is attested from 1929, though the image of a snowball increasing in size as it rolls along had been used since at least 1613, and a noun sense of "a pyramid scheme" is attested from 1892. Related: Snowballed; snowballing.
雙語(yǔ)例句
- 1. All this publicity has had a snowball effect on the sales of their latest album.
- 所有這些宣傳對(duì)他們最新唱片的銷(xiāo)售產(chǎn)生了一種滾雪球效應(yīng)。
來(lái)自《權(quán)威詞典》
- 2. Tom turned the other cheek when he was hit with a snowball.
- 湯姆被人用雪球擊中時(shí),竟還準(zhǔn)備再挨一下.
來(lái)自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》
- 3. A snowball knocked his hat off.
- 一個(gè)雪球飛來(lái)把他的帽子打落在地.
來(lái)自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》
- 4. A snowball gathers as it goes on.
- 雪球越滾越大.
來(lái)自《現(xiàn)代漢英綜合大詞典》
- 5. He rolled a snowball.
- 他滾了一個(gè)雪球.
來(lái)自《現(xiàn)代漢英綜合大詞典》
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