词组 | snow |
释义 | noun | verb snow1 /snəʊ $ snoʊ/ noun soft white pieces of frozen water that fall from the sky in cold weatheradjectivesdeep snow The snow was quite deep in places.heavy snow (=a lot of snow falling) Heavy snow is forecast for next week.light snow (=a small amount of snow falling) A light snow had begun to fall.fresh snow (=recently fallen) The tracks I’d made were now covered with fresh snow.powdery snow (=soft and light) The snow is powdery and good for skiing.driving snow (=falling fast) We walked home through driving snow.swirling snow (=blowing around as it falls) It was difficult to see in the swirling snow.artificial snow (=not real) The ski slope has artificial snow, so you can ski all year round.slushy snow (=containing a lot of water) Temperatures had risen and the snow had turned slushy.verbssnow comes down/falls We sat at the window watching the snow falling outside.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 wall.snow covers sth also snow blankets sth literary The ground was covered with snow.snow melts/thaws (=turns to water) The snow has melted and the ground is bare once more.clear snow He spent an hour clearing snow from his driveway.snow + nounssnow chains (=chains that go around a car’s tyres to stop it sliding in the snow) The cars all have snow chains.snow tyres BrE snow tires AmE You can’t drive up there without snow tires.Snowflake, snowfall, snowball, snowman, snowboarding, and snowdrift are written as one word.prepositionsin the snow There were footprints in the snow.under snow The mountain tops were under deep snow.phrasescentimetres/inches/feet etc of snow More than 20 cm of snow fell in 48 hours.a blanket/carpet of snow (=a layer of snow that covers everything) Within an hour, the town was buried under a blanket of snow.flakes of snow/snowflakes (=individual pieces of snow) A few flakes of snow started to fall.a flurry of snow/a snow flurry (=a small amount of snow blown around in the wind) The day was cold, with a few flurries of snow.a fall of snow/a snowfall (=an occasion when it snows) We had our first fall of snow in mid-November.Snow-capped mountains have snow on the top: All around the city are snow-capped mountains.THESAURUS: snow snowflakes pieces of snow falling from the sky: The first snowflakes fluttered down between the trees. sleet a mixture of snow and rain: The snow turned to sleet and then rain. slush snow on the road that has partly melted and is very wet: I made my way through the dirty slush. blizzard a storm with a lot of snow and a strong wind: We got caught in a blizzard on our way to school. frost white powder that covers the ground when it is cold: Frost can kill delicate plants. hail/hailstones drops of rain that fall as ice: Hail bounced off the tiled roof. | He heard a strange sound, like hailstones striking glass. a white Christmas a Christmas when there is snow: Do you think there will be a white Christmas this year? noun | verb snow2 /snəʊ $ snoʊ/ verb if it snows, snow falls from the skyphrasesit snows/snowed It might snow tomorrow.it is/was snowing When we woke up in the morning it was snowing.adverbssnow heavily/hard It has been snowing heavily for the last two days. | By the time I got to work, it was snowing hard.snow lightly It was still snowing lightly when I walked back to my car.snow steadily It snowed steadily all night.verbsstart/begin to snow As we arrived, it was just starting to snow.stop snowing I’ll wait until it stops snowing before I go out. |
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