snowball

[英] [ˈsnəʊˌbɔ:l] [美] [ˈsnoʊˌbɔl] 生词本

n.

vi.

vt.

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1. N-COUNT 雪球 A snowball is a ball of snow. Children often throw snowballs at each other. 
2. VERB (项目、运动等)迅速增长,滚雪球般增长 If something such as a project or campaign snowballs, it rapidly increases and grows. 
  • From those early days the business has snowballed...

    这个企业从早期开始就一直在迅速地发展扩大。

  • The investigation snowballed from there and has since led to several arrests.

    从那里开始,调查范围迅速扩大,有几人已经被逮捕。

Noun

1. plant having heads of fragrant white trumpet-shaped flowers; grows in sandy arid regions

2. ball of ice cream covered with coconut and usually chocolate sauce

3. ball of crushed ice with fruit syrup

4. snow pressed into a ball for throwing (playfully)

Verb

1. increase or accumulate at a rapidly accelerating rate

2. throw snowballs at

1. A snowball gathers as it goes on.
雪球越滚越大。

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

2. A snowball gathers as it rolls.
雪球越滚越大。

来自《简明英汉词典》

3. A snowball knocked his hat off.
一个雪球飞来把他的帽子打落在地。

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4. He rolled a snowball.
他滚了一个雪球。

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

5. She hasn't a snowball's chance in hell of persuading her boyfriend to take her to Hawaii for a holiday.
她毫无可能说服其男朋友带她去夏威夷度假。

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6. Tom turned the other cheek when he was hit with a snowball.
汤姆被人用雪球击中时,竟还准备再挨一下。

来自《简明英汉词典》

7. When you squeeze a handful of snow, the flakes cohere to make a snowball.
你把一团雪捏紧,雪就黏合成雪球。

来自《简明英汉词典》