ADJECTIVE | ... OF SNOW | VERB + SNOW | SNOW + VERB | SNOW + NOUN | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤heavy, thick大雪▸➤fine, light細雪;小雪◇The plants were covered in fine snow.這些植物上覆蓋了一層細密的雪。➤deep厚厚的雪▸➤wet濕雪▸➤compacted, crisp, frozen, hard, icy, packed壓實的雪;踩上去吱吱作響的雪;凍雪;凍硬的雪◇The crisp snow crunched as we walked through it.我們走過雪地時,雪被踩得吱吱作響。◇The frozen snow was treacherous to walk on.在凍雪上行走非常危險。➤powder, powdery, slushy, soft粉狀雪;泥濘的雪;鬆軟的雪▸➤drifting, driving, falling, swirling積雪;暴風雪;落雪;飄舞的雪花◇They struggled on through the driving snow.他們在暴風雪中艱難前行。➤melted, melting融化了的雪;融雪▸➤fresh, freshly fallen, new, newly fallen剛下的雪;新雪▸➤first初雪◇the first snow of winter冬日初雪➤spring, winter春雪;冬雪▸➤artificial, fake人造雪◇They had to use artificial snow at the Winter Olympics.他們在冬奧會上不得不使用人造雪。➤dirty污雪... OF SNOW➤flake一片雪花▸➤fall, flurry一場雪;一陣雪▸➤patch一片雪地➤dusting一薄層雪◇There was a light dusting of snow on the ground.地上只有薄薄一層雪。➤blanket, carpet, layer一層雪➤pile一堆雪◇There were great big piles of snow on the road outside.外面路上有大堆大堆的雪。➤foot, inch⋯英尺厚的雪;⋯英寸厚的雪◇The porch is currently covered in three feet of snow.目前門廊上的雪有 3 英尺厚。◇Three inches of snow had fallen.下了 3 英寸厚的雪。➤handful一把雪◇He grabbed a handful of snow and threw it at Kate.他抓起一把雪向凱特扔去。VERB + SNOW➤be covered in被雪覆蓋◇The car was completely covered in snow.汽車整個被雪蓋住了。➤blow, clear, plough/plow, shovel, sweep吹雪;清雪;鏟雪;掃雪◇She cleared the snow from the path.她把小路上的雪清掃乾淨了。➤melt讓雪融化◇The sun came out and melted all the snow.太陽一出來雪都化了。➤expect期盼下雪◇We're expecting snow over the next few days.我們盼望着未來幾天能下雪。➤get, have下雪◇Southern Europe rarely gets snow.南歐很少下雪。➤struggle through, trudge through, walk through在雪地裏艱難行進◇I trudged through the snow and ice to the edge of town.我在冰雪中艱難跋涉來到城市的邊緣。SNOW + VERB➤cover sth, lie, pile, pile up, settle雪覆蓋⋯;雪落在⋯;雪堆積(起來)◇Snow covered everything from horizon to horizon.大雪覆蓋了視野中的一切。◇Snow had piled up against the walls of the house.雪靠着房子的牆堆積起來。◇It was too warm for the snow to settle.天太暖和了,雪都積不起來。➤come down, drift, drive, fall, swirl雪落下;雪花飄落;大雪驟降;雪花飛舞◇The heaviest snow is coming down in Maine.下雪最多的地方目前在緬因州。➤melt, thaw雪融化SNOW + NOUN➤flurry, shower, storm (usually snowstorm)陣雪;暴雪▸➤conditions雪況◇The snow conditions were excellent.雪況極好。➤fall (usually snowfall)降雪(量)◇a heavy snowfall大雪◇a light snowfall小雪◇an area of low snowfall降雪量少的地區➤cover積雪◇The glacier provides skiers with year-round snow cover.冰川讓滑雪者一年四季都能享受積雪。➤line (usually snowline)雪線◇animals that live above the snowline在雪線以上生活的動物➤bank, drift (usually snowdrift)雪堤;風積雪堆◇He got his car stuck in a snowdrift.他的車陷進雪堆裏。➤field (usually snowfield)雪原➤slide (NAmE) (usually snowslide)(avalanche in BrE)雪崩➤day (NAmE) 下雪天(因大雪學校停課、企業停產)◇Growing up in New York, I had my share of snow days.在紐約長大的我,也享受了不少因下大雪而放假的日子。➤blower(usually snowblower) , plough/plow(usually snowplough/snowplow) , shovel吹雪機;掃雪機;除雪車➤cannon, gun造雪機;雪炮;雪槍▸➤blindness雪盲➤chains, tyre/tire雪地防滑鏈/防滑胎➤shoe (usually snowshoe)雪鞋➤globe雪景球◇She bought a plastic snow globe with the Eiffel Tower inside.她買了一個塑料雪景球,裏面是埃菲爾鐵塔。PREPOSITION➤across the snow穿過雪地◇We walked across the snow to the road.我們走過雪地,來到公路上。➤in snow, into snow在雪地裏;到雪地裏◇The children are playing in the snow.孩子們在雪地裏玩耍。➤through snow穿過雪地◇We struggled through the deep snow back to the chalet.我們踩着厚厚的積雪艱難地回到了小木屋。➤under snow在雪下面◇The steps were buried under the snow.台階被雪蓋住了。snow
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ADVERB | VERB + SNOW | PHRASESADVERB➤hard, heavily下大雪◇It had been snowing heavily all night.整夜都在下大雪。➤lightly下小雪➤outside外面下雪◇It looked to be snowing outside.好像外面正下雪。➤overnight夜間下雪◇We woke up to find that it had snowed overnight.我們醒來發現夜裏下了雪。VERB + SNOW➤begin to, start to開始下雪PHRASES➤start snowing, stop snowing開始/停止下雪◇It started snowing just as we were setting out.我們正要出發時,天開始下雪了。
snow ♦︎ hail ♦︎ snowfall ♦︎ snowflake ♦︎ sleet ♦︎ slush ♦︎ snowdrift ♦︎ hailstoneThese are all words for the frozen water which falls or has fallen from the sky.这些词均表示雪或雹。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆in / through the snow / hail / sleet / slush◆(a) heavy / light snow / snowfall◆falling / swirling snow / snowflakes◆melting snow / slush◆snow / hail / snowflakes / sleet / hailstones falls / fall◆snow / snowflakes / slush melts / melt■snow [uncountable] small soft white pieces 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。◆Children were playing in the snow.孩子们正在雪地里玩。◆The snow didn't settle(= stay on the ground).雪没有积起来。ⓘ Snows [plural] is used in a literary context to mean the amount of snow that falls in one particular place or at one particular time.复数形式的snows用于文学语境中,表示在特定地点或时间下雪的量◆the first snows of winter冬天的第一场雪◆the snows of Everest珠穆朗玛峰的积雪 see also snowstorm ⇨ storm▸snow [intransitive] ◆It's been snowing heavily all day.大雪下了一整天。▸snowy
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◆snowy fields白雪覆盖的田野◆a snowy weekend大雪纷飞的周末■hail [uncountable] small balls of ice that fall like rain雹;冰雹◆Rain and hail pounded on the tiled roof.雨和冰雹不停地击打着铺了瓦的屋顶。▸hail [intransitive] ◆It's hailing!下冰雹了!■snowfall ˈsnəʊfɔːl; NAmEˈsnoʊfɔːl [countable, uncountable] an occasion when snow falls; the amount of snow that falls in a particular place in a period of time下雪;降雪(量)◆There had been a heavy snowfall and the cars were almost buried beneath the snow.下了一场大雪,汽车几乎都被雪埋起来了。◆What is the average annual snowfall for this state?这个国家的年平均降雪量是多少?■snowflakeˈsnəʊfleɪk; NAmEˈsnoʊfleɪk [countable] one separate small piece of snow that falls雪花;雪片◆A single snowflake landed on her nose.一片雪花落在她的鼻子上。■sleet [uncountable] a mixture of rain and snow雨夹雪◆The rain was turning to sleet.那雨正变成雨夹雪。▸sleet [intransitive] ◆It's sleeting!下雨夹雪了!■slushslʌʃ [uncountable] partly melted snow that is usually dirty融雪;雪泥◆In the city the clean white snow had turned to grey slush.在城里,洁白的雪已变成灰色的雪泥。■snowdriftˈsnəʊdrɪft; NAmEˈsnoʊdrɪft [countable] a deep pile of snow that has been blown together by the wind(风吹成的)雪堆◆The car got stuck in a snowdrift.汽车陷在了雪堆里。■hailstoneˈheɪlstəʊn; NAmEˈheɪlstoʊn [countable, usually plural] a small ball of ice that falls like rain; a single piece of hail雹块◆We struggled up the hill in a wind full of dust and hailstones.我们在夹着灰尘和雹块的风中艰难地爬上山去。