snowflake

noun

/ˈsnəʊfleɪk/

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a small soft piece of frozen water that falls from the sky as snow雪花；雪片
- A single snowflake landed on her nose.一片雪花落在她的鼻子上。
Extra Examples
- Snowflakes slowly drifted down from the sky.雪花缓缓地从天空飘落下来。
- Snowflakes have an intricate six-branched star shape.雪花有复杂的六分支星形。
- The children watched the falling snowflakes from the hut.孩子们看着雪花从小屋飘落下来。
Topics Weatherc1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- white
- fluffy
snowflake + verb
- drift
- fall
- flutter
- …
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(informal, disapproving) a person who believes they have special qualities and should receive special treatment; a person who is too sensitive to criticism and easily upset雪花：相信自己具有特殊品质并应受到特殊待遇的人；一个对批评太敏感并且容易生气的人
- They really believe their precious snowflake is the best kid ever.他们真的相信他们珍贵的雪花是有史以来最好的孩子。
- These little snowflakes will soon discover that life doesn't come with trigger warnings.这些小雪花很快就会发现，生命不会伴随着触发警告而来。