- [uncountable]
small soft white pieces (called flakes) 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。 We had snow in May this year. 今年五月我们这儿下了雪。 The snow was beginning to melt. 积雪开始融化了。 Heavy snow is expected tomorrow. 预计明天会有大雪。 - in the snow
Children were playing in the snow. 孩子们正在雪地里玩。 - through the snow
She saw them trudging through the snow towards the house. 她看见他们穿过雪地向房子走去。 We got over 100 inches of snow last winter. 去年冬天我们下了100多英寸的雪。 There was almost a foot of snow on the ground. 地上几乎有一英尺厚的雪。 20 cm of snow were expected today. 原来预计今天下 20 厘米厚的雪。 The snow didn't settle (= stay on the ground). 雪没积起来。 The snow and ice caused a number of traffic accidents. 冰雪造成了许多交通事故。 Last week's cold temperatures were accompanied by rain and snow. 上周的低温伴随着雨雪。 Her skin was as white as snow. 她的皮肤雪白。
Collocations The weatherThe weather 天气 Good weather 好天气 - be bathed in/bask in/be blessed with/enjoy bright/brilliant/glorious sunshine
沐浴着/享受着明媚的/灿烂的阳光 - the sun shines/warms something/beats down (on something)
- the sunshine breaks/streams through something
- fluffy/wispy clouds drift across the sky
- a gentle/light/stiff/cool/warm/sea breeze blows in/comes in off the sea
- the snow crunches beneath/under somebody’s feet/boots
Bad weather 坏天气 - thick/dark/storm clouds form/gather/roll in/cover the sky/block out the sun
- the sky darkens/turns black
- a fine mist hangs in the air
- a dense/heavy/thick fog rolls in
- the rain falls/comes down (in buckets/sheets)/pours down
- snow falls/comes down/covers something
- the wind blows/whistles/howls/picks up/whips through something/sweeps across something
- strong/gale-force winds blow/gust (up to 80 mph)
- a storm is approaching/is moving inland/hits/strikes/rages
- thunder rolls/rumbles/sounds
- (forked/sheet) lightning strikes/hits/flashes
- a (blinding/snow) blizzard hits/strikes/blows/rages
- a tornado touches down/hits/strikes/destroys something/rips through something
- forecast/expect/predict rain/snow/a category-four hurricane
预报有雨/雪/四级飓风 - (North American English) pour (down)/ (British English) pour (down) with rain
下瓢泼大雨 - get caught in/seek shelter from/escape the rain
遇上下雨;寻找避雨处;躲雨 - be covered/shrouded in mist/a blanket of fog
笼罩在雾霭之中/厚厚的一层雾中 - be in for/brave/shelter from a/the storm
即将遇到/勇敢面对/躲避暴风雨 - hear rolling/distant thunder
听到隆隆的/远处的雷声 - be battered/buffeted by strong winds
遭受强风肆虐;被强风吹得左右摇摆 - (British English) be blowing a gale
在刮大风 - battle against/brave the elements
与恶劣天气搏斗;冒着风雨
The weather improves 天气好转 - the sun breaks through the clouds
- the sky clears/brightens (up)/lightens (up)
- the clouds part/clear
- the rain stops/lets up/holds off
- the wind dies down
- the storm passes
- the mist/fog lifts/clears
Extra ExamplesTopics Weathera1He grabbed a handful of snow and threw it at Kate. 他抓起一把雪向凯特扔去。 I trudged through the snow and ice to the edge of town. 我在冰雪中艰难跋涉来到城市的边缘。 Southern Europe rarely gets snow. 南欧很少下雪。 The crisp snow crunched as we walked through it. 我们走过雪地时,雪被踩得吱吱作响。 The glacier provides skiers with year-round snow cover. 冰川让滑雪者一年四季都能享受积雪。 The heaviest snow is coming down in Maine. 下雪最多的地方目前在缅因州。 The porch is currently covered in three feet of snow. 目前门廊上的雪有 3 英尺厚。 The snow conditions were excellent. 雪况极好。 The steps were buried under the snow. 台阶被雪盖住了。 There was a light dusting of snow on the ground. 地上只有薄薄一层雪。 There were great big piles of snow on the road outside. 外面路上有大堆大堆的雪。 They had to use artificial snow at the Winter Olympics. 他们在冬奥会上不得不使用人造雪。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- heavy
- thick
- fine
- …
- flake
- fall
- flurry
- …
- be covered in
- blow
- clear
- …
- cover something
- lie
- pile
- …
- flurry
- shower
- storm
- …
- across the snow
- in snow
- into snow
- …
- snows[plural] (literary)
an amount of snow that falls in one particular place or at one particular time (某地或某时的)降雪量;一场雪 the first snows of winter 冬天的头几场雪 the snows of Everest 珠穆朗玛峰的积雪
Word OriginOld English snāw, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch sneeuw and German Schnee, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin nix, niv- and Greek nipha.
Idioms
as clean, pure, etc. as the driven snow
extremely clean, pure, etc. 冰清玉洁;纯洁无瑕