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BNC: 2665 COCA: 1781

snow

1 snow /ˈsnoʊ/ noun
plural snows
1 snow
/ˈsnoʊ/
noun
plural snows
Learner's definition of SNOW
: soft, white pieces of frozen water that fall to the ground from the sky in cold weather雪;积雪
[noncount]
[count]
[noncount] : white dots that appear on the screen of a television when it is receiving a weak signal(因信号差出现在电视屏幕的)“雪花”干扰
2 snow /ˈsnoʊ/ verb
snows; snowed; snowing
2 snow
/ˈsnoʊ/
verb
snows; snowed; snowing
Learner's definition of SNOW
[no object]used with it to say that snow is falling下雪
[+ object] US, informal : to impress, deceive, or persuade (someone)使印象深刻;蒙蔽;迷惑住usually used as (be) snowed通常用作(be) snowed

snowed in

also British snowed up
: unable to leave a place because a lot of snow is falling or has fallen被雪困住
: blocked with snow被雪封住

snowed under

: having to deal with too much of something : overwhelmed by something忙得不可开交
BNC: 2665 COCA: 1781

snow

1 of 2

noun

often attributive
1
a
: precipitation in the form of small white ice crystals formed directly from the water vapor of the air at a temperature of less than 32°F (0°C)
b(1)
: a descent or shower of snow crystals
(2)
: a mass of fallen snow crystals
2
: something resembling snow: such as
a
: a dessert made of stiffly beaten whites of eggs, sugar, and fruit pulp
apple snow
b
: a usually white crystalline substance that condenses from a fluid phase as snow does
ammonia snow
c slang
(1)
(2)
: heroin
d
: small transient light or dark spots on a television screen
snowless adjective

snow

2 of 2

verb

snowed; snowing; snows

intransitive verb

: to fall in or as snow

transitive verb

1
: to cause to fall like or as snow
2
a
: to cover, shut in, or imprison with or as if with snow
b
: to deceive, persuade, or charm glibly
3
: to whiten like snow

Example Sentences

Noun Snow fell softly on the town. The mountains were blanketed with snow. She took a walk in the snow. We haven't had much snow this year. She went out to shovel the snow. Soon the warm spring sun will melt the winter snows. the snows of the Rocky Mountains A light snow was falling. Verb easily snowed by her glib talk the years had snowed his hair to a silvery white, making it difficult at first to recognize her old high school crush See More
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
High above the tree-line, the wind, snow and cold maintain the iron grip of winter for months on end. Alan Taylor, The Atlantic, 12 Sep. 2022 The loss of snow and ice on Mount Shasta has created a raft of problems. Kurtis Alexander, San Francisco Chronicle, 11 Sep. 2022 In 2021 the system was hobbled for weeks after a powerful winter storm bombarded Mississippi with snow and ice, causing pipes and water mains to burst. BostonGlobe.com, 30 Aug. 2022 Cano managed snow and ice operations leading to the city being selected as one of five national winners of the 2022 Excellence in Snow and Ice Control Award. Staff Reports, Chicago Tribune, 30 Aug. 2022 Despite its reputation for ice and snow, Alaska has been farmed for hundreds of years. Yasmin Tayag, The New Yorker, 30 Aug. 2022 The truck’s modifications were done by Arctic Trucks, which charges $75,000 (and a donor truck) for its standard work that makes the truck more capable of driving over ice and snow. Sebastian Blanco, Car and Driver, 27 Aug. 2022 But a lack of snow and rain doesn’t fully explain what is happening to the Colorado River. Elise Hammond, CNN, 16 Aug. 2022 Guests who opt to spend more than one day in the Arctic are invited to stay at Echo, a brand-new Polar camp comprised of six state-of-the-art pods with a futuristic floor-to-ceiling window design overlooking a vast expanse of snow and ice fields. Michelle Gross, Forbes, 2 Aug. 2022
Verb
Don’t let the Jordan Petersons of the world snow you. Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 13 July 2022 Here are the best places for icy refreshments, from frozen margaritas to snow cones and gelato bars. Megha Mcswain, Chron, 3 June 2022 First: a heap of people are climbing, skiing, snowshoeing, and even snow running Mount Hood. Outside Online, 29 May 2022 The resort gathers snow from around the mountain to maintain the tubing hill so that guests can cool off from the summer heat and get that winter fix. Karen Cicero, Good Housekeeping, 19 May 2022 Doesn’t snow in Washington prove climate change is a hoax? Michael Lynch, Forbes, 26 Apr. 2022 The accumulation forecast is a tricky one since rain will be turning to snow with temperatures initially above freezing. Washington Post, 11 Mar. 2022 Wausau and Stevens Point may also see thunderstorms before everything switches to snow overnight. Joe Taschler, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 30 Mar. 2022 Rain changes to snow as a strong cold front passes early Saturday. Washington Post, 11 Mar. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Noun

Middle English, from Old English snāw; akin to Old High German snēo snow, Latin niv-, nix, Greek nipha (accusative)

First Known Use

Noun

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Verb

14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense

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The first known use of snow was before the 12th century
BNC: 2665 COCA: 1781
snow

noun

ADJECTIVE | ... OF SNOW | VERB + SNOW | SNOW + VERB | SNOW + NOUN | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVEheavy, 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 SNOWflake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 + SNOWbe 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 + VERBcover 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 + NOUNflurry, 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。PREPOSITIONacross 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

verb

ADVERB | VERB + SNOW | PHRASES ADVERBhard, 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 + SNOWbegin to, start to開始下雪PHRASESstart 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。

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