snowball

英 ['snəʊbɔːl] 美['snobɔl]

n. 雪球
vi. 掷雪球；滚雪球般增大
vt. 向…掷雪球；使滚雪球般增大
n. (Snowball)人名；(英)斯诺博尔

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英英释义

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)

词组搭配

a snowball's chance (in hell)

(informal)no chance at all

(非正式)毫无希望

the scheme has a snowball's chance in hell of being accepted.
这个计划根本就没有希望被采纳。

实用场景例句

a snowball fight: 雪仗

All this publicity has had a snowball effect on the sales of their latest album.: 所有这些宣传对他们最新唱片的销售产生了一种滚雪球效应。

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。

All the pigs were in full agreement on this point, even Snowball and Napoleon.: 所有的猪一致同意这条命令, 斯诺鲍与拿破仑也不例外.

Soon, the Snowball warren rolled edge of the yard.: 很快, 沃伦把雪球滚到院子边上.

Well , in the end, we were able to save Future and Snowball.: 后来我们总算把“未来”和“雪球”从死亡的边缘挽救过来.

Here's the trio of Snowball mics perched together on my desk.: 这里的中等收入国家的雪球三人一起蹲在我的桌子上.

A snowball struck him on the back of the head.: 一个雪球砸在了他的后脑勺上.

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

Broadly , they endorse Dr Patel's conclusion that Snowball is jiving to the beat.: 他们基本上赞成帕特博士的结论,“雪球”的确在踩着节奏摇摆.

Good! Now we make another small snowball.: 很好! 现在我们堆另外一个小雪人.

Inthelastdecade or so, the number of Chinese telephone users has increased in a " rolling snowball " fashion.: 十几年来, 我国电话用户规模以 “ 滚雪球 ” 之势迅猛扩张.

Her name is Snowball.: 她的名字叫雪球.

Make the best of the cold winters by having ice festivals and annual snowball fights.: 可以通过举办冰雪节或每年一度的打雪仗游戏来充分利用寒冷的冬天.

Winter in many places means iceskating skating, sliding sledding and snowball fights.: 在许多地方,冬天意味着滑冰、滑雪撬和打雪仗.

We were snow farmers, and to us, first frost meant magic snowball time.: 我们是种雪的农夫, 对我们而言, 霜冻的第一天就是魔力雪球节.

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

I am sure getting a lot of exercise in this snowball fight.: 我肯定可以在雪球战里充分运动.

Pug scooped up snow and packed a snowball.: 帕格抓了一把雪,把它捏成雪球.

Then we make another snowball.: 然后,我们再堆一个.

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.

Therefore, heater problems can easily snowball and lead to much larger headaches.: 因此, 加热器问题很容易像滚雪球一样导致更大的问题.

The snowball hit him right on the nose.: 雪球正好打在他鼻子上.

He rolled a snowball.: 他滚了一个雪球.

When practising usury capital and interest can have a snowball effect.: 放高利贷是滚雪球,连本带利,越滚越多.

Warren pushing a snowball roll the lawn, plus snow snow.: 沃伦推着雪球滚过草坪, 雪上加雪.

Why are politicians no longer concerned with snowball fights?: 政客们为什么不再关注打雪仗了?

Orders for the new product have begun to snowball because of our new ad campaign.: 由于我们的新的广告促销活动,新产品的订货单开始像滚雪球一样迅速增多.

双语例句

1. All this publicity has had a snowball effect on the sales of their latest album.: 所有这些宣传对他们最新唱片的销售产生了一种滚雪球效应。

2. 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.

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

4. A snowball gathers as it goes on.: 雪球越滚越大.

5. He rolled a snowball.: 他滚了一个雪球.

英文词源

snowball (n.): c. 1400, from snow (n.) + ball (n.1). Similar formation in West Frisian sniebal, Middle Dutch sneubal, German Schneeball, Danish snebold. Expression snowball's chance (in hell) "no chance" is recorded by 1910.
snowball (v.): "to make snowballs," 1680s, from snowball (n.); sense of "to throw snowballs at" (someone) is from 1850. Meaning "to increase rapidly" is attested from 1929, though the image of a snowball increasing in size as it rolls along had been used since at least 1613, and a noun sense of "a pyramid scheme" is attested from 1892. Related: Snowballed; snowballing.

词态变化

复数: snowballs;第三人称单数: snowballs;过去式: snowballed;过去分词: snowballed;现在分词: snowballing;

snowball

英英释义

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a snowball's chance (in hell)

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