snowball 详细解释
snowball
['snəubɔ:l]
n.雪球, 打雪仗, 滚雪球式的募捐法
v.向 ... 丢雪球, 使生长或快速的增长
n.[C]
1. 雪球
This snow's perfect for a snowball fight.
这雪打雪仗极好。
2. 【植】绣球荚
vi.
1. 掷雪球[(+at)]
2. 滚雪球般增大
The business started to snowball.
生意开始像滚雪球般扩大。
vt.
1. 向……掷雪球
The children snowballed each other.
孩子们互相掷雪球。
2. 使滚雪球般增大
词形变化
动词过去式: snowballed | 动词过去分词: snowballed | 动词现在分词: snowballing | 动词第三人称单数: snowballs |
词义辨析
同义参见:
英英释义
名词 snowball:
plant having heads of fragrant white trumpet-shaped flowers; grows in sandy arid regions
同义词：sweet sand verbena, Abronia elliptica
ball of ice cream covered with coconut and usually chocolate sauce
ball of crushed ice with fruit syrup
snow pressed into a ball for throwing (playfully)
动词 snowball:
increase or accumulate at a rapidly accelerating rate
throw snowballs at
短语词组
a snowball's chance in hell
1. 任何机会
He doesn't have a snowball's chance in hell of getting that job.
他压根就没有任何机会能得到那个工作。
补充
snowballsnowball英:[ˈsnəubɔ:l] 美:[ˈsnoˌbɔl]n.1.雪球vi.1.(计划、问题等)滚雪球似地迅速增大例句
1. The investigation snowballed from there and has now led to several arrests.从那里开始, 调查范围迅速扩大, 现在已有好几人被捕。 2. From those early days the business has snowballed.自开创之日起, 这家企业如滚雪球般迅速发展起来。 3. Walking along the road, I was snowballed by my son.沿着街道散步时，我儿子的雪球击中了我。 4. Their sales market was being snowballed.他们的销售市场正在不断扩大。 5. Let's go to snowball, shall we?咱们去打雪仗吧，好不好? 6. The complaints were snowballing.抱怨之声越来越多了。 7. [as modifier]the bustle has a snowball effect on the day's turnover.如潮的人流使日营业额像滚雪球般地增长。 8. I made sure the other kids stopped snowballing Celia.我设法让别的孩子不再向西莉亚扔雪球了。 9. the campaign was snowballing.竞选运动正在日益升温。 10. 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。 11. This snow is perfect for making snowballs.这积雪很适合滚雪球。 12. "During recess, the children had a snowball fight. [=a playful fight in which people throw snowballs at each other]"课间休息时，孩子们打起了雪仗。 13. Let's be honest—there isn't a snowball's chance in hell that we'll win this game. [=there's no chance that we'll win]老实说，我们绝不可能赢得这场比赛。 14. "Unfortunately, he doesn't have a snowball's chance in hell of getting the job. [=there is no chance that he will get the job; he will not get the job]"不走运的是，他毫无机会得到这份工作。 15. Problems snowball when early trouble signs are ignored.问题初露端倪时不加以重视，就会越积越多。 16. What started as a small annual concert has snowballed into a full-fledged music festival.起初这是一个小型年度音乐会，后来发展成为一个成熟完善的音乐节。 17. consumers dealing with snowballing debt要处理不断增多的债务的消费者