snowball
英 ['snəʊbɔːl]
美 ['snobɔl]
- n. 雪球
- vi. 擲雪球；滾雪球般增大
- vt. 向…擲雪球；使滾雪球般增大
- n. (Snowball)人名；(英)斯諾博爾
英文詞源
- 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.
雙語例句
- 1. All this publicity has had a snowball effect on the sales of their latest album.
- 所有這些宣傳對他們最新唱片的銷售產生了一種滾雪球效應。
來自《權威詞典》
- 2. Tom turned the other cheek when he was hit with a snowball.
- 湯姆被人用雪球擊中時,竟還準備再挨一下.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 3. A snowball knocked his hat off.
- 一個雪球飛來把他的帽子打落在地.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 4. A snowball gathers as it goes on.
- 雪球越滾越大.
來自《現代漢英綜合大詞典》
- 5. He rolled a snowball.
- 他滾了一個雪球.
來自《現代漢英綜合大詞典》