snow 1 S2 W3 / snəʊ $ snoʊ / 名词

1 [不可数名词] soft white pieces of frozen water that fall from the sky in cold weather and cover the ground → sleet :

Snow was falling heavily as we entered the village.

I could see footprints in the snow.

The town was buried under three feet of snow.

2 [可数名词] a period of time in which snow falls :

one of the heaviest snows this winter

3 snows [复数形式] a large amount of snow that has fallen at different times during the winter :

the melting of the winter snows

4 [不可数名词] small white spots on a television picture, caused by bad weather conditions, weak television signals etc

5 [不可数名词] informal cocaine

COLLOCATIONS

动词

snow falls Outside in the dark, snow was falling silently.

snow settles (= stays on the ground ) The snow was beginning to settle.

snow drifts (= is blown into deep piles ) The snow had drifted up against the hedge.

snow covers/blankets something The ground was covered with snow.

snow melts (= turns to water ) The snow has melted and the ground is bare once more.

形容词

deep The snow was quite deep in places.

heavy (= when a lot of snow falls ) France has been expecting heavy snow all week.

fresh I had watched the tracks I’d made disappear under fresh snow.

powdery The powdery snow flies up as I walk through it.

wet snow He cleared the wet snow from the car windscreen.

light snow (= when only a small amount falls ) A light snow had begun to fall.

driving snow (= falling fast ) We walked home through driving snow.

swirling snow (= blowing around as it falls ) It was difficult to see in the swirling snow.

短语

several inches/feet of snow More than eight inches of snow fell in 48 hours.

a blanket/carpet of snow Within an hour, Bucharest was buried under a blanket of snow.

flakes of snow (= individual pieces of snow ) A few flakes of snow started to fall.

a flurry of snow/a snow flurry (= when a small amount of snow blows around in the wind ) The day was cold, with a few flurries of snow.

a fall of snow (= an occasion when it snows ) We had our first fall of snow in mid-November.

a drift of snow (= snow blown into a pile by the wind ) Sheep became buried in six-foot drifts of snow.

THESAURUS

snow 名词 [不可数名词] soft white frozen water that falls from the sky : The ground was covered with deep snow. | Snow began to fall.

snowflakes 名词 [复数形式] pieces of snow falling from the sky : The first snowflakes fluttered down between the trees.

sleet 名词 [不可数名词] a mixture of snow and rain : The snow turned to sleet and then rain.

slush 名词 [不可数名词] snow on the road that has partly melted and is very wet : I made my way through the dirty slush.

blizzard 名词 [可数名词] a storm with a lot of snow and a strong wind : We got caught in a blizzard on our way to school.

frost 名词 [不可数名词] white powder that covers the ground when it is cold : Frost can kill delicate plants.

hail/hailstones 名词 [ U, 复数形式 ] drops of rain that fall as ice : Hail bounced on the tiled roof. | He heard a strange sound, like hailstones striking glass.

a white Christmas a Christmas when there is snow : Do you think there will be a white Christmas this year?