英语词汇“snow”的释义、区别辨析及用法例句-英语同义词词典

单词

snow

例句

noun | verb

snowsnow1 /snoʊ/ noun 1 frozen water that comes from the sky► snow

soft white pieces of frozen water that fall from the sky when it is very cold:

Outside snow was falling silently.

It was easy to follow the footprints in the snow.

► snowflake

one soft white piece of frozen water that falls from the sky when it is very cold:

A snowflake landed on the tip of her nose and melted.

► slush

snow on the ground that has started to melt:

Temperatures rose and the streets were filled with slush.

► sleet

a mixture of snow and rain that falls from the sky:

The sleet on the highway is making driving very dangerous.

► hail

hard round pieces of ice that fall from the sky:

Hail bounced off the roof onto the lawn.

► frost

a white powder of ice that covers things that are outside when it is very cold:

The grass and trees in the park were white with frost.

➔ see rain12 when snow falls from the sky► snow

a time when snow falls from the sky:

The first snow of the season often takes drivers by surprise.

There will be snow tonight in northern parts of the state.

► snowfall

snowfall means the same as snow but sounds more formal. Snowfall is used especially in reports about the weather:

We are expecting heavy snowfall, so drive carefully.

The mountain gets an average annual snowfall of 210 inches.

► flurry also snow flurry

a time when a small amount of snow falls and blows around:

There were snow flurries last night, but there was no snow on the ground this morning.

► snowstorm

a storm with wind and a lot of snow:

Flights were canceled because of the snowstorm.

► blizzard

a very bad snowstorm with very strong wind and a lot of snow:

Suddenly we were driving in a blizzard and couldn't see anything in front of the car.

► frost

the weather conditions when it is cold enough for water to freeze outside, especially at night when the temperature is lowest:

Even in May we can sometimes get a late frost.

➔ see rain1, storm1, The Weather

noun | verb

snowsnow2 /snoʊ/ verb ► it snows

if it snows, soft white pieces of frozen water fall from the sky when it is very cold:

If it snows a lot, maybe school will be canceled.

It is so cold that it feels like it might snow.

► it sleets

if it sleets, rain and snow fall from the sky at the same time:

It was sleeting hard, and we could barely see the road ahead of us.

► it hails

if it hails, hard round pieces of ice fall from the sky:

It started hailing, and a lot of crops were damaged.

► fall

if snow falls, it comes from the sky onto the ground:

The snow began to fall; it was so beautiful.

► come down

come down means the same as fall but sounds more informal:

The snow was coming down hard, so we decided to go home.

➔ see rain2GRAMMAR CHECK: snowWhen you are talking about snow, sleet, or hail that is falling right now, don’t say: It snows/sleets/hails. Say: It is snowing/sleeting/hailing.

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