snowball
- IPA[ˈsnəʊbɔːl]
英式
- a ball of packed snow, especially one made for throwing at other people for fun；a thing that grows rapidly in size, intensity, or importance
- throw snowballs at；increase rapidly in size, intensity, or importance
verb: snowball, 3rd person present: snowballs, gerund or present participle: snowballing, past tense: snowballed, past participle: snowballed
noun: snowball, plural noun: snowballs
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名詞
- 1. a ball of packed snow, especially one made for throwing at other people for fun they pelted him with snowballs
- ▪ a thing that grows rapidly in size, intensity, or importance a public-debt snowball that could grow to American proportions the closures are expected to have a snowball effect, impacting jobs and tax revenues
- 2. a cocktail containing advocaat and lemonade.
- 3. a dessert resembling a ball of snow, especially one containing or covered in ice cream.
動詞
- 1. throw snowballs at I made sure the other kids stopped snowballing Celia
- 2. increase rapidly in size, intensity, or importance the campaign was snowballing
- a guelder rose of a sterile variety which produces large globular white flower heads.
Oxford Dictionary
- a guelder rose, especially one of a sterile variety that produces large globular white flower heads.
Oxford American Dictionary
- no chance at all
Oxford American Dictionary
- no chance at all
Oxford Dictionary
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- IPA[ˈsnōˌbôl]
美式
- a ball of packed snow, especially one made for throwing at other people for fun: they pelted him with snowballs
- throw snowballs at: I made sure the other kids stopped snowballing Celia
Oxford American Dictionary
