snowball

英 ['snəʊbɔːl] 美 ['snoʊbɔːl]

• 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

英英释义

Noun:

1. plant having heads of fragrant white trumpet-shaped flowers; grows in sandy arid regions

2. ball of ice cream covered with coconut and usually chocolate sauce

3. ball of crushed ice with fruit syrup

4. snow pressed into a ball for throwing (playfully)

Verb:

1. increase or accumulate at a rapidly accelerating rate

2. throw snowballs at

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. He was hit by a volley of snowballs.
   他被一阵投来的雪球击中了。
2. We like having snowball fights in winter.
   我们喜欢在冬天里打雪仗。

用作动词 (v.)

1. The children snowballed each other.
   孩子们互相掷雪球。
2. Orders for the new product have begun to snowball because of our new ad campaign.
   由于我们的新的广告促销活动，新产品的订货单开始像滚雪球一样迅速增多。

经典引文

• It could result in a snowball of Arab investment in Shepway.

  出自：Arab Times

词汇搭配

• snowball fat 肠油; 牛腹表面的小...

近反义词

【近义词】

• aggrandize 增加
• increase 增加
• mount 登上
• soar 翱翔
• balloon 气球
• swell （使）膨胀
• escalate 升级
• magnify 放大
• burgeon 发芽
• expand 使 ... 膨胀
• multiply 乘