| 单词 | snowfall |
| 释义 | snowfall|ˈsnəʊfɔːl|
Also snow-fall.
[f. snow n.1 Cf. G. schneefall, Da. sneefald, Sw. snöfall, ON. snǽ-, snjófall.]
1. A fall of snow; a quantity of snow falling during a certain time. Also fig.
1821W. C. Wells Ess. Dew (1866) 42 Immediately after a considerable snowfall had ceased. 1849D. J. Browne Amer. Poultry Yd. (1855) 149 During melting snow-falls, turkeys will travel very great distances. 1884Manch. Exam. 11 Oct. 4/6 In various parts of the country..there was a rather heavy snowfall. 1964M. A. Johnson in Oceanogr. & Marine Biol. II. 31 In recent years there has been a fundamental change in our picture of the deep-sea floor; previously conditions were thought to be essentially ‘static’, with negligible currents and the only variation with time being the steady ‘snowfall’ of sediment to the sea bed. 1969Mrs. L. B. Johnson White House Diary 10 Jan. (1970) 762 Dinner became a very snowfall of menu cards being passed around the tables for autographs.
2. The amount of snow falling at a particular place.
1875J. Croll Climate & T. 382 The fact..proves that the snowfall must be great. 1889F. G. Wright Ice Age N. Amer. 13 There is abundance of snow-fall. |
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