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an avalanche of + [noun]
比喻大量突然涌来的事物，常用于名词短语。
She received an avalanche of emails after the announcement.
公告发布后，她收到了铺天盖地的电子邮件。
雪崩
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
雪崩
a large mass of snow, ice, and mud sliding down a mountain
She received an avalanche of emails after the announcement.
公告发布后，她收到了铺天盖地的电子邮件。
雪崩；冰崩。
A large mass or body of snow and ice sliding swiftly down a mountain side, or falling down a precipice.
大量雪、冰和泥从山上滑下
a slide of large masses of snow and ice and mud down a mountain
类似雪崩的土石坠落
A fall of earth, rocks, etc., similar to that of an avalanche of snow or ice.
突然出现的大量事物
a sudden appearance of an overwhelming number of things
The avalanche buried the cabin before the family could escape.
雪崩掩埋了小木屋，那家人还来不及逃出来。
AI contextual example
Skiers often check the weather before entering areas where an avalanche is possible.
滑雪者进入可能发生雪崩的地区前，通常会查看天气。
AI contextual example
Rescuers searched for hours after the avalanche trapped two hikers.
雪崩困住两名徒步者后，救援人员搜寻了数小时。
AI contextual example
the program brought an avalanche of mail
这个节目引来了雪崩般的邮件。
WordNet
比喻大量突然涌来的事物，常用于名词短语。
She received an avalanche of emails after the announcement.
公告发布后，她收到了铺天盖地的电子邮件。
也可用 cause 替换 trigger，表示“引发雪崩”。
The explosion triggered an avalanche that buried the road.
爆炸引发了雪崩，掩埋了道路。
描述人遭遇雪崩的常见用法，通常用被动语态。
The skiers were caught in an avalanche and had to be rescued.
滑雪者遭遇雪崩，不得不等待救援。
这里 avalanche 是不及物动词，表示“崩塌滑落”；主语常是 snow、ice 等。
Huge masses of snow avalanched down the mountainside.
大团雪块沿着山坡崩塌而下。
Not this
The skiers were buried by avalanche.
Use this
The skiers were buried by an avalanche.
avalanche 是可数名词单数，首次提到时前面必须加冠词；由于它以元音音素开头，应使用 an。
Not this
He died from an avalanche.
Use this
He died in an avalanche.
表示死于雪崩、地震等灾害性事件时，介词用 in 强调身处该事件中；from 一般用于疾病或具体伤情，不用于此类自然灾害。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
引发雪崩
The loud noise triggered an avalanche.
巨大的声响引发了一场雪崩。
遭遇雪崩；被雪崩困住
Two skiers were caught in an avalanche last week.
上周两名滑雪者遭遇了雪崩。
雪崩预警
The rescue team issued an avalanche warning.
救援队发布了雪崩预警。
雪崩风险
Heavy snowfall made the avalanche risk extremely high.
大雪使雪崩风险变得极高。
雪崩高发期；雪崩季
These trails are closed during avalanche season.
这些小路在雪崩高发期关闭。
铺天盖地的投诉；如潮的投诉
The company received an avalanche of complaints.
这家公司收到了铺天盖地的投诉。
大量的；纷至沓来的
The company faced an avalanche of complaints after the update.
更新之后，公司收到了铺天盖地的投诉。
引发大量（批评等）；触发连锁反应
His remark triggered an avalanche of criticism on social media.
他的言论在社交媒体上引发了一波批评浪潮。
强烈的情感奔涌；汹涌的情绪
When she heard the news, an avalanche of emotions flooded over her.
当她听到这个消息时，各种情绪如潮水般涌上心头。
我步入一场雪崩，它掩埋了我的灵魂。
This line from Leonard Cohen's song "Avalanche" uses an avalanche as a metaphor for being overwhelmed by fate or despair.
这句出自莱昂纳德·科恩的歌曲《雪崩》，用雪崩比喻被命运或绝望吞没。
雪崩已经开始了。石子再投票已经太晚了。
In the sci-fi series Babylon 5, this line warns that once a destructive process begins, smaller voices cannot stop it.
在科幻剧《巴比伦五号》中，这句台词告诫人们：一旦破坏性的进程开始，弱小的声音无法阻止它。
Use avalanche naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
用‘ava’联想雪崩时雪块‘哇’地塌下来，一大片雪裹着泥沙轰隆滚落，avalanche就是雪崩。
语域：neutral 常见场景：mountain terrain、winter sports、weather reports、news reports 该词多用于描述山地积雪崩塌的自然现象，常见于新闻报道、天气预报、登山或滑雪安全提示等语境。日常口语中不那么常用，但并非特别正式。
押韵（美式发音）：branch /bræntʃ/、ranch /ræntʃ/、blanch /blæntʃ/ 与 avalanche 末尾的 /læntʃ/ 押韵（注意 blanch 在美式英语中发 /blæntʃ/）。形近音异：launch /lɔːntʃ/、paunch /pɔːntʃ/、staunch /stɔːntʃ/ 拼写含 -aunch，但发 /ɔː/ 音，与 /æ/ 不同，切勿混淆。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.