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a blizzard of [plural noun]
比喻用法，表示大量（通常指不愉快的事物）。
The office received a blizzard of complaints after the policy change.
政策变更后，办公室收到了一堆投诉。
暴风雪；雪暴
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
暴风雪；雪暴
A severe snowstorm with strong winds and blowing snow that greatly reduces visibility.
The office received a blizzard of complaints after the policy change.
政策变更后，办公室收到了一堆投诉。
伴有强风的大暴风雪,吹雪导致能见度极低。
A large snowstorm accompanied by strong winds and greatly reduced visibility caused by blowing snow.
大量的文书工作。
A large amount of paperwork.
大量相似的事物；尤指密集而迅速涌来的一大批。
A large number of similar things; especially, such a group arriving as an inundation, thick and fast.
The blizzard forced the airport to cancel all flights.
暴风雪迫使机场取消了所有航班。
During the blizzard, visibility dropped to almost zero.
暴风雪期间，能见度几乎降至零。
We stocked up on food and water before the blizzard hit.
我们在暴风雪来临前囤积了食物和水。
比喻用法，表示大量（通常指不愉快的事物）。
The office received a blizzard of complaints after the policy change.
政策变更后，办公室收到了一堆投诉。
We got caught in a blizzard on our way home.
我们在回家的路上遭遇了暴风雪。
用作定语，修饰名词。
The weather service issued blizzard warnings for the entire region.
气象部门对整个地区发布了暴风雪警报。
Not this
There was blizzard yesterday.
Use this
There was a blizzard yesterday.
blizzard是可数名词，单数形式前需要加冠词a。
Not this
The blizzard is very big.
Use this
The blizzard is very heavy.
描述暴风雪的程度常用heavy或severe，而不是big。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
暴风雪警报
The weather service issued a blizzard warning for the entire state.
气象部门对整个州发布了暴风雪警报。
暴风雪天气状况
Driving is dangerous under blizzard conditions.
在暴风雪天气状况下驾车很危险。
堆积如山的文书工作
After the audit, we faced a blizzard of paperwork.
审计过后，我们面对堆积如山的文书工作。
铺天盖地的电子邮件
She received a blizzard of emails after the announcement.
公告发布后，她收到了铺天盖地的电子邮件。
铺天盖地的文书工作；大量文件
After the audit, we were buried under a blizzard of paperwork.
审计结束后，我们被铺天盖地的文书工作压得喘不过气来。
大量电子邮件；蜂拥而至的邮件
She returned from vacation to a blizzard of emails that had piled up in her inbox.
她休假归来，收件箱里堆满了大量电子邮件。
铺天盖地的批评；大量的批评
The decision sparked a blizzard of criticism from the public and the press.
这一决定引发了公众和媒体铺天盖地的批评。
Use blizzard naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
联想：blizzard 像 b + lizard（蜥蜴），暴风雪大到把蜥蜴都冻僵了，记住这个画面。
语域：neutral 常见场景：天气预报、新闻报道、日常对话 blizzard 作名词的核心意思是“暴风雪”，多用于天气预报和新闻报道，属于中性用词；口语中也可说“大雪”或“风雪”。此外，在较夸张或非正式的说法中可比喻“大量涌来之物”，如 a blizzard of paperwork（堆积如山的文件），但正式文体中较少这样用。
可数名词
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