Word · Frequency #22371
snowfall
降雪
the falling of snow from the sky
- 1.
An instance of falling of snow.
一次降雪。
- 2.
precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals
以冰晶形式从云中降落的降水
- 3.
The amount of snow that falls on one occasion.
一次降雪量。
一次降雪。；以冰晶形式从云中降落的降水；一次降雪量。；降雪量
In use
The heavy snowfall last night closed the mountain road.
The average annual snowfall in this region is two meters.
Scientists study snowfall to predict avalanche risks.
a snowfall of + quantity
a snowfall of 后接具体数量，表示一次降雪的降雪量。
The forecast predicts a snowfall of 15 centimeters.
天气预报预测一场15厘米的降雪。
there + be + (number) + snowfalls
snowfall 是可数名词，复数 snowfalls 在 there be 句型中表示多次降雪事件。
There have been several snowfalls this month.
这个月已经下了好几场雪。
Common mistakes
It snowfalls a lot in Harbin in winter.
Connections
Collocations
- heavy snowfall
- 大雪，强降雪
- The city experienced heavy snowfall last night.那座城市昨夜经历了强降雪。
- light snowfall
- 小雪，微量降雪
- A light snowfall covered the streets by morning.一场小雪在清晨覆盖了街道。
- annual snowfall
- 年降雪量
- The annual snowfall in this region is about two meters.这个地区的年降雪量约为两米。
- record snowfall
- 创纪录的降雪
- This winter brought record snowfall to the area.今年冬天给该地区带来了创纪录的降雪。
- overnight snowfall
- 夜间降雪
- The overnight snowfall made the roads slippery.夜间降雪使道路变得湿滑。
Synonyms
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把snowfall拆成snow（雪）+fall（落下），想象雪花纷纷飘落的画面，既指‘降雪’也指‘降雪量’。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：天气报道、气象讨论、日常描述 通常为中性用词，多用于天气报道和日常描述，正式或非正式场合都比较常见。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都以 /-ɑl/ 结尾，与 snowfall 中 fall 部分的美式发音相同，可押韵。注意：不要被 snowfall 开头的 snow 迷惑，snow /snoʊ/ 或 snowman /ˈsnoʊ.mæn/ 等以 /-oʊ/ 或 /-oʊ.mæn/ 结尾，并不与整词押韵。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.