Word · Frequency #21644
snowflake
雪花
a crystal of snow
- 1.
A crystal of snow, having approximate hexagonal symmetry.
具有近似六边形对称的雪晶
- 2.
a crystal of snow
雪晶
- 3.
Any of several bulbous European plants, of the genus Leucojum, having white flowers.
几种有白色花的欧洲球茎植物,属雪花莲属
- 4.
white Arctic bunting
白色北极鹀
- 5.
The snow bunting, Plectrophenax nivalis.
雪鹀,学名为Plectrophenax nivalis
- 6.
A type of lesion that appears as scattered white-brown spots under high magnification light microscopy.
在高倍光学显微镜下呈现为散布的白棕色斑点的病变
- 7.
Something that is unique in every presentation.
每次表现都独一无二的事物
雪鹀；雪片莲；雪片状病变；独一无二的事物；具有近似六边形对称的雪晶
In use
A single snowflake landed on my sleeve and melted quickly.
Look at the snowflakes falling outside the window.
Each snowflake has a unique shape, but they are all six-sided.
a snowflake
A snowflake landed on her nose.
一片雪花落在她的鼻子上。
snowflakes + verb
Snowflakes are falling gently from the sky.
雪花正从天空轻轻飘落。
like a snowflake
这个比喻强调独特性。
Each child is unique like a snowflake.
每个孩子都像雪花一样独特。
Connections
Collocations
- snowflake crystal
- 雪花晶体
- Under a microscope, each snowflake crystal has a unique six-sided structure.在显微镜下，每片雪花晶体都有独特的六边形结构。
- snowflake pattern
- 雪花图案
- Her winter sweater has a snowflake pattern on the front.她的冬季毛衣正面有雪花图案。
- snowflake formation
- 雪花的形成
- The physics of snowflake formation depends on temperature and humidity.雪花形成的物理过程取决于温度和湿度。
- snowflake shape
- 雪花形状
- The cookie cutter is in the shape of a snowflake.这个饼干模具是雪花形状的。
- falling snowflake
- 飘落的雪花
- A single falling snowflake landed on the child's mitten.一片飘落的雪花落在孩子的手套上。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想单词由 snow（雪）加 flake（薄片）组成，脑海中浮现六角形冰晶小薄片飘落，即为雪花。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：天气预报、冬日景色描写、日常聊天 这里指“雪花”，属于中性常用词，日常口语和书面语里都很自然；在气象或科普语境中同样常见，没有明显的正式或非正式限制。
Grammar Note
通常用作可数名词
Pronunciation & Spelling
以上单词都与 snowflake 末尾的 -flake /fleɪk/ 押韵，都读 /eɪk/：flake、cake、lake、make、shake、take。注意 snow 读 /snoʊ/，不读 /snaʊ/，与 now /naʊ/ 不同；另外，拼写带 ea 的词不都读 /iː/，如 break /breɪk/ 和 steak /steɪk/ 也读 /eɪk/，但 bleak /bliːk/、peak /piːk/、leak /liːk/ 读 /iː/，与 snowflake 不押韵。
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.