Word · Frequency #2665
snows
雪;降雪;积雪
snows is the plural of snow.
soft white pieces of frozen water that fall from the sky, or the white layer they form on the ground
- 1.
The partly frozen, crystalline state of water that falls from the atmosphere as precipitation in flakes; also, the falling of such flakes; and the accumulation of them on the ground or on objects as a white layer.
从大气中降落的部分冻结的水晶体状态,以雪花形式降落;也指这种雪花的降落;以及它们在地面或物体上积累成白色层
- 2.
precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals
从云中降落的冰晶形式的降水
- 3.
Something resembling snow (etymology 1, noun sense 1) in appearance or color.
外观或颜色类似雪的东西
- 4.
a layer of snowflakes (white crystals of frozen water) covering the ground
覆盖地面的雪花层(冰冻水的白色晶体)
- 5.
English writer of novels about moral dilemmas in academe (1905-1980)
关于学术道德困境的小说作家(1905-1980)
雪白之物;似雪的东西;C.P.斯诺(英国小说家);从大气中降落的部分冻结的水晶体状态,以雪花形式降落;也指这种雪花的降落;以及它们在地面或物体上积累成白色层;从云中降落的冰晶形式的降水;外观或颜色类似雪的东西
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The children were excited to see the first snow of the winter.
We stayed inside because the heavy snow made driving dangerous.
A light snow fell all morning, covering the town in white.
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Grammar Note
注意:复数 snows 不表示多片雪花,而常指多场降雪或多处积雪,如 the snows of winter。
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇,值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 3,建议结合例句记忆,而不是只背中文释义。
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