Word · Frequency #2665
snows
降雪;飘雪
snows is the third person singular of snow.
(of snow) to fall from the sky; used with the dummy subject 'it'
主语通常用it表示天气,如:It's snowing.(正在下雪。)
- 1.
Preceded by the dummy subject it: to have snow (noun etymology 1, noun sense 1) fall from the atmosphere.
(以虚拟主语it引导)下雪
- 2.
To cause (something) to fall like snow.
使(某物)像雪一样降落
- 3.
To cover or scatter (a place or thing) with, or as if with, snow.
用雪或类似雪的东西覆盖或散布(某地或某物)
- 4.
To cause (hair) to turn white; also, to cause (someone) to have white hair.
使(头发)变白;也指使(某人)头发变白
用雪覆盖;撒雪般铺满;使像雪一样飘落;使(头发)变白;使满头白发;(以虚拟主语it引导)下雪;使(某物)像雪一样降落
In use
It snowed heavily last night, so the roads are slippery this morning.
It is snowing outside; let's stay inside and drink hot tea.
It snows a lot in this mountain village every winter.
Verb forms
base snow · third person snows · -ing snowing · past snowed · past participle snowed
规则动词;常与形式主语 it 连用表示下雪。
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Grammar Note
表示“下雪”时,句子以 it 作形式主语,如 It snowed heavily.
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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