好词典
snow
UK /snəʊ/US /snoʊ/
词源
源自古英语'snāw'，源自原始日耳曼语'snaiwaz'，与古诺尔斯语'snær'，德语'Schnee'同源。
noun
❶ 雪，指从云中降落的白色冰晶，通常出现在寒冷天气中。
“The children were excited to see the first snow of the year.”
（孩子们看到今年的第一场雪非常兴奋。）
“The mountains are covered with snow all year round.”
（这些山脉终年被积雪覆盖。）
❶ 雪状物，指外观或质地类似雪的物质，如电视屏幕上的雪花噪点。
“The old TV showed nothing but snow after the storm.”
（暴风雨过后，这台旧电视只显示雪花噪点。）
“The dandruff on his shoulders looked like snow.”
（他肩膀上的头皮屑看起来像雪一样。）
同义词:flurry, blizzard, powder, whiteout, sleet
verb
❶ 下雪，指天气现象中雪从天空降落。
“It's snowing heavily outside right now.”
（现在外面正下着大雪。）
“It rarely snows in this part of the country.”
（这个国家的这个地区很少下雪。）
❶ 用甜言蜜语迷惑或欺骗某人，通常用于被动语态。
“Don't be snowed by his smooth talk.”
（不要被他花言巧语所迷惑。）
“She completely snowed the interviewers with her charm.”
（她用魅力完全迷惑了面试官。）
同义词:deceive, bamboozle, hoodwink, mislead, charm
常见短语
as pure as the driven snow — 形容某人非常纯洁无瑕，通常带有讽刺意味。
“He pretends to be as pure as the driven snow, but we all know his secrets.”
（他假装纯洁无瑕，但我们都知道他的秘密。）
snowed under — 形容被大量工作或任务压得喘不过气来。
“I'm completely snowed under with paperwork this week.”
（这周我被文书工作压得喘不过气来。）
snow job — 指用花言巧语或虚假信息来欺骗或说服某人。
“The salesman gave me a real snow job about this product's benefits.”
（推销员关于这个产品的好处给我来了一通花言巧语。）