单词 | avalanche |
释义 | avalanche (ævəlɑːntʃ , -læntʃ ) Word forms: avalanches 1. countable noun An avalanche is a large mass of snow that falls down the side of a mountain. 2. singular noun You can refer to a very large quantity of things that all arrive or happen at the same time as an avalanche of them. …an avalanche of publicity [+ of] Image of avalanche © Galyna Andrushko, Shutterstock Collocations: avalanche beacon He was not wearing an avalanche beacon. Times, Sunday Times That's why you do not head off-piste without an avalanche beacon. The Sun Initial efforts to locate him were unsuccessful because he was not equipped with an avalanche beacon. Times, Sunday Times Required equipment includes; avalanche beacon, shovel, and probe. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The store's first sale, an avalanche beacon, happened five weeks later. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Snowstorms and rainstorms are important contributors to avalanche danger. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 This route has tremendous avalanche danger and was not successfully climbed until 1963. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Hazards of the hike include a steep and rocky trail, risk of lightning strike, snow, and avalanche danger in winter. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 In avalanche safety, cornices are a high avalanche danger as they often break and trigger larger avalanches that permeate several snow layers. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Continuing avalanche dangers prevented a ground search. Chicago Sun-Times Attempting it in the spring or early summer may include significant avalanche hazard. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Continuing up the ridge, climbers are then faced with a series of imposing rock steps which usually forces them to the east into waist-deep snow, a serious avalanche hazard. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Avalanche hazards relating to the combined volcanic and glacial character of the surrounding geography are real and ongoing. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Yesterday's avalanche hit at about midday. Times,Sunday Times A rescue effort was finally mounted at 8pm, hours after the avalanche hit. Times, Sunday Times Rescue authorities were uncertain whether the avalanche hit both ski parties. Globe and Mail A second avalanche hit the village at 7 p.m. as rescue workers attempted to dig out the persons buried by the first avalanche. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 At 50 m high and traveling at 290 km/h, this powder avalanche hit with great force, overturning cars, ruining buildings and burying 57 people. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Yet if they lose, an avalanche of criticism and mockery awaits them. Times, Sunday Times So it seems particularly unfair that the local authorities have been hit by an avalanche of criticism for running out of stocks of salt and grit for the roads. Times, Sunday Times Defeat will bring an avalanche of criticism. Times, Sunday Times He has received an avalanche of criticism in recent months. The Sun Off-pisters caexpect plenty of powder, too: although ithe short term the avalanche risk will increase significantly. Times, Sunday Times The avalanche risk, classed as three on a scale of five at the time of the accident, has since been raised to four. Times, Sunday Times The resort's avalanche risk warning had been reduced from a 'high four' to a 'considerable three' on the morning of the accident and the run reopened. Times, Sunday Times A judicial inquiry was opened to find the reason why the school party appeared to have been skiing on a piste that had been closed because of avalanche risk. Times, Sunday Times Such was the severity of the avalanche risk that on the opening day of the forum some chalets were evacuated as authorities feared the worst. Times, Sunday Times The talks will cover the risks of skiing off-piste, how to recognise danger signs and basic avalanche safety. Times, Sunday Times A highly qualified mountain guide, he offers a calm and patient introduction to the complexities of the kit — a snowboard that splits in two — as well as to avalanche safety. Times, Sunday Times In avalanche safety, cornices are a high avalanche danger as they often break and trigger larger avalanches that permeate several snow layers. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 In addition to emergency management and transportation skills, certified patrollers and master nordic patrollers must demonstrate excellence in all areas of patrol operations including avalanche safety and resort management. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 There's training in using an avalanche transceiver and two ski lessons. Times, Sunday Times That was after locating him almost immediately with beeps from his avalanche transceiver and digging for 20 minutes to get through just 2 metres of snow. Times, Sunday Times Always wear an avalanche transceiver. Times, Sunday Times In 1968, he was involved in the development of the avalanche transceiver, which has since become a standard piece of safety equipment for backcountry skiing. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Rescuers detected signals from the tourists' avalanche transceivers. Times, Sunday Times There was a level-one avalanche warning in place, the lowest of the four levels, at the time of the incident. Times, Sunday Times Both resorts had an avalanche warning level of three on a scale of five, authorities said. The Sun The avalanche warning system uses three flags flown at the top of lifts and at piste security huts. Times, Sunday Times The local weather bureau had issued an avalanche warning for the area yesterday, after 33cm of snow fell overnight on a hard, frozen layer, making conditions unstable. Times, Sunday Times Avalanche warnings are at critical levels across much of the continent. The Sun He used his frost giant minions to cause the avalanche to crush the expedition. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 No one knew if the collision had caused the avalanche or if it was a chance happening. The Sun It also caused an avalanche on the world's highest mountain. The Sun These electrons in turn hit other atoms causing an avalanche of electrons. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 But they are buried by a massive avalanche. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Since soon after the 1966 avalanche, the station throat has been covered by a massive avalanche gallery. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Aerial footage and photos posted online from the area showed guesthouses along the route almost swallowed by the deep snow, with evidence of massive avalanches. Times,Sunday Times Winter-sports participants carrying an airbag in their backpack have a 98% chance of surviving an avalanche - but novices, in particular, may panic or miss the warning signs. Times, Sunday Times He survived an avalanche on his descent. Times, Sunday Times He survives the avalanche and continues to track down the bear, fighting wolves and cougars, and dodging beartraps. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He's unable to do either without triggering an avalanche of disasters. Times, Sunday Times Police said the group's weight may have caused a snow ledge to give way, triggering an avalanche. Times, Sunday Times Tall ice towers, or seracs, can collapse in an instant, triggering an avalanche. Times, Sunday Times She survived by triggering her avalanche airbag. The Sun The article triggered an avalanche of responses from readers. Times, Sunday Times Translations: Chinese: 雪崩 Japanese: なだれ |
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