单词 | robin snow |
释义 | > as lemmasrobin snow robin snow n. U.S. a light fall of snow, esp. one occurring in late spring. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > precipitation or atmospheric moisture > snow > [noun] > a fall of snow > at specific season sugar snow1826 robin snow1853 1853 H. D. Thoreau Jrnl. 11–12 Jan. (1997) V. 440 He says that the most snow we have had this winter (it has not been more than 1 inch deep) has been only a ‘robin snow’ as it is called, i.e. a snow which does not drive off the robins. a1862 H. D. Thoreau Early Spring in Massachusetts (1881) 49 The slight robin snow of yesterday is already mostly dissipated. 1947 M. Sandoz Tom-walker i. vii. 111 After a robin snow in May, George Shefton went to Denver. 1982 A. Davis-Gardner Felice xxx. 272 There were no robin snows, only occasional thorough rains that made buds and shoots leap forward. < as lemmas |
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