单词 | snow globe |
释义 | > as lemmassnow globe snow globe n. a toy or ornament in the form of a transparent dome that encloses a model of a scene and a liquid containing loose white particles which, when shaken, creates the appearance of a snowstorm. ΚΠ 1926 New Castle (Pa.) News 6 Dec. 13/7 (advt.) We have a Snow Globe, a small thing, but what a whirlwind of a snowstorm it does enclose... All you have to do is move it a bit and the snow starts. 1988 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 5 June vi. 48 The New York City Snow Globe (filled with black snow instead of white). 2002 A. Sebold Lovely Bones Pref. 3 Inside the snow globe on my father's desk, there was a penguin wearing a red-and-white-striped scarf. < as lemmas |
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