英语词汇“avalanche”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

　

单词	avalanche
释义	Trends of avalanche View usage for: avalanche (ævəlɑːntʃ, -læntʃ) Word forms: plural 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] More Synonyms of avalanche avalanche in British English (ˈævəˌlɑːntʃ) noun 1. a. a fall of large masses of snow and ice down a mountain b. a fall of rocks, sand, etc 2. a sudden or overwhelming appearance of a large quantity of things an avalanche of letters 3. physics a group of ions or electrons produced by a single ion or electron as a result of a collision with some other form of matter verb 4. to come down overwhelmingly (upon) Word origin C18: from French, by mistaken division from la valanche, from valanche, from (northwestern Alps) dialect lavantse; related to Old Provençal lavanca, of obscure origin avalanche in American English (ˈævəˌlæntʃ) noun 1. a mass of loosened snow, earth, rocks, etc. suddenly and swiftly sliding down a mountain, often growing as it descends 2. any large, overwhelming quantity that comes suddenly an avalanche of mail, of blows, etc. verb intransitive, verb transitiveWord forms: ˈavaˌlanched or ˈavaˌlanching 3. to come down (on) like an avalanche Word origin Fr (altered after avaler, to descend) < lavanche < Prov lavanca < lavenca, prob. a pre-Roman word in a non-IE language of N Italy Image of avalanche © Galyna Andrushko, Shutterstock Examples of 'avalanche' in a sentence avalanche Both sides sit in the bottom six and the stats suggest there will not be an avalanche of goals. The Sun (2016) He's unable to do either without triggering an avalanche of disasters. Times, Sunday Times (2016) By Scottish standards this amounted to an avalanche of goals. Times, Sunday Times (2016) Of 27 initial survivors, eight were killed in an avalanche. Times, Sunday Times (2016) A rescue effort was finally mounted at 8pm, hours after the avalanche hit. Times, Sunday Times (2017) The new elements were the avalanche of publicity and the recordings permanently documenting many of the performances. Times, Sunday Times (2007) There is a high risk of avalanche in the area so people need to be especially careful. Times, Sunday Times (2014) We were the only team hit by the avalanche who all survived. The Sun (2016) The avalanche risk in the area is considerable. Times, Sunday Times (2016) She survived by triggering her avalanche airbag. The Sun (2010) The battle will ensure an avalanche of viewers hitting the phones. The Sun (2009) We were trying to find our way to safety and had to wait under a big rock for the avalanche to settle. Times, Sunday Times (2014) On the 17th day another eight were killed in an avalanche. The Sun (2012) City's avalanche of goals has drawn the eye away from a vulnerable back line. Times, Sunday Times (2014) It also caused an avalanche on the world's highest mountain. The Sun (2015) The stands are slush and there's a risk of crowd avalanches. Times, Sunday Times (2010) Eight people have died in the past few days after snow, avalanches and freezing temperatures wreaked havoc. Times, Sunday Times (2010) Two of us thought of it at the same moment, so it was quite a large avalanche. E. Nesbit The Treasure Seekers (1899) A police spokesman said that it was a large avalanche. Times, Sunday Times (2011) I wondered if it was for the skier killed in an avalanche the day before. Times, Sunday Times (2009) It is what happens when you watch a sand pile growing - few large avalanches and lots of small ones. Michael Boulter EXTINCTION: Evolution and the End of Man (2002) When did the avalanche strike? Times, Sunday Times (2007) One of the climbers killed by an avalanche in Scotland at the weekend was a member of the mountain rescue team that recovered his body. Times, Sunday Times (2016) Until yesterday, other plausible explanations for their formation included the movement of carbon dioxide frozen as dry ice, or rock avalanches. Times, Sunday Times (2015) In other languages avalanche British English: avalanche /ˈævəˌlɑːntʃ/ NOUN An avalanche* is a large mass of snow or rock that falls down the side of a mountain. American English: avalanche Arabic: اِنْهِيار ثَلْجِيّ Brazilian Portuguese: avalanche Chinese: 雪崩 Croatian: lavina Czech: lavina Danish: lavine Dutch: lawine European Spanish: avalancha Finnish: lumivyöry French: avalanche German: Lawine Greek: χιονοστιβάδα Italian: valanga Japanese: なだれ Korean: 사태 눈사태 Norwegian: snøskred Polish: lawina European Portuguese: avalanche Romanian: avalanșă Russian: лавина Latin American Spanish: avalancha Swedish: lavin Thai: หิมะถล่ม Turkish: çığ Ukrainian: лавина Vietnamese: sự lở tuyết Chinese translation of 'avalanche' avalanche (ˈævəlɑːnʃ) n (c) 雪崩 (xuěbēng) (次, cì) (s) [of people, mail, events] 涌(湧)现(現) (yǒngxiàn) 1 (noun) in the sense of snow-slide Definition a fall of large masses of snow and ice down a mountain Four people died in an avalanche last week. Synonyms snow-slide landslide The storm caused landslides and flooding. landslip snow-slip 2 (noun) in the sense of large amount Definition a sudden or overwhelming quantity of anything He was greeted with an avalanche of publicity. Synonyms large amount barrage a barrage of angry questions from the floor torrent He directed a torrent of abuse at me. deluge a deluge of criticism inundation They moved furniture from houses threatened with imminent inundation. Additional synonyms in the sense of barrage Definition a continuous delivery of questions, complaints, etc. a barrage of angry questions from the floor Synonyms torrent, attack, mass, storm, assault, burst, stream, hail, outburst, rain, spate, onslaught, deluge, plethora, profusion in the sense of deluge Definition an overwhelming number a deluge of criticism Synonyms rush, flood, avalanche, barrage, spate, torrent in the sense of inundation They moved furniture from houses threatened with imminent inundation. Synonyms flood, overflow, torrent, deluge, tidal wave Synonyms of 'avalanche' avalanche Explore 'avalanche' in the dictionary
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