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单词 snowflake
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Definition of snowflake in English:

snowflake

noun ˈsnəʊfleɪkˈsnoʊˌfleɪk
  • 1A flake of snow, especially a feathery ice crystal, typically displaying delicate sixfold symmetry.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • We had gone barely a hundred yards when a few snowflakes began to drift downwards.
    • Delicate snowflakes drifted down to land on a head of long blonde curls.
    • The process is like examining a single snowflake in a blizzard.
    • I stared out at the drifting snowflakes absently, sitting at the counter with Connor in actual peace.
    • They slowly walked down the road as the tiny white snowflakes fell lightly to the ground.
    • He watched the tiny snowflakes drift onto his black jean pants.
    • Without hesitation, the blond-haired boy took off again, snowflakes drifting into his face.
    • As I walked along the concrete sidewalk snowflakes began to fall from the grayish sky.
    • Tiny snowflakes brushed her face as they fell, fluttering to the ground.
    • He put his hand out and watched the snowflakes melt on his fingers.
    • Memories whirled through her mind like the snowflakes in the blizzard.
    • However, given the right weather conditions, the probability that triangular snowflakes will occur is high.
    • I looked up at the night sky and snowflakes landed on my face.
    • Natalie loved the snow and she stood at her window watching the snowflakes fall.
    • Thick snowflakes swirled, and stung his eyes.
    • The waters envelop me as a few snowflakes land in my hair.
    • But the moment she was born it snowed such thick and fluffy snowflakes it amazed everyone in the hospital.
    • When a snowflake melted, that design was forever lost.
    • Gradually, the snowflake melts inside her palm.
    • He smiled and held out his tongue trying to catch a snowflake on his tongue.
  • 2derogatory, informal An overly sensitive or easily offended person, or one who believes they are entitled to special treatment on account of their supposedly unique characteristics.

    these little snowflakes will soon discover that life doesn't come with trigger warnings
    these parents think their kid is such a special snowflake that they should be allowed to circumvent the rules
    Synonyms
    coward, namby-pamby, milksop, milquetoast, mouse, weakling
  • 3A white-flowered Eurasian plant related to and resembling the snowdrop, typically blooming in the summer or autumn.

    Genus Leucojum, family Liliaceae (or Amaryllidaceae)

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The summer snowflake also belongs to this group of taller plants.
    • In between the hellebores we have planted Leucojum aestivum, the summer snowflake.
    • Summer flowering plants are indicated by the Latin name aestate; there's Leucojum aestivum, the summer snowflake, and Adonis aestivalis from the buttercup family.
 
 

Definition of snowflake in US English:

snowflake

nounˈsnoʊˌfleɪkˈsnōˌflāk
  • 1A flake of snow, especially a feathery ice crystal, typically displaying delicate sixfold symmetry.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Without hesitation, the blond-haired boy took off again, snowflakes drifting into his face.
    • He put his hand out and watched the snowflakes melt on his fingers.
    • As I walked along the concrete sidewalk snowflakes began to fall from the grayish sky.
    • When a snowflake melted, that design was forever lost.
    • He watched the tiny snowflakes drift onto his black jean pants.
    • We had gone barely a hundred yards when a few snowflakes began to drift downwards.
    • Memories whirled through her mind like the snowflakes in the blizzard.
    • Tiny snowflakes brushed her face as they fell, fluttering to the ground.
    • The process is like examining a single snowflake in a blizzard.
    • I looked up at the night sky and snowflakes landed on my face.
    • They slowly walked down the road as the tiny white snowflakes fell lightly to the ground.
    • However, given the right weather conditions, the probability that triangular snowflakes will occur is high.
    • The waters envelop me as a few snowflakes land in my hair.
    • Gradually, the snowflake melts inside her palm.
    • Delicate snowflakes drifted down to land on a head of long blonde curls.
    • I stared out at the drifting snowflakes absently, sitting at the counter with Connor in actual peace.
    • Natalie loved the snow and she stood at her window watching the snowflakes fall.
    • He smiled and held out his tongue trying to catch a snowflake on his tongue.
    • Thick snowflakes swirled, and stung his eyes.
    • But the moment she was born it snowed such thick and fluffy snowflakes it amazed everyone in the hospital.
  • 2derogatory, informal An overly sensitive or easily offended person, or one who believes they are entitled to special treatment on account of their supposedly unique characteristics.

    these little snowflakes will soon discover that life doesn't come with trigger warnings
    these parents think their kid is such a special snowflake that they should be allowed to circumvent the rules
    Synonyms
    coward, namby-pamby, milksop, milquetoast, mouse, weakling
  • 3A white-flowered Eurasian plant related to and resembling the snowdrop, typically blooming in the summer or autumn.

    Genus Leucojum, family Liliaceae (or Amaryllidaceae)

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Summer flowering plants are indicated by the Latin name aestate; there's Leucojum aestivum, the summer snowflake, and Adonis aestivalis from the buttercup family.
    • The summer snowflake also belongs to this group of taller plants.
    • In between the hellebores we have planted Leucojum aestivum, the summer snowflake.
 
 
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