转自有道词典
雪
今天是二十四节气中的大雪,小时候,总是盼着下雪,下雪后室外像极了童话世界。今天生活君就跟大家分享一些关于雪的表达,看看这些短语、谚语你都认识哪些呢?
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as white as snow 洁白如雪
e.g. The old man's hair is as white as snow. 这位老人的头发像雪一样白。
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snow job 花言巧语的欺骗
e.g. They are claiming that he's not guilty but that's just a snow job. 他们声称他无罪,那只不过是骗人的说法而已。
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as pure as the driven snow 内心纯洁的
e.g. We came to this world as pure as the driven snow. 我们像白雪般纯洁来到这世界。
4.
be snowed in 被大雪困住了。
e.g. They were snowed in a mountain village for more than 3 weeks.他们被大风雪困在一个小山村,达三个多星期。
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be snowed under 被困住了
e.g.Don't give me any extra jobs. I'm snowed under already. 不要再给我任何额外的工作;我已经忙得不可开交了。
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snowball effect 雪球效应(指的是两个雪球,一大一小,大雪球本来就大,相同的速度可以滚动更大的面积,小雪球体积小,所以相同的速度滚的面积小,假设一块地上的积雪一定,那么大雪球可以变得非常大,而且吸走绝大多数积雪,小雪球增加的雪就非常小了,最后,两个雪球体积相差更大。在经济学中,滚雪球效应,经济学上称为“报酬递增率”的规律。)
e.g. The banks have been driven to reduce the amount of financing and this has hada snowball effect. 各银行被迫缩小融资规模,而这会产生滚雪球效应。
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A timely snow promises a good harvest.瑞雪兆丰年。