| 词汇 | avalanche |
| 释义 | avalanche noun[ C ] uk /ˈæv.əl.ɑːntʃ/ us /ˈæv.əl.æntʃ/ a large amount of ice, snow, and rock falling quickly down the side of a mountain雪崩 Galen Rowell/Corbis Documentary/GettyImages too many things that arrive or happen at the same time: 大量；突然到来的一大批 We were swamped by an avalanche of letters/phone calls/complaints.大批的来信／电话／投诉让我们疲于应付。 Precipitation: snow & ice anti-icing be snowed inidiom be snowed upidiom boilerplate crevasse drifting glacier hailstorm iceberg icy permafrost precipitation slushy snow day snow devil snow line snowdrift snowfall snowflake generation snowy You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Too much and unnecessary avalanche | American Dictionaryavalanche noun[ C ] us/ˈæv·əˌlæntʃ/ a large amount of ice, snow, dirt, or rock falling suddenly and quickly down the side of a mountain fig. An avalanche is also the sudden arrival of too many things: We received an avalanche of complaints. Examples of avalancheavalanche Large volcanic debris avalanches; characteristics of source areas, deposits, and associated eruptions. The decline of agriculture in mountainous regions has also led to an increase in the number of avalanches, particularly in northern areas. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English We are given harrowing descriptions of the avalanches of plural voters that descend at various elections and affect the decision in innumerable contests. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I would also like to highlight other factors involved in the prevention of avalanches. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English We do not have earthquakes, forest fires, avalanches and volcanic eruptions. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Though he did not mention landslides, no doubt he had them in mind in view of his reference to avalanches. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Various avalanches are sliding slowly down the mountain. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 What is the settlement structure and what is the planning policy in these areas where there may be a risk of avalanches? From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English We do not have volcanoes, avalanches, earthquakes or forest fires, and even our worst floods are not comparable to those experienced in other countries. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 As a result, further large red-hot avalanches down the mountainside are to be expected. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 All the same, we live in a time of political avalanches. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Our mountain regions must not be invaded by wasteland, or damaged by avalanches and landslides. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English Without it, you will experience yet more avalanches, and this time they will hit populated areas. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English When is it that those avalanches really go down to swamp the various divisions throughout the country? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 None of us think much of the principle of indiscriminate, all-round distribution, and the pilot projects need to act, as it were, like avalanches and trigger other similar projects. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English See all examples of avalanche These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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