| 词汇 | snowdrift |
| 释义 | snowdrift noun[ C ] uk /ˈsnəʊ.drɪft/ us /ˈsnoʊ.drɪft/ a large pile of snow formed by the wind（被风吹成的）雪堆 Anita Kot/Moment/GettyImages Precipitation: snow & ice anti-icing avalanche be snowed inidiom be snowed upidiom boilerplate crevasse drifting glacier hailstorm iceberg icy permafrost precipitation sleet slushy snow day snow devil snow line snowfall snowflake generation Snowdrifts blow onto roads and train tracks. Snowdrifts can be many meters high. Strong winds make snowdrifts, large piles of snow that the wind forms. snowdrift | American Dictionarysnowdrift noun[ C ] us/ˈsnoʊˌdrɪft/ a hill of snow created by the wind: There were some snowdrifts as high as twenty feet. Examples of snowdriftsnowdrift Yet after 17 years lying buried deep under snowdrifts, the machine was dug up, repaired on site, and flown out in an operation costing $20 million. The rescue of sheep from snowdrifts is a task normally undertaken by the farmers themselves. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In certain conditions it may help to form snowdrifts. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Last week, when we should have been sowing our spring crops, we had—this is no exaggeration—nine-foot snowdrifts and no electricity for four days. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 However, in some areas authorities are willing to accept faxed copies when people face snowdrifts and terrible weather. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 That was warfare—the dead left unburied, hospitals closed and the sick left to sit in the snowdrifts waiting for an ambulance. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 That is not much comfort to a motorist stuck in a snowdrift. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 As long as they have a gang of men doing nothing, so that they can remove snowdrifts, they are all right; they can do it. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 This is the folly of a man in a snowdrift who despises the use of skis. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Both services gave great help in transporting foodstuffs to remote districts which were cut off by snowdrifts, and conveying feeding stuffs for animals marooned in the hillsides and glens. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I have just spoken to a farmer who is still attempting to rescue 1,000 sheep and 100 cattle from snowdrifts and who is also without electricity and water. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Anyone who knows the conditions of this area realises that with snowdrifts high above the fences the sheep could run for miles and nothing could keep them in. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The rugged terrain and snowdrifts surrounding the crash site initially prevented ground vehicles from reaching the wreckage, so four helicopters assisted in the recovery efforts. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Giant snowdrifts and severe snow storms render paths and trails impassable in winter. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. He learns that the train has stopped as the result of a large snowdrift blocking the track. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. 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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