snowstorm

/ˈsnəʊstɔːm/ (bre, ipa) · [snˈostˌɔrm] /ˈsnəʊstɔːrm/ (ame, ipa) · [snˈostˌɔrm] /ˈsnō-ˌstȯrm How to pronounce snowstorm (audio)/ (ame, mw)

snowstorm — noun

  • snowstormsingular
  • snowstormsplural

1. a period of severe weather when heavy snow falls and strong wind drives it aroun

1.名詞B1
釋義

a period of severe weather when heavy snow falls and strong wind drives it around, often making travel dangerous and hard to see through

例句

A snowstorm closed the airport before Quinn's evening flight to Sapporo.

a snowstorm closed [place]

Defne kept the children inside while the snowstorm covered the street in ice.

snowstorm + covered [place]

同義詞
  • blizzard

    usually suggests an even harsher snowstorm with fiercer wind and much poorer visibility

  • storm

    broader word for violent weather; it does not say that snow is the main feature

  • snowfall

    focuses on the amount or event of snow falling rather than the dangerous weather conditions

  • flurry

    a short, light burst of snow, not a severe storm

文法句型

a snowstorm

during a snowstorm

caught in a snowstorm

用法筆記

Usually countable. Use snowstorm for one severe snowy weather event, especially when wind and travel danger are central; snowfall is more natural when you only mean the amount of snow.

常見錯誤

❌The snowfall made the roads dangerous because wind blew the snow across them.
✅The snowstorm made the roads dangerous because wind blew the snow across them.
💡Use snowstorm when strong wind and dangerous conditions are part of the meaning, not just the amount of snow.
❌There was snowstorm last night.
✅There was a snowstorm last night.
💡The singular countable noun needs an article.