cold snap
cold snap — 名詞
1. a few days of much colder weather than usual, often arriving without warning and
驟冷期；寒流
突然來襲、為期數天的異常低溫
a few days of much colder weather than usual, often arriving without warning and ending again quite soon.
A sudden cold snap killed most of the young plants in Ryo's garden overnight.
一波突如其來的驟冷期，一夜之間凍死了 Ryo 花園裡大部分的幼苗。
subject of a sudden event affecting plants
During the cold snap, the lake near the village froze hard enough to walk on.
那波寒流期間，村子附近的湖結了厚厚的冰，硬到可以在上面走。
during the cold snap + result clause
Farmers in the north lost many sheep when the cold snap lasted nearly two weeks.
這波驟冷期持續了將近兩個禮拜，北部的農民因此損失了不少羊。
cold snap lasted + duration
Élise packed an extra coat in case another cold snap hit the coast that spring.
Élise 多帶了一件外套，以防那年春天海岸又來一波寒流。
another cold snap hit + place
The brief cold snap left a thin layer of frost on every parked car.
這波短暫的驟冷期讓每一輛停著的車都結了一層薄薄的霜。
brief cold snap as cause of frost
- sudden cold snap
- brief cold snap
- during the cold snap
- the cold snap hit
- the cold snap lasted
- cold spell
very close in meaning; slightly more neutral, without the sense of suddenness
- freeze
stresses the temperature dropping below zero, especially overnight
- frost
the icy result of a cold night rather than the cold period itself
- warm spell
a short period of warmer-than-usual weather
- heatwave
a longer stretch of unusually hot weather
文法句型
a cold snap
during the cold snap
用法筆記
Almost always singular with 'a' (a cold snap), and often paired with verbs like hit, arrive, or last. Refers to a short burst of cold, not a whole cold season.