snowstorm

IPA/ˈsnəʊstɔːm/
KK[snˈostˌɔrm]IPA/ˈsnəʊstɔːrm/

snowstorm — 名詞

  • snowstormsingular
  • snowstormsplural

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

1.名詞B1
釋義

暴風雪

強風夾帶大量降雪的天氣

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.

Quinn 飛往札幌的晚班機起飛前，一場暴風雪關閉了機場。

a snowstorm closed [place]

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

Defne 讓孩子們待在屋內，因為暴風雪把街道覆上一層冰。

snowstorm + covered [place]

常見搭配
  • severe snowstorm
  • sudden snowstorm
  • snowstorm warning
  • snowstorm hit
  • caught in a snowstorm
  • snowstorm damage
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.

同根字

常見搭配

名詞搭配

  • snowstorm warning
  • snowstorm damage
  • snowstorm forecast
  • snowstorm conditions

常用片語

  • caught in a snowstorm
  • a snowstorm hit
  • roads closed by a snowstorm

介系詞搭配

  • in a snowstorm
  • during a snowstorm
  • after the snowstorm
  • because of the snowstorm