snowy

IPA/ˈsnəʊi/
KK[snˈoi]IPA/ˈsnəʊi/

snowy — 形容詞

  • snowypositive
  • snowiercomparative
  • snowiestsuperlative

1. having snow on the ground or falling from the sky at a particular time or place

1.形容詞A2
釋義

多雪的

被雪覆蓋的；降雪多的

having snow on the ground or falling from the sky at a particular time or place

例句

The children often played outside during the snowy winter.

孩子們在那個多雪的冬天經常到戶外玩耍。

collocation: snowy winter / snowy day / snowy weather

Tomás cleared a path through the snowy driveway before breakfast.

Tomás 在早餐前清出了一條穿過積雪車道的路。

常見搭配
  • snowy day
  • snowy weather
  • snowy winter
  • snowy landscape
  • snowy mountains
  • snowy peaks
  • snowy roads
  • snowy morning
  • snowy afternoon
  • snowy night
  • snowy ground
  • snowy fields
同義詞
  • snow-covered

    more literal — describes a surface visibly covered in snow, not the weather

  • wintry

    broader — describes cold, stormy, winter-like conditions, not necessarily with snow

  • frosty

    different — describes frost (ice crystals), not snow coverage

反義詞
  • snow-free

    having no snow at all

  • balmy

    pleasantly warm, opposite of snowy or wintry

文法句型

snowy + noun

be + snowy

常見錯誤

The ground is snow.
The ground is snowy.
'snow' is a noun; 'snowy' is the adjective meaning covered with snow.
The weather is snow.
It is a snowy day today.
use 'snowy' as an adjective, not 'snow' as a noun, to describe conditions.

2. of a bright white color that looks like fresh snow

2.形容詞B1
釋義

雪白的

像雪一樣潔白的

of a bright white color that looks like fresh snow

例句

The old cat's fur had turned completely snowy with age.

那隻老貓的毛隨著年齡增長變得雪白。

Camille wore a snowy dress for the wedding ceremony.

Camille 在婚禮上穿著一件雪白的禮服。

collocation: snowy dress / snowy fabric / snowy white

常見搭配
  • snowy white
  • snowy hair
  • snowy beard
  • snowy feathers
  • snowy fur
  • snowy dress
  • snowy veil
  • snowy fabric
同義詞
  • snow-white

    more common compound adjective for artificial or manufactured whiteness

  • white

    generic, much broader; lacks the pure/bright connotation

  • milky

    different — describes an opaque, warm white, like milk

反義詞
  • black

    the opposite end of the brightness spectrum

  • dark

    low in brightness, opposite of snowy white

文法句型

snowy + noun

be + snowy

用法筆記

Used in descriptive or literary contexts to emphasize purity and brightness. For everyday descriptions of whiteness, 'snow-white' is more common as a compound adjective.

常見錯誤

Her teeth were snowy.
Her teeth were snow-white.
'snowy' for teeth sounds unnatural; use 'snow-white' or 'pearly white' instead.
The wall paint is snowy.
The wall paint is snow-white.
for manufactured whiteness, 'snow-white' is more natural than 'snowy'.
慣用語

Snowy River

idiom

a river in southeastern Australia, about 447 kilometres long, that flows from the Snowy Mountains in New South Wales to the Pacific Ocean in Victoria

雪河是澳洲東南部一條河流，發源於新南威爾斯州的雪山山脈，流經維多利亞州注入太平洋，全長約447公里。

The Snowy River runs for over 440 kilometres from the mountains to the sea.

Tourists visit the Snowy River region for hiking and camping in the summer.

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常用片語

  • snowy white
  • snowy owl