snowballed
[ˈsnəʊˌbɔ:ld]

v.

（计划、问题等）滚雪球似地迅速增大( snowball的过去式和过去分词 )；根本不可能（做某事），机会渺茫；

英英释义

snowball

• n.
  • plant having heads of fragrant white trumpet-shaped flowers; grows in sandy arid regions

    同义词：sweet sand verbenaAbronia elliptica

  • ball of ice cream covered with coconut and usually chocolate sauce
  • ball of crushed ice with fruit syrup
  • snow pressed into a ball for throwing (playfully)
• v.
  • increase or accumulate at a rapidly accelerating rate
  • throw snowballs at

双语例句

用作名词(n.)

1. He was hit by a volley of snowballs.
   他被一阵投来的雪球击中了。
2. We like having snowball fights in winter.
   我们喜欢在冬天里打雪仗。

用作动词(v.)

1. The children snowballed each other.
   孩子们互相掷雪球。
2. Orders for the new product have begun to snowball because of our new ad campaign.
   由于我们的新的广告促销活动，新产品的订货单开始像滚雪球一样迅速增多。

权威例句

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