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snow-bound /'snaubaund; NAmE 'snou-/ adj. 1 (of a person or vehicle 人或车辆trapped in a particular place and unable to move because a lot of snow has fallen被雪困住的2 (of a road or building道路或建筑物that you cannot use or reach because a lot of snow has fallen被雪封住的

'snow cannon (Br£) (also 'snow gun US, Br£) noun a machine which makes artificial snow and blows it onto ski slopes造雪机,喷雪炮(给滑雪道人工喷雪> 'snow-capped adj. {literary) (of mountains and hills Uj) covered with snow (?n top命部被雪覆盖的 snow-cat /'snaukaet; NAmE 'snou-/ noun a large vehicle that is designed to travel over snow 雪地履带车 'snow chains noun [pi.] chains that are put on the wheels of a car so that it can drive 6ver snow 雪地防滑 链(界车年雪地上行驶时用

'snow-covered (also literary 'snow-dad) adj. [usually before noun] covered with snow 被雪覆盖的:snow- covered        白雪覆盖的ffl

snow-drift /'snaudrift; NAmE'snou-/ noun a deep pile of snow that has been blown together by the wind (风吹

成的)雪堆

snow-drop /'snaudrDp; NAmE 'snoudraip/ noun a small white flower that appears in early spring 雪花莲i春天

开白花

snow-fall /'snaofoil; NAmE 'snou-/ noun [C, U] an occa­sion when snow falls; the amount of snow that falls in a particular place in a period of time 下雪;降雪 (■: a heavy/lfght snow/aZZ / ◊ an area / Zow snow/aH 降雪量少'的地区,〇 What is the average annud smnv/aH/or thisiistate?这个国家的年平均降雪量 是多少?

snow-field /'sneufiild; NAmE 'snou-/ noun a large area that is always covered with snow, for example in the mountains雪原(终年积雪的地区) snow-flake /'snaufleik; NAmE 'snou-/ noun a small soft piece of frozen water that falls from the sky as snow 雪花;雪片

'snow gun noun = snow cannon 'snow job noun {NAmE, informal) an attempt t trick sb or to persuade them to support sth by telling them things that are not true, or by praising them too much

花言巧语的$说;诱骗

the snow-line/'snaulain; NAmE 'snou-f noun [sing.] the level on mountains above which snow never melts completely.雪线._

snow-man /'snaumaen; NAmE 'snou-/ noun {pi -men /-men/) a figure like a man that people, especially childrenmake out of snow for fun (用雪堆成的X snow-mobile /'snaumabiil; NAmE 'snoumou-/ noun a vehicle that can move over snow and ice easily 机动雪 橇;雪地机动车picture o SLEDGE 'snow pea noun [usually pi.] [NAm£) = mangetout snow-plough (6r£) {NAmE snow-plow) /'snauplau; NAmE 'snou-/ noun, verb

unoun a vehicle or machine for cleaning snow from roads or railways雪犁,机(用以清除公路或铁路上

的积:)

m verb [V] to bring the two points of your skis together, in order to go slower or stop (滑雪时)梨式制动,犁式

滑降

snow-scape /'snauskeip; NAmE 'snou-/ noun a scene or view of an area covered in snow, especially an impres- sive one雪景(尤指使人印象深刻的) snow-shoe /'snauju:; NAmE 'snou-/ noun one of a pair of flat frames that you attach to the bottom of your shoes so that you can walk on deep snow without sinking in雪鞋平面框式结构,可固定在鞋上,在探雪 中行走时穿)

snow>slide /'snauslaid; NAmE 'snou-/ noun (A/Amf) =AVALANCHE

snow-storm /'snaustoim; NAmE 'snoustoirm/ noun a very heavy fall of snow, usually with a strong wind

雪暴;暴风雪

,snow-’white pure white in colour 雪白.的:snow- white sheets雪白的床单

snowy /'snaui; NAmE 'snoui/ adj. 1 [usually before noun] covered with snow 被雪覆盖的snowy _/?eid5 白雪覆盖 的田野 2 (of a period of time 段时间when a lot of snow falls下雪表的a snowy weekend大雪纷飞的周末 3 (//ferary) very white, like new snow 雪白的snoivy Ziair白发

SNP /,es en _pi:/ flfck Scottish National Party 苏格兰

民族党

Snr abbr. = Sr snub /snAb/ verb, noun

mverb (-bb-) [VN] 1 to insult sb, especially by ignoring them when you meet 冷落;怠■慢 H*i7i cold- shoulder I tried to be friendly, but she snubbed me compieteiy.我尽量和气,但她根本不答理我。2 to refuse to attend or accept sth, for example as a protest 拒不出 席;拒不接受;A  BOYCOTT All the country's

Zeadfng payers snubbed the tournament全国的顶..尖运 动员部抵制那次比赛。

noi/n to sb) an action or a comment that is deliber­ately mile in order to show sb that you do not like or respect them冷落;怠慢的言辞(或行为BEd insult Her refusal to attend the dinner is being seen as a deZfberafe snub to the President.在人'们看来,她拒不出 席宴会是有意让总统难堪。

BfldfyV [only before noun] (of a nose 鼻子)short, flat and turned up at the endf 平而上►,snub-._r»osed : a snub-nosed chiZd 鼻丰短平且 Jig的会子◊ a snub­nosed revolver (=.with a short barrel) 短管左轮手枪 snuck pt, pp of SNEAK snuff /snAf/ verb, noun

mverb [VN] 1 ~ sth (out) to stop a small flame from burning, especially by pressing it between your fingers or covering it with sth掐灾,闷熄,熄灭(小火苗) H771 extinguish 2 (of an animal 动物to smell sth by breathing in noisily through the nose 虫声地嗅:[V] The dogs were     at my/eet:只'狗轻轻地嗅着

,的脚[also VN] ITMl 'snuff it (BrE, humorous, slang) to die      ,snuff sth^-'out to stop or destroy sth

completely 扼杀;消灭:An innocent chiles life has been smijfed out by this se/isdess shooting.这胡乱一枪就 要了 一个无辜孩子的命。

unoun [U] tobacco in the form of a powder that people take by breathing it into their noses 鼻烟 ,up to 'snuff [NAm£) = up to the mark at mark n. snuff-box /'snAfboks; NAmE -baiks/ noun a small, usually decoratedbox for holding snuff 鼻烟盒 snuf-fle /'snAfl/ verb, noun

m verb 1 to breathe noisily because you have a cold or you are crying (因感冒或哭泣)鼻子呼哧出声,抽鼻子 H253 sniff        [V] / could hear the child snuffling in her

deep我能听见这姑娘睡着了还在抽鼻子[also V speech] 2 [V]〜about/around) if an animal snuffles, it breathes noisily through its nose, especially while it is smelling sth哧哧地嗅

%noun (also less frequent snuffling) an act or the sound ofsnuffling抽鼻子(.);嗅;嗅东西时发出的呼哧声: The silence was broken only by the snujfles of the dogs. ^ 了不对听见狗喘气的声音,四下里一片寂静◊ Ms breath came m snuj^es.呼哧呼哧地呼吸着。IT>TO1 get, have, etc. the 'snuffles (informal) to get/have a cold M 感冒

'snuff movie noun a film/movie that shows a real murder, intended as entertainment 谋杀实况影片 snug/snAg/ adj., noun

m adj. 1 warm, comfortable and protected, especially from the cold温暖舒适的;保暖的HncosY a snug ZittZe house 温暖备邊的小◊ J spent the afternoon snug ami warm in bed我睡了一下牛,又暖和又舒服。

2 fitting sb/sth closely贴身的;紧身的;严密的;严实 的:The elastic at the waist gives a nice snug fit. ® |h]^J 松紧带使衣服正好紧紧贴在身上。 snug.:Hethe chiZdren tucked up snugly iVi bed•我给食子们掖好無 子,让他们睡觉了◊ The Zid shouW   盖手i

:盖紧。snug.ness/?omr[u]

mnourt (BrE) a small comfortable room in a pub, with seats for only a few people (酒店里的)包间,雅i