1 snowball /ˈsnoʊˌbɑːl/ noun plural snowballs
plural snowballs
Learner's definition of SNOWBALL
[count]
: a ball of snow that someone makes usually for throwing雪球 -
This snow is perfect for making snowballs.这积雪很适合滚雪球。
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During recess, the children had a snowball fight. [=a playful fight in which people throw snowballs at each other]课间休息时，孩子们打起了雪仗。
a snowball's chance in hell
informal
: any chance at all任何机会 —
used to say that something is extremely unlikely or impossible用于指某事极不可能发生 -
Let's be honest—there isn't a snowball's chance in hell that we'll win this game. [=there's no chance that we'll win]老实说，我们绝不可能赢得这场比赛。
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Unfortunately, he doesn't have a snowball's chance in hell of getting the job. [=there is no chance that he will get the job; he will not get the job]不走运的是，他毫无机会得到这份工作。
2 snowball /ˈsnoʊˌbɑːl/ verb
snowballs; snowballed; snowballing
2 snowball
/ˈsnoʊˌbɑːl/
verb
snowballs; snowballed; snowballing
Learner's definition of SNOWBALL
[no object]
: to increase, grow, etc., at a faster and faster rate迅速增长 -
Problems snowball when early trouble signs are ignored.问题初露端倪时不加以重视，就会越积越多。
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What started as a small annual concert has snowballed into a full-fledged music festival.起初这是一个小型年度音乐会，后来发展成为一个成熟完善的音乐节。
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consumers dealing with snowballing debt要处理不断增多的债务的消费者