avalanche

avalanche
[ˈavəlɑːnʃ]
noun
  1. a mass of snow, ice, and rocks falling rapidly down a mountainside
    雪崩；山崩
    ■a large mass of any material moving rapidly downhill
    （急速由上向下的）大量
    an avalanche of mud.
    （急速坍塌的）大量泥浆。
    ■(figurative)a sudden arrival or occurrence of something in overwhelming quantities
    (喻)（突至的）大量
    we have had an avalanche of applications for the post.
    我们突然收到一大批这个职位的申请表。
    ■(Physics)a cumulative process in which a fast-moving ion or electron generates further ions and electrons by collision
    (物理)（离子，电子）雪崩
verb
  1. [no obj.](of a mass of snow, ice, and rocks) descend rapidly down a mountainside
    （雪、冰或岩石）崩塌
    ■[with obj.](一般作 be avalanched)engulf or carry off by such a mass of material
    包围；冲走
    the climbers were avalanched down the south face of the mountain.
    登山者顺着南坡被冲下山。
    ■[no obj.](Physics)undergo a rapid increase in conductivity due to an avalanche process
    (物理)（由于电子雪崩造成的电导率）突增
语源
  1. late 18th cent.: from French, alteration of the Alpine dialect word lavanche (of unknown origin), influenced by avaler 'descend'; compare with Italian valanga
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