snowball

snowballsnowballD.J.:[ˈsnəubɔ:l]K.K.:[ˈsnoˌbɔl]n.1.雪球vi.1.(计划、问题等)滚雪球似地迅速增大

snowball['snəubɔ:l]n.1.雪球2.= snowball bush3.果味冰霜卷4.碗状(或球状)冰激凌5.滚雪球般增大(或扩张)的事物6.滚雪球式募捐法7.(宾戈赌博中赢家累积所得的)赢款8.滚雪球式对舞(与在场所有异性舞伴都跳遍的交谊舞)vt.1.向…掷雪球:Walking along the road, I was snowballed by my son.沿着街道散步时,我儿子的雪球击中了我。2.使像滚雪球般扩大(或增长):Their sales market was being snowballed.他们的销售市场正在不断扩大。vi.1.掷雪球,打雪仗:Let's go to snowball, shall we?咱们去打雪仗吧,好不好?2.滚雪球般扩大(或增长):The complaints were snowballing.抱怨之声越来越多了。

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