snowball

名词雪球; [植]荚蒾属

不及物动词打雪仗; 滚雪球般增大

及物动词向…掷雪球; 使滚雪球般增大

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1. 雪球 打雪仗, (使)迅速增长：earn good money 赚大钱 | snowball 雪球 打雪仗, (使)迅速增长 | fatigue breakdown 疲劳破坏

1. 雪球
    A snowball is a ball of snow. Children often throw snowballs at each other.

2. (项目、运动等)迅速增长，滚雪球般增长
    If something such as a project or campaign snowballs, it rapidly increases and grows.

    e.g. From those early days the business has snowballed...
           这个企业从早期开始就一直在迅速地发展扩大。
    e.g. The investigation snowballed from there and has since led to several arrests.
           从那里开始，调查范围迅速扩大，有几人已经被逮捕。

1. An Australian man working a seasonal job at a Colorado ski shop is set to go to trial today for throwing a snowball.

2. French regulator AMF said it was also talking to other Eurozone regulators about market dealings, leading to expectations that the ban would snowball.

3. Retailers fear protests could snowball in India as politicians feel it could win them votes, especially with talk of a snap general election next year.

4. The Huining incident is an example of how a trivial matter can snowball into a mass incident - a situation most feared by Chinese officialdom.

5. The winners could get a free " Snow Pavilion " - a crystal snowball with a mini replica of the Switzerland Pavilion inside.

6. It is time to schedule that friendly snowball fight in your neighborhood.

7. Two girls have a snowball fight at the University of International Business and Economics in Beijing on Sunday.

8. Boys and girls in Beijing availed of the opportunity to enjoy a light moment by taking photos or playing snowball games in schoolyards.

9. This situation seems to snowball to still greater heights with each election.

10. Hurlbert said Oehlert's back was turned when the snowball struck her.

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