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snowfall

/snoh-fawl/US // ˈsnoʊˌfɔl //UK // (ˈsnəʊˌfɔːl) //

降雪,落雪,降雪量,下雪

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a fall of snow.
    • : the amount of snow at a particular place or in a given time.

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Examples

  • The former is an ancient region of old volcanic flows, with a suspected history of massive snowfall from tens of millions of years ago.

  • The average snowfall is 60 inches, but the amount the area actually sees each year varies.

  • Without a solid source of cold air, the track of the storm will need to be close to perfect for substantial snowfall.

  • For our area, the farther south and faster scenarios would carry the best prospects for significant snowfall.

  • Temperatures near and a little above freezing mean snow won’t stick much to roads and accumulation will be pretty limited, as melting may match the rate of any new snowfall.

  • And so, we had a collegial conversation in the last snowfall of the season.

  • During the winter of 2013-2014, snowfall was heavier than average.

  • The glaciers are melting because snowfall is decreasing and temperatures are rising—bad news for wolverines.

  • The excessive snowfall was due to an abundance of moisture in the storm system.

  • Vega, Texas, got the brunt of this weeklong February storm, with a 43-inch snowfall.

  • If those jaspers flash any part of the roll in the Territory before snowfall, I'll get them.

  • With a good blinding snowfall, or a pelting downpour of cats and dogs, I might have hoped for a respite.

  • The snowfall during the night was the heaviest we had yet seen and continued into the next day.

  • I have already alluded to a more serious snowfall which took place from July 20 to 25.

  • Snowfall is very rare as far south as the City of Mexico, but is not unknown.