avalanche

英 [ˈævəlɑːnʃ]

美 [ˈævəlæntʃ]

n.  雪崩; 山崩

现在分词：avalanching　过去式：avalanched　第三人称单数：avalanches　过去分词：avalanched　

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牛津词典

noun

• 雪崩；山崩
  a mass of snow, ice and rock that falls down the side of a mountain
  1. alpine villages destroyed in an avalanche
     在一场雪崩中被摧毁的高山村庄
  2. We received an avalanche of letters in reply to our advertisement.
     我们在登出广告后收到了雪片般飞来的大批答复信件。

柯林斯词典

• 雪崩
  Anavalancheis a large mass of snow that falls down the side of a mountain.
• N-SING 纷至沓来；蜂拥而至
  You can refer to a very large quantity of things that all arrive or happen at the same time as anavalanche ofthem.
  1. The newcomer was greeted with an avalanche of publicity.
     新来者受到了广泛的关注。

英英释义

noun

• a sudden appearance of an overwhelming number of things
  1. the program brought an avalanche of mail
• a slide of large masses of snow and ice and mud down a mountain

verb

• gather into a huge mass and roll down a mountain, of snow
  Synonym:roll down

双语例句

• The building collapsed under the weight of the avalanche, which crushed children and their teachers beneath it.
  山崩将校舍压垮，将孩子和老师们都压在了下面。
• As a new photoelectrical detector, avalanche photodiode ( APD) has been widely used in the detection system.
  雪崩光电二极管（APD）作为探测元件实现光电转换广泛应用于激光脉冲探测技术中。
• Another avalanche hit him, ripping off his goggles and affeCTing his vision as well.
  这时又一次雪崩击中了他，打掉了他的雪镜，也影响了他的视力。
• Headquarters was swamped by an avalanche of applications for battle assignments.
  请战书像雪片似地飞向指挥部。
• The credit crisis has produced an avalanche of problems and also of explanations.
  信贷危机带来了成堆的问题，也带来了各种解释。
• This paper investigated the process of avalanche growth in electronegative gas.
  提出了一种分析电负性气体中电子崩发展过程的四参数模型。
• The avalanche cut off the access to the mountain village.
  雪崩切断了进入山村的通道。
• An avalanche is a sudden and rapid flow of snow often mixed with air and water down a mountainside.
  一场雪崩是从山腰上塌落的一次突然和迅速的常常混合了空气和水的雪流。
• Khalil heard the thunder of an avalanche.
  哈利勒听到了雪崩传来的轰隆声。
• We received an avalanche of inquiries.
  我们一下子收到了大批询问信函。