avalanche
🇬🇧 UK/ˈævəlɑːnʃ/🇺🇸 US/'ævәlɑ:ntʃ/
IELTSTOEFLGREC2
Definitions
n.
A large mass of snow, ice, or rock sliding rapidly down a mountain; an overwhelming flood of things
雪崩;大量涌来的事物
v.
To descend or overwhelm like an avalanche
像雪崩般倾泻;压倒
🧩 Root Breakdown
Loanwordavalancheother
=avalanche
Common Collocations
- 1.snow avalanche雪崩
- 2.avalanche risk雪崩风险
Example Sentences
- 1.
The snow avalanche roared down the mountainside, burying everything in its path under tons of snow.
- 2.
Social media created an avalanche of misinformation that spread faster than fact-checkers could verify.