avalanche

🇬🇧 UK/ˈævəlɑːnʃ/🇺🇸 US/'ævәlɑ:ntʃ/
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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

Loanword
avalancheother
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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.

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