snowdrift

Definitions

snow + drift (to be carried by wind) = snow blown into a heap. Not snow that fell evenly, but snow the wind has piled up against something.

Common Collocations

• 1.deep snowdrift深厚的雪堆
• 2.blocked by snowdrifts被积雪堵塞
• 3.buried in a snowdrift被埋在雪堆里

Example Sentences

• 1.

  The car was stuck in a deep snowdrift by the roadside.

• 2.

  Overnight winds left snowdrifts blocking the front door.