snowfall

noun
🔊/ˈsnəʊfɔːl/
🔊/ˈsnəʊfɔːl/
[countable, uncountable]
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  1. an occasion when snow falls; the amount of snow that falls in a particular place in a period of time下雪;降雪(量)
    • a heavy/light snowfall大雪;小雪
    • an area of low snowfall降雪量少的地区
    • What is the average annual snowfall for this state?这个国家的年平均降雪量是多少?🔊🔊
    Extra Examples
    • the first snowfalls of November11 月份的初雪
    • We had a light snowfall last night.昨晚我们这儿下了场小雪。
    • There had been a heavy snowfall and the cars were almost buried beneath the snow.下了一场大雪,汽车几乎都被雪埋起来了。
    Topics Weatherb1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • heavy
    • light
    • annual
    verb + snowfall
    • get
    • have
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