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snowflake

noun
🔊/ˈsnəʊfleɪk/
🔊/ˈsnəʊfleɪk/
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  1. a small soft piece of frozen water that falls from the sky as snow雪花；雪片
    • A single snowflake landed on her nose.一片雪花落在她的鼻子上。
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    • Snowflakes slowly drifted down from the sky.雪花缓缓地从天空飘落下来。
    • Snowflakes have an intricate six-branched star shape.雪花呈错综复杂的六分支星形。
    • The children watched the falling snowflakes from the hut.孩子们看着小屋里飘落的雪花。
    Topics Weatherc1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • white
    • fluffy
    snowflake + verb
    • drift
    • fall
    • flutter
    • …
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  2. (informal, disapproving) a person who believes they have special qualities and should receive special treatment; a person who is too sensitive to criticism and easily upset
    • They really believe their precious snowflake is the best kid ever.他们真的相信自己珍贵的雪花是有史以来最好的孩子。
    • These little snowflakes will soon discover that life doesn't come with trigger warnings.这些小雪花很快就会发现生命不会伴随触发警告。