snowball
US /ˈsnoʊ.bɑːl/
UK /ˈsnoʊ.bɑːl/
1.
雪球
a ball of snow pressed together, typically for throwing
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The children had a snowball fight in the park.
孩子們在公園裡打了一場雪仗。
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He threw a perfect snowball that hit his friend squarely.
他扔了一個完美的雪球，正好打中了他的朋友。
1.
像滾雪球一樣增長, 迅速擴大
to increase rapidly in size, intensity, or importance
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The problem began to snowball after the initial mistake.
最初的錯誤之後，問題開始像滾雪球一樣。
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The rumors quickly snowballed into a major scandal.
謠言迅速像滾雪球一樣演變成一場大醜聞。