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.
孩子们在公园里打了一场雪仗。
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He threw a perfect snowball that hit his friend squarely.
他扔了一个完美的雪球，正好打中了他的朋友。
1.
像滚雪球一样增长, 迅速扩大
to increase rapidly in size, intensity, or importance
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The problem began to snowball after the initial mistake.
最初的错误之后，问题开始像滚雪球一样。
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The rumors quickly snowballed into a major scandal.
谣言迅速像滚雪球一样演变成一场大丑闻。