snowball

noun

1. 雪球
   a ball that you make out of snow to throw at sb/sth in a game
   1. a snowball fight
      雪仗
2. 滚雪球般发展的情形
   a situation that develops more and more quickly as it continues
   1. All this publicity has had a snowball effect on the sales of their latest album.
      所有这些宣传对他们最新唱片的销售产生了一种滚雪球效应。
3. 雪球鸡尾酒（含白兰地蛋酒和柠檬汽水）
   a cocktail (= a type of alcoholic drink) that contains advocaat and lemonade

verb

1. 滚雪球般迅速增大（或趋于严重、变得重要等）
   if a problem, a plan, an activity, etc. snowballs , it quickly becomes much bigger, more serious, more important, etc.

1. 雪球
   A snowball is a ball of snow. Children often throw snowballs at each other.
2. VERB (项目、运动等)迅速增长，滚雪球般增长
   If something such as a project or campaign snowballs, it rapidly increases and grows.
   1. From those early days the business has snowballed...
      这个企业从早期开始就一直在迅速地发展扩大。
   2. The investigation snowballed from there and has since led to several arrests.
      从那里开始，调查范围迅速扩大，有几人已经被逮捕。

1. From those early days the business has snowballed
   这个企业从早期开始就一直在迅速地发展扩大。
2. The investigation snowballed from there and has since led to several arrests.
   从那里开始，调查范围迅速扩大，有几人已经被逮捕。
3. He rolled a snowball.
   他滚了一个雪球。
4. A snowball gathers as it goes on.
   雪球越滚越大。
5. After that, Sunshine spent all his time consoling Snowball.
   在那之后，阳光把它所有的时间都花在安慰雪球上，雪球终于开始恢复了原来的声音。
6. We always play outside, have snowball fight, and make snow man.
   我们一直都在外面玩打雪仗，堆雪人。
7. He puts a big snowball on top.
   他把一个大雪球放到了最上面来充当头部。
8. Winter in many places means ice skating, sledding and snowball fights.
   在许多地方冬天意味着溜冰，雪橇和打雪仗。
9. If you have great investments early, the results can snowball.
   如果你能提早进行重大投资，未来你的回报将如滚雪球般增长。
10. Why are politicians no longer concerned with snowball fights?
    政客们为什么不再关注打雪仗了？
11. We can make the snowman and the snowball in the snowy area, farthest run or jump.
    我们能在雪地里做雪人和雪球、尽情地跑跳。
12. Problems snowball and you have to constantly adapt to new situations.
    问题像滚雪球一样越积越多，你必须不断适应新的情况。
13. But they could also have a snowball effect.
    但它们还可能产生雪球效应。
14. That would be nice. I like snowball fights.
    那很好啊。我喜欢打雪仗。
15. Looks I then joined in this group of crowds a pile of snowman to have a snowball fight.
    看着看着我便加入了这帮人群中堆雪人打雪仗。
16. Orders for the new product have begun to snowball because of our new ad campaign.
    由于我们的新的广告促销活动，新产品的订货单开始像滚雪球一样迅速增多。
17. Selecting a lively yellow male and a sweet white female, we named the youngsters Sunshine and Snowball.
    我们挑了一只明黄色的雄鸟和一只奶白的雌鸟，给这对小鸟取名为：阳光和雪球。
18. I am sure getting a lot of exercise in this snowball fight.
    我肯定可以在雪球战里充分运动。
19. "Ah! Sorry! I was not on purpose!" See snowball smacked me, cousin repeatedly apologized.
    “啊！对不起！我不是故意的！”见雪球砸到了我，表哥连连道歉。
20. A campfire feels(). A snowball thrown in our face feels() and hurts.
    篝火让我们觉得温暖，而砸在脸上的雪球则会让我们觉得冰冷和疼痛。
21. They became the first few snowflakes in a snowball of money to come.
    在日后那个金钱堆成的“雪球”中，它们成为了最初的几片“雪花”。
22. Life is like a snowball, the key is to find a very wet snow and a long slope.
    人生就像滚雪球一样，关键是找到很湿的雪和很长的坡。
23. Finally, we make another small snowball and put it on top of the other two.
    最后，我们再做一个小雪球放在其他两个的上面。
24. Hi santa, why do you always have a snowball on your hat?
    你好，圣诞老人，您的帽子上为什么总有一个雪球呢？
25. And what is this? It is a snowball, and it is walking!
    这个家伙是什么呀？是个雪球！还在走呢！
26. I was annoyed that he had also picked up a snowball hit him to go.
    我被他惹怒了，也操起一个雪球向他砸去。
27. When a snowball hit me, I was hiding behind a tree.
    当一个雪球击中我的时候，我正躲在一棵树后。
28. My best friends and I made snowmen and had snowball fights there.
    我和我最好的朋友在这里堆雪人打雪仗。
29. My mother and dad isn't careful while knead a snowball, quickly threw in the past.
    我和妈妈趁爸爸不注意的时候，迅速捏好一个雪球扔了过去。
30. What has the snowball effect got to do with motivation?
    雪球效应和动力有什么关系？

n.

not have a snowball's chance in hell

• 根本不可能；毫无机会
  to have no chance at all

noun

1. snow pressed into a ball for throwing (playfully)

2. ball of crushed ice with fruit syrup

3. ball of ice cream covered with coconut and usually chocolate sauce

4. plant having heads of fragrant white trumpet-shaped flowers

   Synonym:    sweet sand verbenaAbronia elliptica

verb

1. increase or accumulate at a rapidly accelerating rate

2. throw snowballs at