| 释义 |
avalanche
UK ['æv.əl.ɑ:ntʃ] US [-æntʃ] noun countable
■a large amount of ice, snow and rock falling quickly down the side of a mountain 雪崩
■the sudden arrival of too many things 大量；突然到来的一大批•We were swamped by an avalanche of letters/phone calls/complaints.雪片般的来信／潮水般涌进的电话／纷至沓来的投诉使我们应接不暇。 |