avalanche

/ˈævəlɑːnʃ/· noun

环境/气候/能源B2

avalanche
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Chinese meaning

雪xuě崩bēng

大dà量liàng积jī雪xuě突tū然rán崩bēng落luò

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尼ní泊pō尔ěr北běi部bù发fā生shēng的de致zhì命mìng雪xuě崩bēng灾zāi害hài

Example

An avalanche in northern Nepal has killed at least four people, with a search underway for 12 others still missing.

尼ní泊pō尔ěr北běi部bù一yī场cháng雪xuě崩bēng已yǐ造zào成chéng至zhì少shǎo4人rén死sǐ亡wáng,另lìng有yǒu12人rén仍réng下xià落luò不bù明míng,搜sōu救jiù工gōng作zuò正zhèng在zài进jìn行xíng。

Source: CBS News · 28 Sep 2026

Background ✎

尼ní泊pō尔ěr北běi部bù发fā生shēng雪xuě崩bēng,目mù前qián已yǐ造zào成chéng至zhì少shǎo4人rén死sǐ亡wáng,另lìng有yǒu12人rén仍réng在zài搜sōu救jiù中zhōng,下xià落luò不bù明míng。

Roots · etymology

源自法语 avalanche,来自萨伏依方言 lavenche(雪崩),受法语 à val(往下坡)影响而变形

  • 由法语 avalanche 整体借入,英语中不可再拆

Collocations

  • avalanche warning / deadly avalanche / trigger an avalanche

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