snowflake

英 [ˈsnəʊfleɪk]

美 [ˈsnoʊfleɪk]

n.  雪花; 雪片

复数：snowflakes　

TOEFL

BNC.21644 / COCA.12400

牛津词典

noun

• 雪花；雪片
  a small soft piece of frozen water that falls from the sky as snow

柯林斯词典

• 雪花
  Asnowflakeis one of the soft, white bits of frozen water that fall as snow.

英英释义

noun

• white Arctic bunting
  Synonym:snow buntingsnowbirdPlectrophenax nivalis
• a crystal of snow
  Synonym:flake

双语例句

• An OLAP system typically adopts either a star or snowflake model, and a subject-oriented database design.
  而OLAP系统通常采用星形或雪花模型和面向主题的数据库设计。
• So for example, here on the left we can see a snowflake as it would appear in nature.
  例如，左边看到的，是雪花在自然界中所呈现的形式；
• Developers can also elect the snowflake because it typically saves data storage.
  开发人员也可以选择雪花型，因为它通常节省了数据存储。
• Every user is a snowflake, he says.
  每位用户都是一片独特的雪花，他说。
• So, the girls plan a sleigh ride to help raise money to buy Snowflake a blanket!
  所以，这些女孩计划了一个“雪橇之旅”，准备赚些钱给雪花买一条毯子！
• Gravity is pulling every raindrop and snowflake and hailstone.
  地心引力在吸引着每一个雨点，每一片雪花和每一块冰雹。
• If it is as big as a mat, then only a snowflake might cover a man.
  大如席，岂不一片雪花就可以把整个人盖住？
• May your life be like the snowflake, which leaves a mark but not a stain.
  愿你的生命像雪花，留下标记而不是污点。
• A closer look every flower like ice crystals, like the snowflake.
  仔细一看，每朵花似冰晶，像雪花。
• I would love to compile my snowflake pictures to publish a book.
  我希望将我拍摄的雪花照片出版一本书。