snowballn.
英 'snəʊbɔːl | 美 'snobɔl
中文n. 雪球\nvi. 掷雪球；滚雪球般增大\nvt. 向…掷雪球；使滚雪球般增大\nn. (Snowball)人名；(英)斯诺博尔
雪球
vi. 掷雪球；滚雪球般增大
vt. 向…掷雪球；使滚雪球般增大
n. (Snowball)人名；(英)斯诺博尔
词根词源
snowball (n.)c. 1400, from snow (n.) + ball (n.1). Similar formation in West Frisian sniebal, Middle Dutch sneubal, German Schneeball, Danish snebold. Expression snowball\\'s chance (in hell) "no chance" is recorded by 1910.snowball (v.)"to make snowballs," 1680s, from snowball (n.); sense of "to throw snowballs at" (someone) is from 1850. Meaning "to increase rapidly" is attested from 1929, though the image of a snowball increasing in size as it rolls along had been used since at least 1613, and a noun sense of "a pyramid scheme" is attested from 1892. Related: Snowballed; snowballing.
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