English Dictionary

snowball

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈsnəʊbɔːl/

名詞

比喩的用法 アメリカ英語

A ball of snow, usually one made in the hand and thrown for amusement in a snowball fight; also a larger ball of snow made by rolling a snowball around in snow that sticks to it and increases its diameter.

日本語の意味

雪玉：手で作られ、雪合戦などで遊ぶために投げられる小さな丸い雪の塊 / 雪玉：転がして雪が付着し、より大きくなった丸い雪の塊

The children laughed as each snowball sailed through the crisp winter air during the impromptu fight.

子どもたちは即席の雪合戦で、それぞれの雪玉が澄んだ冬の空気を舞うのを見て笑っていた。

意味（1）

A ball of snow, usually one made in the hand and thrown for amusement in a snowball fight; also a larger ball of snow made by rolling a snowball around in snow that sticks to it and increases its diameter.

意味（2）

A cocktail made from lemonade and advocaat.

意味（3）

(figuratively) Something that snowballs (grows rapidly out of control).

Representatives of the small airlines that felt betrayed by Brown's policy started a political snowball rolling, resulting in the Airmail Act of 1934...

意味（4）

A sex act involving passing ejaculated semen from one person's mouth to another's.

意味（5）

(US) A type of ice dessert.

意味（6）

A type of cake.

snowballs （ plural ）