English Dictionary

avalanche

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈævəlɑːnʃ/

名詞

広義

A large mass or body of snow and ice sliding swiftly down a mountain side, or falling down a precipice. / A fall of earth, rocks, etc., similar to that of an avalanche of snow or ice.

日本語の意味

山の雪崩：大量の雪や氷が山の側面を急速に滑り落ちる現象 / 土砂崩れ：岩石や土などが、雪崩と同様に一気に崩れ落ちる現象

The sudden avalanche swept the hikers down the slope, forcing a hurried rescue.

突然の雪崩が登山者を斜面に押し流し、急いで救助が必要になった。

意味（1）

A large mass or body of snow and ice sliding swiftly down a mountain side, or falling down a precipice.

意味（2）

A fall of earth, rocks, etc., similar to that of an avalanche of snow or ice.

意味（3）

(by extension) A sudden, great, or irresistible descent or influx; anything like an avalanche in suddenness and overwhelming quantity.

Yes, but she talked it away. She uses a whole language to herself. Her discourse is an avalanche of words, beneath which the hearers are overwhelmed.

avalanches （ plural ）