avalanche /'ævәlɑ:ntʃ/

Meaning

English definition

• (n.) a slide of large masses of snow and ice and mud down a mountain
• (n.) a sudden appearance of an overwhelming number of things
• (v.) gather into a huge mass and roll down a mountain, of snow

Chinese translation

• n. 雪崩, 山崩, 大量
• vi. 崩塌
• vt. 大量涌至

Word details

Part of speech

noun

Pronunciation

/'ævәlɑ:ntʃ/

Syllables

3

Exam levels

TOEFL · IELTS · GRE

Frequency

Zipf 3.48 · Super Super Rare

Word forms

avalanching, avalanched, avalanches

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