cold snap

英 [ˈkəʊld snæp]

美 [ˈkoʊld snæp]

n.  (短时间的)骤冷期

牛津词典

noun

• （短时间的）骤冷期
  a sudden short period of very cold weather

柯林斯词典

• 寒流;寒潮;寒讯
  Acold snapis a short period of cold and icy weather.

英英释义

noun

• a spell of cold weather
  Synonym:cold spell

双语例句

• When people's azaleas froze in a cold snap, it was because he had breathed on them.
  如果人们种的杜鹃花在寒流中冻僵了，那肯定是因为他向花上吹了气。
• This week, it was a cold snap in America and turmoil in Nigeria that helped the price reach three figures.
  本周，美国的一次骤冷和尼日利亚的动乱使得油价达到了3位数。
• There was a cold snap after Christmas.
  圣诞节后出现一段寒冷天气。
• Hunan's Huanghua Airport has been closed since Friday in the worst cold snap in a decade.
  湖南周五遭遇十年未遇的冷空气，黄花机场已经关闭。
• The cold snap continued for only two days.
  这次寒讯仅持续了两天时间。
• The snow, which stopped in the downtown areas in the morning, was just a prelude to the cold snap that was expected to hit Beijing on Sunday and would last four or five days, the weather bureau said.
  气象局称，今天上午市区的这场雪，仅仅是冷空气周日来袭的一个前奏。而这股冷气流将有望在未来的四道五天内持续。
• Cold snap brings snow& Beijing's first snowfall this winter, which began on Saturday night and lasted until Sunday afternoon, surprised locals.
  寒潮带来降雪&北京今冬的初雪让当地居民颇感意外。这场雪从上周六晚间一直持续到周日下午。
• When their predictions turn from cold snap to heat wave, say, it can play havoc with the forward price of gas.
  当他们的预报从寒流变成暖流，可以说会使燃气期货价格陷入巨大的混乱之中。
• During a cold snap recently, he asked his crew to let him know if the conditions were too harsh for working safely, and a few calls in Spanish did come.
  最近一次寒潮期间，他对员工说，如果工作紧张到危及安全了，要告诉他。结果真的有几个西班牙语电话打来了。
• However, I think the true picture is still better than this: a cold snap may actually increase output as it improves workers 'morale in four different ways.
  但我认为真实的情况比这更好：寒流可能其实还会提高产出，因为它可以通过以下四种途径鼓舞员工士气。