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

• As the cold snap intensifies, heating companies are gearing up, with equipment and networks being checked and adjusted.
  随着寒流不断加强，供热公司正在积极准备应付，如设备和供热网络的检查和调整。
• We are having a cold snap.
  我们这儿正遇上寒潮。
• SNOW, hail storms and arctic gales are expected to replace Britain's early taste of spring sunshine as the country braces for a cold snap over the next few days.
  雪，雹暴，北极风暴将代替英国早些时候的煦晴天，一股寒流将在接下来的日子穿越该地区。
• We had a serious cold snap last year that damaged the fruit crop.
  去年有一场使我们的果物产量遭到损失的大寒流。
• 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。
• But experts say the cold snap doesn't disprove global warming at all-it's just a blip in the long-term heating trend.
  但专家们称，寒潮和全球变暖并不矛盾&这只是变暖过程中的一个暂时现象而已。
• Winter will further descend on Northeast China with a cold snap and heavy snow over the weekend.
  在本周末，隆冬将进一步降临中国东北，伴随着寒风与大雪。
• 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。
• A cold snap in Greenland in the12th century may help explain why Viking settlers vanished from the island, scientists claim.
  科学家表示，格林兰岛在12世纪时出现了气温骤降的现象，这也许可以解释曾经居住在此的维京人为何会销声匿迹。
• 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。