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 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• The midwest and northeast regions of the US in particular were hit by an unusual cold snap.
  1月份，美国中西部和东北部尤其受到一股不寻常的寒流袭击。
• We are having a cold snap.
  我们这儿正遇上寒潮。
• Experts: Cold snap doesn't disprove global warming.
  专家：寒潮和全球变暖不矛盾。
• 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。