snowball
noun
verb
ˈsnəʊbɔːl noun
1 a ball of snow that children make and throw at each other 雪球
We had a massive snowball fight .
我们打了一场大雪仗。
2
snowball effect
if something has a snowball effect, it starts a series of events or changes that all happen because of each other 滚雪球效应
3
not have a snowball’s chance in hell
to have no chance at all [非正式] 毫无机会,机会渺茫 informal
verb
4 if a plan, problem, business etc snowballs, it grows bigger at a faster and faster rate 〔计划、问题、生意等〕滚雪球似地迅速增大
Interest in the sport is snowballing.
人们对这项运动的兴趣越来越大。