每日一词【483】snowball：雪球，象滚雪球一样

今天我们要学的词是snowball。 Snowball, 雪球，作为动词，就是象滚雪球一样，迅速扩大。 "The dispute between the students and the school has snowballed into a public debate," 学生和校方之间发生的争执迅速发展成了一场社会辩论。

韩国出现大规模抗议示威。最初是学生抗议政府恢复进口美国牛肉。 "It quickly snowballed into a broader demonstration¹ against President Lee's leadership style and his policies," 抗议示威迅速扩大，发展成为对李明博总统领导风格和政策的全面否定。好的，今天我们学习的词是snowball...

1 demonstration   

n.表明，示范，论证，示威

参考例句：

• His new book is a demonstration of his patriotism.他写的新书是他的爱国精神的证明。
• He gave a demonstration of the new technique then and there.他当场表演了这种新的操作方法。