cold snap
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++ˈcold snap noun [countable] COLDa sudden short period of very cold weather 寒汛（期），冷汛（期）；乍冷，骤冷
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cold snap• The warming phase was interrupted by a cold snap in which the first flip from warm to cool took only three years.• A week into April it snowed deeply, half-thawed, and froze in a cold snap.• A bout of selling on the stock exchange, perhaps, or a cold snap that reopens the fuel price issue.• They seemed to be talking about the recent cold snap.• Despite the cold snap, a white Christmas was an unlikely prospect for most people.ˈcold snap nounChineseSyllable
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cold snap
ˈcold snap
noun [countable]
a sudden short period of very cold weather
ˈcold snap
noun [countable]a sudden short period of very cold weather