a mass of snow, ice, and rocks falling rapidly down a mountainside
雪崩；山崩。
a large mass of any material moving rapidly downhill
（从山下涌下的）大量崩坍物
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an avalanche of mud .滚滚泥流。
〈喻〉（突然而又大量的）涌现
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we have had an avalanche of applications for the post .我们突然收到一大批这个职位的申请表。
【物理】 （离子或电子）雪崩。
(of a mass of snow, ice, and rocks)descend rapidly down a mountainside
（雪、冰或岩石）崩塌。
[with obj.](一般作
包围；冲走
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the climbers were avalanched down the south face of the mountain .登山者顺着南坡被冲下山。
[no obj.]
【物理】 （由于电子雪崩而）电导率突增。
"late 18th cent.: from French, alteration of the Alpine dialect word
