Snowball effect 滾雪球效應
今日短語
表達 “snowball effect” 描述 “一個情況或事件的規模、重要性就像滾雪球一樣不斷擴大,變化的速度也在加快”。
“Snowball effect” 有時會被用來描述 “一個失控的情況”。“Snowball” 也可以作動詞使用,表示計劃、問題等 “滾雪球般迅速增大”。
例句
She invested in some shares and used the dividend payments to buy new shares to increase her portfolio. It’s a sort of snowball effect.
她投資了一些股票,並用股息購買了新的股票,以增加她的投資組合。這是一種滾雪球效應。
I only invited ten people to my party, but they brought their partners, who in turn brought their friends. It was a snowball effect.
我只邀請了十個人來參加聚會,但他們都帶來了自己的同伴,同伴們又帶來了他們的朋友們。這就好比滾雪球效應一般,人越來越多。
Because we didn’t deal with the PR issue when the news broke, more claims were made. The situation really snowballed.
由於消息傳出時我們沒有及時處理公關問題,結果有更多人提出了索賠。情況真的就像滾雪球一樣,越來越糟。