a heavy fall of snow, especially with a high wind 暴风雪 ■(figurative)a shower or large quantity of something (喻)一阵;大量的事物 it swam away in a flurry of wings and flippers, raising a snowstorm of foam. 它突然划动双翼和鳍状肢游走了,翻起了一大片泡沫。 ■a toy or ornament consisting of a model of a scene in a liquid containing white particles which, when shaken, mimics a snowstorm 飘雪模型玩具(或装饰品)