"snowball" in Chinese (Simplified)
雪球
Definition
把雪团成球，通常在玩耍时用来扔掷。“snowball”作为动词也指某事物迅速增长。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
作名词时指真实的雪球。作动词时，多指情况、问题或影响迅速扩大，如“雪球效应”。通常为非正式用法。
Examples
He made a snowball and threw it at his friend.
他做了一个**雪球**，扔向朋友。
The kids are having a snowball fight in the yard.
孩子们在院子里打**雪球**仗。
She watched the snowball roll down the hill.
她看着**雪球**滚下山坡。
Our problems started to snowball after we missed the first deadline.
我们错过第一个截止日期后，问题开始**像雪球一样越滚越大**。
Small mistakes can snowball into big problems if you're not careful.
小错误如果不小心，可能会**雪球般变成大问题**。
The excitement about the concert began to snowball as more stars were announced.
随着更多明星被宣布，大家对演唱会的兴奋**像雪球一样越滚越大**。