snowballing
v. (計劃、問題等)滾雪球似地迅速增大( snowball的現在分詞 ); 根本不可能(做某事),機會渺茫
A snowball is a ball of snow. Children often throw snowballs at each other.
If something such as a project or campaign snowballs, it rapidly increases and grows.
From those early days the business has snowballed...
這個企業從早期開始就一直在迅速地發展擴大。
The investigation snowballed from there and has since led to several arrests.
從那裡開始,調查範圍迅速擴大,有幾人已經被逮捕。
The little boys are snowballing.
那些小男孩在扔雪球.
This reinforced the investing public's doubts and caused a snowballing effect.
這又會加劇投資公眾的疑惑,進而導致滾雪球式的後果.
The little boys were snowballing.
那些小男孩在玩扔雪球.
The company staggered under snowballing debts.
這家公司債臺越壘越高,快撐不下去了.
That's known as positive feedback or snowballing.
這就是所謂的正面反饋或滾雪球.