elt
n
skin of an animal, esp with the fur or hair still on it 动物的皮; (尤指)毛皮: beaver pelts 海狸皮.
pelt v
1 [Tn, Tn.pr]
~ sb (with sth); ~ sth (at sb) throw sth at sb repeatedly in order to attack him 为攻击某人而连续投掷某物
pelt sb with snowballs, stones, rotten tomatoes, etc 向某人投掷雪球、 石子、 烂西红柿等
The crowd pelted bad eggs at the speaker. 群众纷纷向演讲人扔臭鸡蛋.
2 [I, Ipr, Ip]
~ (down) (of rain, etc) fall very heavily; beat down (指雨等)下得很大, 滂沱
It was pelting with rain. 大雨如注.
The rain was pelting down. 大雨倾盆.
hail pelting on the roof 冰雹打在屋顶上.
3 (idm 习语) full pelt/tilt/speed => full.
4 (phr v) pelt along, down, up, etc (sth) run very fast in the specified direction 向某方向飞跑
pelting down the hill 飞跑下山.
🗣️ 情景例句
We've got a lot to talk about.
我们有很多可商量的了。
That's international practice. We can't break it.
这是国际惯例,我们不能违背。
It comes nearer to the engines with which man has 'conquered' the air, as he boasts.