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
I wish I had your will power.
但愿我有你的意志力。
There were times of disappointment, anger, and humiliation, and there were also times of joy.
生活中有失望、生气和屈辱的时候。
'We're got more garages with smart people,' Mead observes.