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pelts

UK //pelts//US //pelts//

词源

源自古英语 'pelt'(毛皮),可能与拉丁语 'pellis'(皮肤)有关。动词用法可能来自中古英语 'pelten'(投掷)。

noun

❶ 指动物的毛皮,通常指经过处理或未处理的兽皮,可用于制作衣物或其他物品。

“The trapper collected several fox pelts during the winter.”

(捕兽人在冬天收集了几张狐狸皮。)

“She wore a coat made from rabbit pelts.”

(她穿了一件用兔皮制成的大衣。)

同义词:hide, fur, skin

verb

❶ 快速而连续地投掷或打击某物,通常指用力扔石头或其他物体。

“The children pelted each other with snowballs.”

(孩子们互相扔雪球。)

“Protesters pelted the police with stones.”

(抗议者向警察投掷石块。)

❶ 快速奔跑或移动,通常指以极快的速度前进。

“The dog pelted across the field to catch the ball.”

(狗飞快地跑过田野去接球。)

“He pelted down the street to catch the bus.”

(他飞快地跑下街道去赶公交车。)

同义词:hurl, throw, dash, race

常见短语

pelt down — 指雨或冰雹等猛烈地落下,通常形容天气恶劣。

“It started to pelt down just as we left the house.”

(我们刚离开家,雨就开始倾盆而下。)