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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)。
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。)
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。)
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。)