Word · Frequency #19481
pelt
连续投掷；砸
to throw a series of objects at someone or something; to bombard with missiles
常与 with 或 at 搭配
- 1.
To remove the skin from (an animal); to skin.
剥皮,去皮
- 2.
To bombard (someone or something) with missiles.
用投掷物轰击(某人或某物)
- 3.
Chiefly followed by from: to remove (the skin) from an animal.
主要接from:从动物身上剥下(皮)
- 4.
To force (someone or something) to move using blows or the throwing of missiles.
用打击或投掷物驱赶(某人或某物)
- 5.
Of a number of small objects (such as raindrops), or the sun's rays: to beat down or fall on (someone or something) in a shower.
(雨点等或阳光)大量落在(某人或某物)上
- 6.
cast, hurl, or throw repeatedly with some missile
用投掷物反复投掷、扔出
- 7.
Chiefly followed by at: to (continuously) throw (missiles) at.
主要接at:(不断)向......投掷
- 8.
To assail (someone) with harsh words in speech or writing; to abuse, to insult.
用尖刻的言辞(在口头上或书面上)攻击(某人)；辱骂,侮辱。
- 9.
Especially of hailstones, rain, or snow: to beat down or fall forcefully or heavily; to rain down.
(尤指冰雹、雨或雪)猛烈地落下；倾泻。
- 10.
To move rapidly, especially in or on a conveyance.
快速移动,尤指乘坐交通工具时。
猛降；倾泻；剥皮；驱赶；轰；辱骂；抨击；疾驰；飞奔
In use
The angry crowd pelted the politician with eggs and tomatoes.
During the protest, demonstrators began pelting the police officers with stones.
The children pelts snowballs at each other in the backyard.
They pelted each other with snowballs
pelt sb/sth with sth
sb/sth 是被投掷的目标，with sth 是所使用的投掷物。
The protesters pelted the police with stones.
抗议者用石头连续投掷警察。
pelt sth at sb/sth
sth 是投掷物，at sb/sth 是目标。
They pelted rotten eggs at the speaker.
他们把臭鸡蛋连续扔向演讲者。
pelt sb/sth
Connections
Collocations
- pelt someone with something
- 向某人投掷某物
- The crowd pelted the politician with eggs.人群向那位政客投掷鸡蛋。
- pelt down
- （大雨）倾盆而下
- The rain was pelting down all night.大雨倾盆下了一整夜。
- pelt along
- 沿...飞驰
- The car pelted along the empty highway.汽车沿着空旷的公路飞驰。
- pelt with questions
- 用问题连番追问
- The reporters pelted the actor with questions.记者们连珠炮似的向那位演员提问。
Idioms & figurative uses
- pelt down
- （雨等）倾盆而下，猛降It was pelting down with rain, so we stayed inside.雨正倾盆而下，所以我们待在室内。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
pelt 音近“泼”，把东西泼出去连续砸向对方；大雨倾盆也是 pelt。开头音近“皮”，剥皮也是 pelt。一记双关：又砸又剥。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：street protests、school playgrounds、sports events pelt 作“连续投掷”解时，语域比较中性，没有明显的正式/非正式之分；常出现在新闻报道、现场描述和日常对话中，例如朝某人扔石头或雪球。比起 throw，更强调接连、密集地投掷。
Grammar Note
通常用于被动语态，如 be pelted with stones
Pronunciation & Spelling
All of these words rhyme with pelt /pɛlt/: each ends in /ɛlt/. Beware the lookalike pellet /ˈpɛlɪt/, which does not rhyme.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
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