Word · Frequency #19481
pelts
毛皮；兽皮
pelts is the plural of pelt.
the skin of an animal with its fur or wool on; the fur or coat of a living mammal
- 1.
The skin of an animal with the hair or wool on; either a raw or undressed hide, or a skin preserved with the hair or wool on it (sometimes worn as a garment with minimal modification).
带毛或羊毛的动物皮；生皮或未鞣制的皮,或保留毛的皮(有时经极少改动即作衣物)
- 2.
A beating or falling down of hailstones, rain, or snow in a shower.
(冰雹、雨或雪的)一阵猛烈降落。
- 3.
the dressed hairy coat of a mammal
哺乳动物带毛的加工皮
- 4.
The skin of an animal (especially a goat or sheep) with the hair or wool removed, often in preparation for tanning.
脱毛的动物皮(尤指山羊或绵羊),常用于鞣制前的准备
- 5.
A blow or stroke from something thrown.
被投掷物击中的一击。
- 6.
body covering of a living animal
活体动物的皮毛
- 7.
The fur or hair of a living animal.
活体动物的皮毛
- 8.
A verbal insult; a jeer, a jibe, a taunt.
言语上的侮辱；嘲笑,讥讽,奚落。
- 9.
A fit of anger; an outburst, a rage.
一阵愤怒；爆发,大怒。
- 10.
An act of moving quickly; a rush.
快速移动；飞奔。
生皮；裸皮；疾驰；狂奔；一阵（雨/雪/冰雹）；投击；一击；怒气；暴怒
In use
The trapper sold the beaver pelt at the market.
She wrapped herself in a warm pelt made from fox fur.
The museum displayed a collection of ancient pelts used by early humans.
a pelt
The hunter sold a pelt.
猎人卖了一张毛皮。
pelts
常用复数形式表示不同动物的毛皮。
They traded beaver pelts.
他们交易河狸毛皮。
Common mistakes
He pelted the rabbit for its fur.He skinned the rabbit to get its pelt.
错误地将名词pelt用作动词，误以为pelt有‘剥皮’的含义。实际上，pelt作为动词只有‘投掷、连续攻击、下大雨’等含义。正确表达是使用动词skin，搭配名词pelt。
Connections
Collocations
- animal pelts
- 动物毛皮
- The traders brought animal pelts to the market.商人们把动物毛皮带到市场上。
- beaver pelts
- 海狸毛皮
- Beaver pelts were once used as currency.海狸毛皮曾用作货币。
- raw pelts
- 生皮；未鞣制的毛皮
- Raw pelts must be dried before they can be sold.生皮必须晾干后才能出售。
- dressed pelts
- 鞣制好的毛皮；加工过的皮
- The factory turned raw hides into dressed pelts.这家工厂把生皮加工成鞣制好的毛皮。
- pelt trade
- 毛皮贸易
- The pelt trade brought wealth to the port city.毛皮贸易给这座港口城市带来了财富。
- at full pelt
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记忆联想：宠物（pet）身上一层毛皮就是pelt；冰雹一阵猛砸下来也叫a pelt，想象打在毛皮上。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：fur trade、hunting、taxidermy 这里取名词“pelt”指带毛或羊毛的动物皮。该词比较常见于毛皮贸易、狩猎或标本制作等具体场景，语气总体偏中性；日常口语中一般更常用 skin 或 fur。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All the words above rhyme with pelt /pɛlt/: they share the stressed vowel /ɛ/ and final /lt/. Beware the lookalike 'pellet' /ˈpɛlɪt/, which has two syllables and does not rhyme. Also note that 'dealt' is spelled with 'ea' but is pronounced /dɛlt/, not /diːlt/.
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
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.