pelting

柯林斯词典

1. N-COUNT The pelt of an animal is its skin, which can be used to make clothing or rugs. (动物的) 皮
...a bed covered with beaver pelts. …一张铺着海狸皮的床。
2. V-T If you pelt someone with things, you throw things at them. 扔
Some of the younger men began to pelt one another with snowballs. 一些年纪稍轻的人开始相互扔雪球。
3. N a blow 打击
4. N speed (esp in the phrase at full pelt) 速度; 尤其在 at full pelt 中
5. V-I If the rain is pelting down, it is raining very hard. (雨) 猛烈地下[非正式] [usu cont]
The rain now was pelting down. 雨这时正哗哗地下。