pelting

柯林斯詞典

1. N-COUNT The pelt of an animal is its skin, which can be used to make clothing or rugs. (動物的) 皮
...a bed covered with beaver pelts. …一張鋪著海貍皮的牀。
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. 一些年紀稍輕的人開始相互扔雪球。
3. N a blow 打擊
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. 雨這時正嘩嘩地下。