pelt

IPA/pelt/
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pelt — 動詞

  • peltpresent simple I / you / we / they
  • peltshe / she / it
  • peltedpast simple
  • pelting-ing form

1. to attack someone or something by repeatedly throwing hard objects such as stone

1.動詞及物B2
釋義

投擲

連續向目標扔擲物品

to attack someone or something by repeatedly throwing hard objects such as stones, eggs, or bottles at them, especially in anger or protest

例句

During the protest, a small crowd began pelting the police van with empty bottles.

在抗議中，一小群人不斷向警車投擲空瓶。

pelt + object + with + thrown items

The children pelted each other with snowballs until their fingers went numb from the cold.

孩子們互相扔雪球，扔到手指都凍僵了。

同義詞
  • bombard

    suggests a heavier, more sustained attack, also used figuratively (bombarded with questions)

  • shower

    gentler — objects fall around the target rather than being aimed forcefully

  • pepper

    used for small objects hitting rapidly in quick succession, often in passive voice

文法句型

pelt + object + with + objects

用法筆記

The object receiving the thrown items is the direct object; the things being thrown follow 'with'. This sense is stronger and more aggressive than simply 'throw at'.

常見錯誤

❌The fans pelted tomatoes to the singer.
✅The fans pelted the singer with tomatoes.
💡The target is the direct object, with the thrown items introduced by 'with'.

2. to move very quickly, especially when running, often in a sudden rush or to get

2.動詞不及物B2
釋義

飛跑

快速奔跑，通常帶方向

to move very quickly, especially when running, often in a sudden rush or to get somewhere fast

例句

The dog slipped its collar and pelted down the street after a stray cat.

那條狗掙脫了項圈，沿著街道追著一隻流浪貓飛奔而去。

pelted + down [direction]

As rain began to fall, Maeve pelted across the park towards the bus shelter.

開始下雨時，Maeve 飛快穿過公園跑向公車亭。

同義詞
  • dash

    similar speed and suddenness, but neutral register rather than informal

  • sprint

    specifically running at top speed for a short distance, neutral register

  • tear

    equally informal, suggesting recklessness or urgency

文法句型

pelt + direction adverb/preposition

用法筆記

This sense is informal and primarily British. The verb is almost always followed by a direction word or phrase (down, across, out of, along, up) that indicates the path or destination.

常見錯誤

❌He pelted to the shop.
✅He pelted down the road to the shop.
💡A direction word is needed; 'pelt' alone without a preposition sounds incomplete.

3. when rain, hail, or snow falls with great force and in large amounts, often driv

3.動詞不及物B1
釋義

傾瀉

雨或冰雹猛烈地下

when rain, hail, or snow falls with great force and in large amounts, often driven by wind so that it strikes surfaces hard

例句

We were about to leave the house when the rain started pelting down from the dark sky.

我們正要出門時，天空突然下起了傾盆大雨。

pelting down — common phrasal pattern for rain

Huge hailstones pelted against the tin roof of the shed, making a deafening noise.

巨大的冰雹猛烈地打擊在棚子的鐵皮屋頂上，發出震耳欲聾的聲響。

hail + pelt + against [surface]

同義詞
  • pour

    describes steady, heavy rain but less forceful — 'it's pouring' is more common in everyday speech

  • lash

    suggests rain driven violently by wind, more dramatic

  • bucket down

    very informal British idiom meaning the same as 'pelt down'

文法句型

it + pelt + down

rain/hail + pelt + against/on + surface

用法筆記

Common in the phrasal structure 'pelt down' for heavy rain. The subject is almost always weather-related (rain, hail, sleet, snow). In informal British English, 'it's pelting down' means it's raining very heavily.

常見錯誤

❌The rain pelted all day.
✅The rain pelted down all day.
💡The adverb 'down' is typically added when describing rain falling heavily.

pelt — 名詞