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pelting

/ˈpɛltɪŋ/

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verb

猛击，投掷，轰击

To bombard, as with missiles.

Examples :

"They pelted the attacking army with bullets."

他们用子弹猛烈地轰击进攻的军队。

action weather war

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verb

投掷，抛掷。

To throw; to use as a missile.

Examples :

"The children pelted apples at us."

孩子们朝我们扔苹果。

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verb

下倾盆大雨，狂降。

To rain or hail heavily.

Examples :

"The rain was pelting against the windows, making it hard to see outside. "

雨点猛烈地敲打着窗户，让人很难看清外面。

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verb

猛击，狠砸

To beat or hit, especially repeatedly.

Examples :

"The rain was pelting the windows, making it hard to see outside. "

雨点猛烈地敲打着窗户，让人很难看清外面。

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verb

飞驰，疾驰。

To move rapidly, especially in or on a conveyance.

Examples :

"The rain was pelting against the windshield as we drove home. "

我们开车回家的时候，雨点噼里啪啦地打在挡风玻璃上，车子几乎是在风雨中飞驰。

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verb

抨击，猛烈指责

To throw out words.

Examples :

"The lawyer was pelting the witness with questions, trying to find a contradiction in his story. "

律师正在连珠炮似地向证人抛出问题，试图找出他证词中的矛盾之处。

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noun

投掷，扔，猛击

The act by which somebody or something is pelted.

Examples :

"The pelting with snowballs quickly turned into a friendly free-for-all after school. "

放学后，一场用雪球互相猛砸的活动很快变成了一场友好的混战。

action event weather

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adjective

吝啬的，小气的

Examples :

"The student complained that the pelting amount of extra credit offered wouldn't significantly improve his failing grade. "

学生抱怨说，这点小气的额外加分对提高他不及格的成绩起不了太大作用。

value attitude moral character