| 单词 | full pelt |
| 释义 | > as lemmas(at) full pelt a. (at) full pelt: as fast as possible, at full speed. Cf. full tilt at tilt n.2 3c. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > rate of motion > swiftness > swiftly [phrase] > at full speed full speed1382 with topsailc1400 at spursa1500 on (also upon) the (spurs or) spur1525 amain1555 a main pace (also speed)1567 full tilt?a1600 upon full stretch1697 at full tilt1713 at (also on) full speed1749 (at) full split1836 full chisel1837 (at) full pelt1841 full swing1843 ventre à terre1848 full out1886 at full lick1889 hell-for-leather1889 all out1895 eyes out1895 flat out1932 1841 T. Hood Tale of Trumpet ii, in New Monthly Mag. June 274 Just fancy a horse that comes full pelt. 1885 J. Payn Talk of Town II. 196 The others..ran on full pelt behind them. 1908 H. G. Wells War in Air v. 146 They're all going south-west by south at full pelt as hard as they can go. 1954 I. Murdoch Under Net xii. 174 As I knelt down he sprang from my shoulder, and together we set off down the road at full pelt. 1994 Guardian 12 Nov. (Weekend Suppl.) 30/4 When a racing driver is going full pelt, he's at something like G-Force 4, which would probably put my neck out of joint. < as lemmas |
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