| 单词 | pelt |
| 释义 | pelt 1. v. & n. --v 1. tr. (usu. foll. by with) a hurl many small missiles at. b strike repeatedly with missiles. c assail (a person etc.) with insults, abuse, etc. 2. intr. (usu. foll. by down) (of rain etc.) fall quickly and torrentially. 3. intr. run fast. 4. intr. (often foll. by at) fire repeatedly. --n the act or an instance of pelting. Phrases and idioms at full pelt as fast as possible. Etymology: 16th c.: orig. unkn. 2. n. 1. the undressed skin of a fur-bearing mammal. 2. the skin of a sheep, goat, etc. with short wool, or stripped ready for tanning. 3. joc. the human skin. Derivatives peltry n. Etymology: ME f. obs. pellet skin, dimin. of pel f. AF pell, OF pel, or back-form. f. peltry, AF pelterie, OF peleterie f. peletier furrier, ult. f. L pellis skin |
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