| 词汇 | a hail of |
| 释义 | a hail ofa hail of 1 PMWa large number of bullets, stones etc that are thrown or fired at someone 一阵弹雨/像雹子般袭来的石块等 The aircraft were met by a hail of gunfire. 飞机遭到一阵炮火的袭击。 Examples from the Corpus a hail of bullets/stones etc• The man got within twenty yards of the tape before a hail of bullets finally brought him down.• At 8am police officers, accompanying prison staff, tried to enter the centre but were met by a hail of stones.• Three West Belfast men died in a hail of bullets.• Sandra Mitchley, 35, died immediately in a hail of bullets.• The mere appearance of a uniform is often enough to provoke a hail of stones, even a riot.• They knew they had entered small-arms range when a hail of bullets crippled the steering. → a hail of bullets/stones etc at hail2(1) 2 CRITICIZEa lot of criticism etc 一顿痛批/痛骂等 The proposals met with a hail of criticism. 这些建议遭到一阵痛批。 Examples from the Corpus a hail of criticism/abuse etc• Oliver Stone, operating under a hail of criticism, was finishing a revisionist movie about the Kennedy assassination. → a hail of criticism/abuse etc at hail2(2) |
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