pummel

/ˈpʌməl/· verb

环境/气候/能源B2

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Chinese meaning

猛měng烈liè袭xí击jī;接jiē连lián重zhòng创chuāng

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风fēng暴bào接jiē连lián猛měng烈liè袭xí击jī美měi国guó东dōng北běi部bù

Example

Flights cancelled, thousands without power as powerful storm pummels US Northeast

航háng班bān被bèi取qǔ消xiāo,数shù千qiān户hù断duàn电diàn,强qiáng烈liè风fēng暴bào猛měng烈liè袭xí击jī美měi国guó东dōng北běi部bù。

Source: straitstimes.com · 27 Sep 2026

Background ✎

一yī场cháng强qiáng烈liè的de东dōng北běi风fēng暴bào袭xí击jī了le美měi国guó东dōng北běi部bù,航háng班bān被bèi取qǔ消xiāo,数shù千qiān户hù家jiā庭tíng断duàn电diàn。纽niǔ约yuē、波bō士shì顿dùn和hé费fèi城chéng都dōu处chù在zài这zhè场chǎng被bèi称chēng为wéi「Nor'easter」的de风fēng暴bào的de正zhèng面miàn路lù径jìng上shàng。

Roots · etymology

由 pommel(剑柄头)变形而来

  • 源自 pommel(剑柄头),词形变化而来

Collocations

  • pummel the coast / pummeled by storms / pummel with rain

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