pummel

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++

Related topics: Sport

pum·mel /ˈpʌməl/ verb (pummelled, pummelling British English, pummeled, pummeling American English) [transitive]  1  HITto hit someone or something many times quickly, especially using your fists (=closed hands) 反复猛击，〔尤指〕用双拳接连地捶打 SYN beat Diane leaned over and pummeled the pillows. 黛安娜俯下身不断捶打枕头。pummel something with something She flew at him, pummelling his chest with her fists. 她向他冲过去，用拳头连连捶打他的胸膛。pummel at The cook pummelled at the dough. 厨师反复捶打面团。 The platoon was pummeled by heavy machine-gun fire. 那个排遭到了机枪火力猛烈的连续攻击。2. informalDSBEAT/DEFEAT to completely defeat someone at a sport 〔在体育比赛中〕彻底击败→ See Verb table

Examples from the Corpus

pummel• But sometimes she thought Perdita had created Agnes for something to pummel.• She felt tumbled out, pushed and pummelled.• On Saturday, Penn State pummeled Arizona 54-0.• She fought him, desperately, clawing and pummelling at him and shrieking out every obscenity she knew.• Then she pummelled Clare's pillow and kicked clumsily against the nearest wall with her booted feet.• He caught her, and she pummelled him on the arm.• Ali leaned against the ropes and allowed Foreman to pummel him.• Ali shocked his trainers and the sports world by leaning against the ropes and allowing Foreman to pummel him.• I pummel myself with my fists, hard, a dozen times.• It happens a few times where I have to pummel one of these guys who causes trouble in the club.Origin pummel (1500-1600) pommel

pum·mel verbChineseSyllable  

hit many Corpus or to someone something times quickly,

pummel
pum‧mel /ˈpʌməl/ verb (past tense and past participle pummelled, present participle pummelling British English, pummeled, pummeling American English) [transitive]1. to hit someone or something many times quickly, especially using your fists (=closed hands)
   SYN  beat:
    Diane leaned over and pummeled the pillows.
    pummel something with something
    She flew at him, pummelling his chest with her fists.
    pummel at
    The cook pummelled at the dough.
    The platoon was pummeled by heavy machine-gun fire.
2. informal to completely defeat someone at a sport

pum·melBrE /ˈpʌml/ 🔊NAmE /ˈpʌml/ 🔊 verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they pummel BrE /ˈpʌml/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈpʌml/ 🔊present simple - he / she / it pummels BrE /ˈpʌmlz/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈpʌmlz/ 🔊past simple pummelled BrE /ˈpʌmld/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈpʌmld/ 🔊past participle pummelled BrE /ˈpʌmld/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈpʌmld/ 🔊past simple (US) pummeled BrE /ˈpʌmld/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈpʌmld/ 🔊past participle (US) pummeled BrE /ˈpʌmld/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈpʌmld/ 🔊 -ing form pummelling BrE /ˈpʌmlɪŋ/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈpʌmlɪŋ/ 🔊 -ing form (US) pummeling BrE /ˈpʌmlɪŋ/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈpʌmlɪŋ/ 🔊 [transitive, intransitive] to keep hitting sb/sth hard, especially with your fists(= tightly closed hands) 连续猛击；反复拳打；捶打◆~ sb/sth (with sth) He pummelled the pillow with his fists. 他用双拳不停地捶打枕头。🔊🔊◆(figurative) She pummelled (= strongly criticized) her opponents. 她严厉抨击了对手。🔊🔊◆~ (at sth) Her fists pummelled at his chest. 她用拳头连连捶打他的胸膛。🔊🔊