hailstone [
'hel`ston]
n. 冰雹块
- The growing grass was crushed down by hailstone.
正在生长的草被冰雹压下去了。 - A Shower of rain drove down upon us, each drop stinging like a hailstone.
一阵倾盆大雨直泻到我们的身上,每一雨点打来都象冰雹般刺痛。 - Another was knocked2) unconscious by a hailstone that came through the open window of his pick-up.
另一位说他小货车的窗户没关,被一颗飞进来的冰雹击中,不省人事。
hailstone[ noun ]
small pellet of ice that falls during a hailstorm
<noun.substance>
Hailstone \Hail"stone`\ (-st[=o]n`), n.
A single particle of ice falling from a cloud; a frozen
raindrop; a pellet of hail.
- A farmer found a hailstone weighing nearly three pounds, the newspaper said.