Hailstones of abuse were pelting him.是什么意思？

Hailstones of abuse were pelting him.

阵阵辱骂冰雹般地向他袭来.

hailstones

n. 雹块( hailstone的名词复数 )；

of

prep. 关于，属于…的，由…制成；aux. 助动词 [非标准用语、方言] =have [主用于虚拟语气]；

例句
He did have a real knowledge of the country...
他对该国的确知之甚多。

abuse

n. 滥用，恶习，侮辱，恶言；vt. 滥用，虐待，辱骂；

例句
I was left shouting abuse as the car sped off...
汽车飞驰而去，留下我在那里大声咒骂。

were

be的过去时复数和第二人称单数形式，有时代替 was,用于条件从句、动词 wish 之后等；

例句
Shops, houses, and vehicles were set ablaze.
店铺、房子和车辆全都陷于火海。

pelting

adj. <古>微不足道的，无价值的，<英方>盛怒的；v. （连续地）投掷( pelt的现在分词 )，连续抨击，攻击，剥去…的皮；

例句
The rain now was pelting down...
此刻大雨滂沱。

him

pron. (he的宾格)他；

例句
They said goodbye to him as he got aboard the train at Union Station.
当他在联合火车站登上火车之际，他们向他道别。