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beat
26 ENTRIES FOUND:
Learner's definition of BEAT
1
: to hit (something) repeatedly（反复地）敲，击，打
[+ object]
- He beat the door with his fists. = He beat his fists against/on the door.他不停地用拳头砸门。
- He beat the dusty rug with a stick. = He beat a stick against the dusty rug.他用棍子敲打着满是灰尘的地毯。
- He beat the dust out of the rug with a stick.他用棍子敲打掉地毯上的灰尘。
- She used a hammer to beat the metal into shape.她用锤子把金属块捶打成形。
- She used a hammer to beat the nail into the wall.她用锤子把钉子钉在了墙上。
- The dented metal was beaten flat.那块有凹痕的金属被敲平了。
- The waves were beating the shore.波涛不停地拍打着岸边。
[no object]
- He beat at/against/on the door with his fists.他不停地用拳头砸门。
- The waves were beating on/against the shore.波涛不停地拍打着岸边。
- The rain beat on the roof.雨水打在屋顶上。
2
[+ object] : to hit (someone) repeatedly in order to cause pain or injury狠打；猛揍 — see also beating, beat up (below), beat up on (below)
- They beat him with clubs.他们用棍子狠狠打了他一顿。
- He was beaten badly/savagely/brutally.他被人毒打了一顿。
- a man accused of beating his wife被指控虐打妻子的男人
- They beat him to the ground. [=they hit him repeatedly and he fell to the ground]他们一直打得他瘫倒在地。
- They threatened to beat the (living) daylights out of him. [=to beat him very badly]他们威胁说要把他揍扁。
- He was beaten to death.他被殴打致死。
3
: to hit (a drum) repeatedly in order to produce music or a signal击（鼓）；敲（鼓） — see also beat the drum for at 1drum
[+ object]
- The drummer kept beating his drum.鼓手在不停地击鼓。
- the sound of a beaten drum敲鼓声
- They beat (out) a message on their drums.他们击鼓传信。
- The drum kept beating (out) its rhythm.有节奏的鼓声响个不停。
[no object]
- The drummer kept beating.鼓手在不停地敲鼓。
- The drum kept beating.鼓声不断。
- the sound of a beating drum连续的击鼓声
4
cooking : to stir or mix (something) in a forceful way搅拌；混合
[+ object]
- She used a whisk to beat the eggs.她使用打蛋器打鸡蛋。
- The recipe says you should beat the eggs lightly/thoroughly/well.菜谱上说，你应该轻轻/充分/均匀地打散鸡蛋。
- Slowly beat the sugar into the batter. = Slowly beat in the sugar. = Slowly beat the sugar in.慢慢地把糖搅进面糊里。
[no object]
- Separate out the egg whites and beat until stiff.先把蛋白分离出来，然后再打到发稠。
5
: to move (wings) with an up and down motion拍动，扇动（翅膀）
[+ object]
- The bird was beating [=flapping] its wings.那只鸟儿在不停地扇动着翅膀。
[no object]
- the sound of beating wings扇动翅膀的声音
6
[no object] of the heart : to make the regular movements needed to pump blood（心脏）跳动，搏动
- My heart was beating wildly/frantically with excitement and my pulse was racing!我的心激动得狂跳起来，脉搏也加速了。
- (humorous) We get free doughnuts? Be still, my beating heart!甜甜圈不要钱？不行了，我的心都快要跳出来了！
7
[+ object]
a : to defeat (someone) in a game, contest, etc.打败；击败；战胜
- He gets very angry when I beat him at chess.每当我下棋赢他的时候，他都会非常恼火。
- We beat them 14 to 3.我们14：3赢了他们。
- Our team was badly beaten in the championship game.我们队在锦标赛中一败涂地。
- She was narrowly beaten in the previous election, but she won this time.在上一次选举中，她被对手险胜，但这一次她获胜了。
- We beat them soundly/convincingly/comfortably/easily/badly. = (US) We beat the pants off them.我们把他们打得落花流水。
- They tried to lure away our customers by offering deep discounts, but we beat them at their own game. [=we offered even deeper discounts than they did]他们试图以压低折扣的方式抢走我们的顾客，没想到我们以其人之道还治其人之身，打败了他们。
◊ People say if you can't beat them, join them or if you can't beat 'em, join 'em when they decide to do what other people are doing and to stop opposing them.打不赢，就投靠
b : to do better than (something)胜过；超出
- She managed to beat the old record by several seconds.她以几秒的优势成功打破纪录。
- We can still beat the deadline if we work quickly.如果我们快点干，还能赶在截止日期前完成任务。
- His wonderful performance will be hard/tough to beat. = His wonderful performance will take some beating. [=it will be difficult for anyone to do better than his wonderful performance]他表现得那么出色，很难有人能够超越。
- Most new restaurants fail, but this one somehow managed to beat the odds. [=this one succeeded even though it did not have a good chance of succeeding]大多数新开张的餐馆都倒闭了，但是这一家却奇迹般地生存了下来。
◊ People say can you beat that? when they are surprised or angry about something.（对某事表示惊讶或愤慨）那怎么可能？
- Can you beat that?! A person like him being elected mayor! [=it is surprising or ridiculous to think that a person like him has been elected mayor]那怎么可能呢？！像他那种人竟然当选了市长！
c not used in progressive tenses : to be better than (something)优于；好过
- For sheer luxury you can't beat a nice hot bath. = For sheer luxury, nothing beats a nice hot bath. = For sheer luxury, a nice hot bath beats anything.要想彻底地舒服一下，泡个热水澡比什么都强。
d : to control or overcome (something)控制；克服
- By working together we can beat crime!只要我们团结协作，就一定能抑制住犯罪！
- (US) His favorite way of beating the heat [=remaining cool in hot weather] is to have a couple of cold beers.他最喜欢的消暑方法就是喝几瓶冰镇啤酒。
e : to be too difficult for (someone)难倒；使困惑
- This problem has beaten everyone. [=no one has been able to solve this problem]这个问题难倒了所有人。
◊ The informal expression (it) beats me means “I don't know.”我不清楚；我不知道
- “How did she manage to fix the problem so quickly?” “Beats me.”“她怎么会这么快就把问题解决了？”“我也不清楚。”
- I don't believe anything he tells me. It beats me how people can continue to trust him.我不相信他跟我说的任何事情，真不知道别人怎么还会相信他。
8
[+ object]
a : to come, arrive, or act before (someone or something)抢…之先；赶在…之前
- I beat him narrowly to the finish line. [=I reached the finish line slightly before he did]我略微抢先于他冲过终点线。
- I bet I can beat you to the front door!我打赌我能比你先到前门。
- I wondered which of us would finish our work first, but she beat me to it by two days. [=she finished two days before I did]我之前还寻思着我们俩谁能最先完成任务呢，结果她比我提前了两天完成。
b : to avoid having problems with (something) by acting earlier避开；避免
- We left early so that we could beat the traffic.我们提早出发了，以便避开交通高峰时段。
- We got to the store when it opened and managed to beat the rush.商店一开门我们就进去了，刚好避开购物高峰。
beat a dead horse
beat a path
: to make a path by walking over the ground many times走出，踏出（小路） — sometimes used figuratively有时用作比喻
- They beat a path through the woods to the stream.他们踏出了一条穿过树林通往小溪的路。
- If you work hard and well, success will beat a path to your door. [=you will be very successful]如果你工作努力又出色，成功将会接踵而至。
beat a retreat
: to leave quickly迅速离开；匆匆走开
- A group of teenagers was causing trouble, but they beat a hasty retreat when the cops arrived.那群小青年正在惹事，但警察一来他们便赶紧跑掉了。
beat around/about the bush
beat back
[phrasal verb] beat back (someone) or beat (someone) back
: to force (someone) to go back or to retreat by fighting打退；击退；逼退
- Our troops were beaten back by enemy forces.我们的部队被敌军逼退了。
beat down
[phrasal verb] 1
of the sun : to shine down with great heat and strength（太阳）暴晒，直射
- The blazing sun was beating down on us mercilessly/relentlessly.似火的骄阳无情地直射在我们身上。
2
beat (something) down or beat down (something) : to hit (something, such as a door) so that it falls down把…击倒；使…倒下 — often used figuratively常用作比喻
- The police had to beat down the door to get into the house.警方不得不破门而入。
- The storm beat down the crops.风暴刮倒了庄稼。
- Years of failure had beaten him down. [=had caused him to lose hope or spirit]年复一年的失败早已把他击垮了。
3
chiefly British
a beat (someone) down or beat down (someone) : to cause (someone) to lower a price使（某人）降价
- I beat her down from £30 to £15.我让她把价格从30英镑减到15英镑。
b beat (a price) down or beat down (a price) : to cause someone to lower (a price)杀价；压价
- I beat her asking price down from £30 to £15.我把她的开价从30英镑杀到15英镑。
beat it
informal : to go away quickly迅速离开；跑掉 — often used as a command常用作命令
- The teenagers beat it when the cops arrived.警察赶到后，那些小青年赶紧跑了。
- Stop bothering me. Beat it! [=get lost]别烦我，走开！
beat off
[phrasal verb] 1
beat off (someone or something) or beat (someone or something) off : to force (someone or something) to go away by fighting打退；击退；逐走 — sometimes used figuratively有时用作比喻
- She managed to beat off her attacker.她成功地击退了袭击者。
- The company has managed to beat off [=fight off] its competitors and maintain control of the market.这家公司成功击败了众多竞争对手，掌控了市场。
2
beat out
[phrasal verb] 1
beat out (something) or beat (something) out
a : to put out (a fire) by beating扑灭（火）
- The fire was raging but we managed to beat it out.火势不断蔓延，但我们最终将它扑灭了。
b baseball : to turn (a ground ball) into a base hit by running fast to first base（击跑员先于球到达一垒而）使（滚地球）成为安打
- He beat out a bunt.他借触击球上一垒。
2
beat out (someone or something) or beat (someone or something) out US : to defeat or overcome (a person, team, etc.)击败；战胜
- They were beaten out [=beaten] in the semifinals.他们在半决赛中输了。
- She thought she would get the job, but someone else beat her out. [=someone else got the job]她以为自己会得到那份工作，结果却被别人得到了。
beat someone to the punch
beat the clock
beat the rap
beat up
[phrasal verb] beat up (someone) or beat (someone) up
: to hurt or injure (someone) by hitting痛打；狠揍 — sometimes used figuratively有时用作比喻 — see also beat-up
- A gang of bullies threatened to beat him up.一伙暴徒威胁说要狠狠揍他一顿。
- He was beaten up badly by the bullies.他被一群流氓打得遍体鳞伤。
- a politician who is getting beat/beaten up by liberal/conservative critics被自由派/保守派的批评家们批得体无完肤的政治人物
- He's been beating himself up [=he has been harshly blaming or criticizing himself] because of the failure of his marriage.他因为失败的婚姻而一直非常自责。
beat up on
[phrasal verb] beat up on (someone) US, informal
: to hit (someone) repeatedly in order to cause pain or injury : to beat (someone)痛打；狠揍 — sometimes used figuratively有时用作比喻
- A gang of bullies was beating up on him.一群歹徒正在对他大打出手。
- a politician who is getting beat up on by his critics惨遭评论家抨击的政治人物
to beat the band
2 beat /ˈbiːt/ noun
plural beats
2 beat
/ˈbiːt/
noun
plural beats
Learner's definition of BEAT
1
a [count] : the act of beating敲；击；打 — see also heart skipped a beat at heart
- a single beat on a drum在鼓上的一击
- a beat of the bird's wings鸟翼的扇动
- a single beat of his heart [=a single heartbeat]他的一次心跳
b [singular] : a sound produced by beating敲击声；击打声
- We could hear the steady beat of the waves against the shore.我们能听见波涛有节奏的拍岸声。
- They danced to the beat of the drums.他们踩着鼓点跳舞。
- listening to the beat of his heart听听他的心跳声
2
a [count] : a loud or strong sound that occurs regularly in music or poetry（音乐或诗歌的）强音拍 — see also downbeat
- music that has four beats to a bar每小节四拍的音乐
b [singular] : the regular pattern of sounds in music or poetry : rhythm（音乐或诗歌的）节拍，节奏
- She likes music with a Latin beat.她喜欢拉丁节奏的音乐。
- a pounding beat有力的节奏
- The music had a steady beat.这首曲子节奏稳健。
3
[count] : a place or area that someone (such as a policeman) regularly goes to, walks through, or covers as part of a job（经常去或经过的）路线，地点，区域— usually singular通常用单数
- The policeman was patrolling/pounding his/the beat. = The policeman was on his/the beat.那名警察正在自己的辖区巡逻。
- a reporter's beat记者的工作站
miss a beat
chiefly US : to have difficulty in continuing : to stop or hesitate briefly暂时地停止；迟疑片刻
- He answered their questions without missing a beat. [=he answered all their questions very easily and without hesitating]他毫不犹疑地回答了他们的所有问题。
- He answered all their questions and never missed a beat.他一口气回答了他们的所有问题。
- He didn't miss a beat.他一气呵成。
3 beat /ˈbiːt/ adjective
3 beat
/ˈbiːt/
adjective
Learner's definition of BEAT
not used before a noun informal
beat; beaten ˈbē-tᵊn 
or beat; beating; beats
or beat; beating; beats 3
b
: to strike the air : flap
c
hunting : to strike bushes or other cover in order to rouse game
also : to range or scour for or as if for game
4
b
music : the tempo indicated (as by a conductor) to a musical performer
c
music : the pronounced rhythm (see rhythm sense 2b) that is the characteristic driving force in some types of music (such as jazz or rock)
also : rock entry 2 sense 2
7
nautical
a
: an act of sailing toward the side or direction from which the wind is blowing by a series of zigzag movements : an act of beating (see beat entry 1 sense intransitive 5) to windward
b
: one of the reaches (see reach entry 2 sense 1) in the zigzag course so traversed : tack
8
physics : each of the pulsations of amplitude (see amplitude sense 1a) produced by the union of sound or radio waves or electric currents having different frequencies
2
often capitalized [earliest in beat generation; perhaps in part by association with beat entry 2 in sense "pronounced rhythm" or -beat in deadbeat entry 1] : of, relating to, or being beatniks
Phrases
beat about the bush or beat around the bush : to leave in haste
: to search thoroughly through all possible areas
: to proclaim as meritorious or significant : publicize vigorously
: to escape or evade the penalties connected with an accusation or charge
Synonyms
Verb
- bash
- baste
- bat
- batter
- belabor
- belt
- birch
- bludgeon
- buffet
- bung up
- club
- curry
- do
- drub
- fib [British]
- flog
- hammer
- hide
- lace
- lambaste
- lambast
- lash
- lather
- lick
- maul
- mess (up)
- paddle
- pelt
- pommel
- pound
- pummel
- punch out
- rough (up)
- slate
- slog
- switch
- tan
- thrash
- thresh
- thump
- tromp
- wallop
- whale
- whip
- whop
- whap
- whup
- work over
Noun (1)
- bang
- bash
- bat
- belt
- biff
- blow
- bop
- box
- buffet
- bust
- chop
- clap
- clip
- clout
- crack
- cuff
- dab
- douse [British]
- fillip
- hack
- haymaker
- hit
- hook
- knock
- larrup [dialect]
- lash
- lick
- pelt
- pick
- plump
- poke
- pound
- punch
- rap
- slam
- slap
- slug
- smack
- smash
- sock
- spank
- stinger
- stripe
- stroke
- swat
- swipe
- switch
- thud
- thump
- thwack
- wallop
- welt
- whack
- wham
- whop
- whap
Adjective
- all in
- aweary [archaic]
- beaten
- bleary
- burned-out
- burnt-out
- bushed
- dead
- done
- drained
- exhausted
- fatigued
- jaded
- knackered [British]
- limp
- logy
- loggy
- played out
- pooped [slang]
- prostrate
- spent
- tapped out
- tired
- tuckered (out)
- washed-out
- wearied
- weary
- wiped out
- worn
- worn-out
Example Sentences
Verb He beat the dust out of the rug with a stick. She used a hammer to beat the metal into shape. She used a hammer to beat the nail into the wall. The dented metal was beaten flat. The waves were beating the shore. He beat at the door with his fists. The waves were beating on the shore. The rain beat on the roof. They beat him with clubs. a man accused of beating his wife Adjective Let me sit down. I'm absolutely beat! can we pick this up tomorrow, because I'm beat? See More
Recent Examples on the Web
Dmytro Vlasov, The Seattle Times, 20 July 2017 The Sun are one of the league's best teams, with one of its most exciting young cores, and beating the Stars was something most everyone expected them to do. John Altavilla, courant.com, 16 July 2017 Saturday's attendance beat out Louisville City's previous season-high of 9,074 fans reached against Tampa Bay in April. Danielle Lerner, The Courier-Journal, 15 July 2017 Freed was able to spring to her feet and just beat the runner to third for the final out of the game. Jeff Tully, Burbank Leader, 13 July 2017 Mr Putin was defiant over the outcome of the Magnitsky case, in which a lawyer who was beaten to death in prison was posthumously charged with tax fraud. The Economist, 13 July 2017 There are special awards to male and female runners who beat the farmer. Johnny Gorches, Post-Tribune, 12 July 2017 The C-17 is probably the largest military airplane to have gone through the loop: the Airbus A400M Atlas transport beat it by six months, but the C-17 is nearly thirty feet longer. Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 11 July 2017 NPR reported that at least 10 people participated in beating Bakari in a brawl outside the Greece bar, and now eight of them have been arrested and two charged with murder. Brittney Mcnamara, Teen Vogue, 11 July 2017 Chester Dawson, WSJ, 19 June 2017 Hawks beat Huskies North Harford (4-13) beat visiting Patterson Mill, 16-6, Thursday in non-division play. Randy Mcroberts, The Aegis, 8 May 2017 Beat eggs with a fork, then stir all ingredients to combine (the mixture will be thick, like a wet ball of sand—don't worry). Redbook, 6 Apr. 2017 Much like music created by human drummers, the cockatoos’ beats remain consistent over time and are individually recognizable. Andrew Wagner, Science | AAAS, 28 June 2017 Photo transitions happen on the beat, to give it a bit more pop. Mark Hachman, PCWorld, 15 May 2017 Rainbow flags decorated the chapel, while the pastors, who had flown in from Brazil, Canada and the United States, wore stoles in the trans hues of light blue, pink and white and the congregation swayed to Caribbean beats. NBC News, 7 May 2017 Beat in ½ cup sugar gradually, beating until peaks become more stiff. Michelle Stark, Tampa Bay Times, 21 Feb. 2017 See More
Verb
Most recently, reporter Volodymyr Volovodyuk, who had investigated black-market trading in the central Vinnytsia region, was beaten to death June 12. Dmytro Vlasov, The Seattle Times, 20 July 2017 The Sun are one of the league's best teams, with one of its most exciting young cores, and beating the Stars was something most everyone expected them to do. John Altavilla, courant.com, 16 July 2017 Saturday's attendance beat out Louisville City's previous season-high of 9,074 fans reached against Tampa Bay in April. Danielle Lerner, The Courier-Journal, 15 July 2017 Freed was able to spring to her feet and just beat the runner to third for the final out of the game. Jeff Tully, Burbank Leader, 13 July 2017 Mr Putin was defiant over the outcome of the Magnitsky case, in which a lawyer who was beaten to death in prison was posthumously charged with tax fraud. The Economist, 13 July 2017 There are special awards to male and female runners who beat the farmer. Johnny Gorches, Post-Tribune, 12 July 2017 The C-17 is probably the largest military airplane to have gone through the loop: the Airbus A400M Atlas transport beat it by six months, but the C-17 is nearly thirty feet longer. Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 11 July 2017 NPR reported that at least 10 people participated in beating Bakari in a brawl outside the Greece bar, and now eight of them have been arrested and two charged with murder. Brittney Mcnamara, Teen Vogue, 11 July 2017 Noun
Lounge mode offers an LCD-like screen on the ceiling that can show images while music plays on a multispeaker audio system and LED lights on the floor pulsate and flash to the beat. Chester Dawson, WSJ, 19 June 2017 Hawks beat Huskies North Harford (4-13) beat visiting Patterson Mill, 16-6, Thursday in non-division play. Randy Mcroberts, The Aegis, 8 May 2017 Beat eggs with a fork, then stir all ingredients to combine (the mixture will be thick, like a wet ball of sand—don't worry). Redbook, 6 Apr. 2017 Much like music created by human drummers, the cockatoos’ beats remain consistent over time and are individually recognizable. Andrew Wagner, Science | AAAS, 28 June 2017 Photo transitions happen on the beat, to give it a bit more pop. Mark Hachman, PCWorld, 15 May 2017 Rainbow flags decorated the chapel, while the pastors, who had flown in from Brazil, Canada and the United States, wore stoles in the trans hues of light blue, pink and white and the congregation swayed to Caribbean beats. NBC News, 7 May 2017 Beat in ½ cup sugar gradually, beating until peaks become more stiff. Michelle Stark, Tampa Bay Times, 21 Feb. 2017 See More Word History
Etymology
Verb
Middle English beten, from Old English bēatan; akin to Old High German bōzan to beat
Noun (1)
noun derivative of beat entry 1
Adjective
from past participle of beat entry 1
Noun (2)
from beat entry 3 in beat generation, or by shortening of beatnik
First Known Use
Verb
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1
Noun (1)
circa 1625, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
Adjective
1800, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
Noun (2)
1957, in the meaning defined above
Time Traveler
The first known use of beat was before the 12th century Phrases Containing beat
noun¹
noun²
verb¹
verb²
verb³
verb⁴
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