beats; beat; beaten /ˈbiːtn̩/ or chiefly US beat; beating beats; beat; beaten /ˈbiːtn̩/ or chiefly US beat; beating Learner's definition of BEAT
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: to hit (something) repeatedly(反复地)敲,击,打 [+ object]
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He beat the door with his fists. = He beat his fists against/on the door.他不停地用拳头砸门。
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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。
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He beat the dust out of the rug with a stick.他用棍子敲打掉地毯上的灰尘。
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She used a hammer to beat the metal into shape.她用锤子把金属块捶打成形。
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She used a hammer to beat the nail into the wall.她用锤子把钉子钉在了墙上。
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The dented metal was beaten flat.那块有凹痕的金属被敲平了。
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The waves were beating the shore.波涛不停地拍打着岸边。
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He beat at/against/on the door with his fists.他不停地用拳头砸门。
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The waves were beating on/against the shore.波涛不停地拍打着岸边。
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The rain beat on the roof.雨水打在屋顶上。
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[+ object] : to hit (someone) repeatedly in order to cause pain or injury狠打;猛揍 -
They beat him with clubs.他们用棍子狠狠打了他一顿。
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He was beaten badly/savagely/brutally.他被人毒打了一顿。
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a man accused of beating his wife被指控虐打妻子的男人
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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。
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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。
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He was beaten to death.他被殴打致死。
— see also beating, beat up (below), beat up on (below) 3
: to hit (a drum) repeatedly in order to produce music or a signal击(鼓);敲(鼓) [+ object]
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The drummer kept beating his drum.鼓手在不停地击鼓。
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the sound of a beaten drum敲鼓声
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They beat (out) a message on their drums.他们击鼓传信。
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The drum kept beating (out) its rhythm.有节奏的鼓声响个不停。
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The drummer kept beating.鼓手在不停地敲鼓。
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The drum kept beating.鼓声不断。
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the sound of a beating drum连续的击鼓声
— see also beat the drum for at 1drum 4
cooking : to stir or mix (something) in a forceful way搅拌;混合 [+ object]
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She used a whisk to beat the eggs.她使用打蛋器打鸡蛋。
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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。
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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。
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: to move (wings) with an up and down motion拍动,扇动(翅膀) [+ object]
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[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。
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(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!
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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。
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We beat them 14 to 3.我们14:3赢了他们。
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Our team was badly beaten in the championship game.我们队在锦标赛中一败涂地。
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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。
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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。
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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。
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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。
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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。
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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?
c not used in progressive tenses : to be better than (something)优于;好过 d : to control or overcome (something)控制;克服 e : to be too difficult for (someone)难倒;使困惑 ◊ The informal expression (it) beats me means “I don't know.”我不清楚;我不知道
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“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。”
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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。
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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。
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I bet I can beat you to the front door!我打赌我能比你先到前门。
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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
beat a dead horse
— see 1horse
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
beat a retreat
: to leave quickly迅速离开;匆匆走开
beat around/about the bush
— see 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
beat down
[phrasal verb] 1
of the sun : to shine down with great heat and strength(太阳)暴晒,直射 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 3 chiefly British
a beat (someone) down or beat down (someone) : to cause (someone) to lower a price使(某人)降价 b beat (a price) down or beat down (a price) : to cause someone to lower (a price)杀价;压价
beat it
informal
: to go away quickly迅速离开;跑掉 —
often used as a command常用作命令
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
beat out
[phrasal verb] 1 beat out (something) or beat (something) out
a : to put out (a fire) by beating扑灭(火) 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 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。
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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
— see 2punch
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 -
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
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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。
— see also beat-up
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
to beat the band
— see 1band — beatable
/ˈbiːtəbəl/ adjective 2 beat /ˈbiːt/ noun
plural beats
plural beats
Learner's definition of BEAT
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a [count] : the act of beating敲;击;打 -
a single beat on a drum在鼓上的一击
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a beat of the bird's wings鸟翼的扇动
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a single beat of his heart [=a single heartbeat]他的一次心跳
— see also heart skipped a beat at heart 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。
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They danced to the beat of the drums.他们踩着鼓点跳舞。
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listening to the beat of his heart听听他的心跳声
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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 b [singular] : the regular pattern of sounds in music or poetry : rhythm(音乐或诗歌的)节拍,节奏 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
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。
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He answered all their questions and never missed a beat.他一口气回答了他们的所有问题。
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He didn't miss a beat.他一气呵成。
3 beat /ˈbiːt/ adjective
Learner's definition of BEAT
not used before a noun informal