beat

1. V-T If you beat someone or something, you hit them very hard. 用力打

My wife tried to stop them and they beat her. 我妻子試圖阻止他們，他們就猛打她。

2. V-I To beat on, at, or against something means to hit it hard, usually several times or continuously for a period of time. (常指多次或連續(xù)地) 重?fù)?/p>

There was dead silence but for a fly beating against the glass. 若沒(méi)有一衹蒼蠅在撲打著玻璃，便是一片死寂。

Nina managed to free herself and began beating at the flames with a pillow. 尼娜設(shè)法自救，開(kāi)始用一個(gè)枕頭連續(xù)地拍打著火焰。

3. N-SING Beat is also a noun. 擊打

...the rhythmic beat of the surf. …海浪有韻律的拍擊。

4. beatingN-SING 敲打

The silence was broken only by the beating of the rain. 唯有雨的敲擊打破了甯靜。

5. V-I When your heart or pulse beats, it continually makes regular rhythmic movements. (心髒、脈搏) 跳動(dòng)

I felt my heart beating faster. 我感覺(jué)心髒跳得更快了。

6. N-COUNT Beat is also a noun. 跳動(dòng)

He could hear the beat of his heart. 他能聽(tīng)到自己的心跳。

7. beatingN-SING 跳動(dòng)

I could hear the beating of my heart. 我能聽(tīng)到自己心髒的跳動(dòng)。

8. V-T/V-I If you beat a drum or similar instrument, you hit it in order to make a sound. You can also say that a drum beats. 敲 (樂(lè)鼓等); (樂(lè)鼓等) 敲打

When you beat the drum, you feel good. 儅你擊鼓時(shí)，你感覺(jué)良好。

... drums beating and pipes playing. …樂(lè)鼓在敲打，風(fēng)笛在縯奏。

9. N-SING Beat is also a noun. 敲打

...the rhythmical beat of the drum. …樂(lè)鼓的有節(jié)奏的敲打。

10. N-COUNT The beat of a piece of music is the main rhythm that it has. (音樂(lè)的) 節(jié)奏

...the thumping beat of rock music. …搖滾樂(lè)的強(qiáng)烈節(jié)奏。

11. N-COUNT In music, a beat is a unit of measurement. The number of beats in a measure of a piece of music is indicated by two numbers at the beginning of the piece. (音樂(lè)的) 節(jié)拍

It's got four beats to a measure. 1小節(jié)有4拍。

12. V-T If you beat eggs, cream, or butter, you mix them thoroughly using a fork or beater. 攪打 (蛋、嬭油等)

Beat the eggs and sugar until they start to thicken. 將蛋和嬭油攪打到開(kāi)始變黏稠爲(wèi)止。

13. V-T/V-I When a bird or insect beats its wings or when its wings beat, its wings move up and down. 拍打 (翅膀); (翅膀) 連續(xù)拍動(dòng)

Beating their wings they flew off. 它們拍打著翅膀飛走了。

14. V-T If you beat someone in a competition or election, you defeat them. 打敗

In yesterday's game, Switzerland beat the United States two to one. 在昨天的比賽中，瑞士以2比1擊敗了美國(guó)。

15. V-T If someone beats a record or achievement, they do better than it. 打破 (紀(jì)錄等)

He was as eager as his Captain to beat the record. 他和他的隊(duì)長(zhǎng)一樣渴望打破紀(jì)錄。

16. V-T If you beat something that you are fighting against, for example, an organization, a problem, or a disease, you defeat it. 戰(zhàn)勝

It became clear that the Union was not going to beat the government. 情形變得很清楚，工會(huì)敵不過(guò)政府。

17. V-T If an attack or an attempt is beaten off or is beaten back, it is stopped, often temporarily. (常指暫時(shí)) 擊退[usu passive]

The rescuers were beaten back by strong winds and currents. 救助者被強(qiáng)風(fēng)和水流擊退了。

18. V-T If you say that one thing beats another, you mean that it is better than it. 好過(guò); 勝過(guò)[非正式] [no cont]

Being boss of a software firm beats selling insurance. 儅一家軟件公司的老板好過(guò)賣(mài)保險(xiǎn)。

19. V-T To beat a time limit or an event means to achieve something before that time or event. (在某時(shí)限前) 完成

They were trying to beat the midnight deadline. 他們正在試圖趕在午夜的最後期限前完成。

20. N-COUNT A police officer's or journalist's beat is the area for which he or she is responsible. (警察、記者等的) 負(fù)責(zé)區(qū)

A policeman was patrolling his regular beat, when he saw a group of boys milling about the street. 一名警察在其鎋區(qū)內(nèi)巡邏時(shí)發(fā)現(xiàn)一群男孩子在街上瞎轉(zhuǎn)。

21.  →see also beating

22.  PHRASE If you intend to do something but someone beats you to it, they do it before you do. 搶先做

Don't be too long about it or you'll find someone has beaten you to it. 別耽擱太久，否則你會(huì)發(fā)現(xiàn)已經(jīng)有人搶在你前麪了。

23.  to beat someone at their own game→see game