beat
- v.击败;（用叉等）快速搅拌，打;(在比赛或竞争中)赢，打败(某人);控制;敲打;把（金属等）锤炼，敲打（成…）;比…更好;避免;难倒;踏出，踩出（道路）;（使）规律作响，作节奏运动
- n.(心脏等的)跳动;(音乐、诗歌等的)主节奏，节拍;(鼓的)一击;击鼓声;跳动声;管区;振翅声;(翅的)一振;有规律的敲击(声)
- adj.疲劳的，颓废的
beatverb
比赛 in game
（在比赛或竞争中）赢，打败（某人）
to defeat sb in a game or competition
He beat me at chess.
他下棋赢了我。
Their recent wins have proved they're still the ones to beat (= the most difficult team to beat) .
他们最近的胜利已证明，他们仍然是最难打败的队。
控制 control
控制
to get control of sth
The government's main aim is to beat inflation.
政府的主要目标是抑制通货膨胀。
太难 be too difficult
难倒
to be too difficult for sb
a problem that beats even the experts
连专家都难以解决的问题
It beats me (= I don't know) why he did it.
我弄不懂他为什么这样做。
What beats me is how it was done so quickly (= I don't understand how) .
使我困惑不解的是，这事怎么这么快就完成了。
更好 be better
比…更好；赛过；胜过
to do or be better than sth
Nothing beats home cooking.
什么也比不上家里做的好吃。
You can't beat Italian shoes.
意大利鞋是无与伦比的。
They want to beat the speed record (= go faster than anyone before) .
他们想打破这一速度纪录。
避免 avoid
避免；逃避
to avoid sth
If we go early we should beat the traffic.
我们早点出发就会避开交通拥挤。
We were up and off early to beat the heat .
我们很早就起床出发了，趁天还没热。
击打 hit
敲打；锤砸
to hit sb/sth many times, usually very hard
Somebody was beating at the door.
有人在打门。
Hailstones beat against the window.
冰雹不断地砸在窗户上。
Someone was beating a drum.
有人在敲鼓。
She was beating dust out of the carpet (= removing dust from the carpet by beating it) .
她正在拍掉地毯上的灰尘。
An elderly man was found beaten to death .
有人发现一名老翁被打死了。
At that time children were regularly beaten for quite minor offences (= a punishment) .
那时候孩子们常常因为很小的过错而挨打。
They beat him unconscious (= hit him until he became unconscious) .
他们把他打得不省人事。
心脏；鼓；翅膀 of heart/drums/wings
（使）规律作响，作节奏运动
to make, or cause sth to make, a regular sound or movement
She's alive─her heart is still beating .
她没死——她的心脏还在跳动。
We heard the drums beating .
我们听到鼓声。
The bird was beating its wings (= moving them up and down) frantically.
鸟儿没命地扑着翅膀。
搅拌 mix
（用叉等）快速搅拌，打
to mix sth with short quick movements with a fork, etc.
Beat the eggs up to a frothy consistency.
把鸡蛋打成黏稠泡沫状。
Beat the flour and milk together.
把面粉和牛奶搅拌在一起。
使金属成形 shape metal
把（金属等）锤炼，敲打（成…）
to change the shape of sth, especially metal, by hitting it with a hammer , etc.
beaten silver
银箔
The gold is beaten out into thin strips.
金子被锤打成了薄薄的长条。
The metal had been beaten flat.
那块金属被锤薄了。
开辟路径 make path
踏出，踩出（道路）
to make a path, etc. by walking somewhere or by pressing branches down and walking over them
a well-beaten track (= one that has been worn hard by much use)
经过很多人踏出来的路
The hunters beat a path through the undergrowth.
猎人们在灌木丛中踩出了一条小径。
to talk about sth for a long time without coming to the main point
别绕来绕去了，告诉我你想要什么吧。
Stop beating about the bush and tell me what you want.
to defeat or do better than sb in an activity which they have chosen or in which they think they are strong
to think very hard about sth for a long time
to show that you feel sorry about sth that you have done, especially in public and in an exaggerated way
to finish a task, race, etc. before a particular time
to go away immediately
这里是私人土地，滚开！
This is private land, so beat it!
if a lot of people beat a path to sb's door , they are all interested in sth that person has to sell, or can do or tell them
顶尖级戏剧演员代理人正纷纷把目光投向那个十多岁的孩子。
Top theatrical agents are beating a path to the teenager's door.
to escape without being punished
to go away or back quickly, especially to avoid sth unpleasant
to mark or follow the rhythm of music, by waving a stick, tapping your foot, etc.
她用手指打拍子。
She beat time with her fingers.
to get or do sth before sb else can
used to express surprise or anger
if you cannot defeat sb or be as successful as they are, then it is more sensible to join them in what they are doing and perhaps get some advantage for yourself by doing so
far away from other people, houses, etc.
他们住在偏远地带。
They live miles off the beaten track.
a fact, an argument, etc. that is used in order to blame or punish sb
to be difficult to beat
这一得分将很难超过。
That score is going to take some beating.
For sheer luxury, this hotel takes some beating.
单看豪华的程度，这家旅馆是难以超越的。
(to hit sb until they are) covered with bruises (= blue, brown or purple marks on the body)
to hit sb very hard several times and hurt them very much
to speak with enthusiasm in support of sb/sth
砸开，砸破（门等）
to hit a door, etc. many times until it breaks open
（阳光）强烈照射，曝晒
if the sun beats down it shines with great heat
说服某人降价；杀价
to persuade sb to reduce the price at which they are selling sth
He wanted $8 000 for the car but I beat him down to $6 000.
他那辆汽车要价8 000元，但我压到了6 000元。
I beat down the price to $6 000.
我把价杀到了6 000元。
手淫
to masturbate
击退；驱走
to force sb/sth back or away by fighting
The attacker was beaten off.
进攻者被击退了。
She beat off a challenge to her leadership.
她战胜了对她的领导地位的挑战。
（从某人）骗取，骗得
to cheat sb by taking sth from them
Her brother beat her out of $200.
她哥哥骗走了她200元。
抢先；捷足先登
to get somewhere or do sth before sb else
She beat me to the top of the hill.
她比我先到达山顶。
I was about to take the last cake, but he beat me to it.
我正要拿那最后一块饼，却给他抢先一步。
痛殴；毒打
to hit or kick sb hard, many times
He was badly beaten up by a gang of thugs.
他被一帮暴徒打得遍体鳞伤。
狠打，虐待（弱小者）
to hit sb hard, especially sb who is young or weak
I've heard people say he used to beat up on his wife.
我听说他以前常打妻子。
（为某事）过分自责
to blame yourself too much for sth
Look, there's no need to beat yourself up over this.
听我说，没有必要为此过分自责。
noun
鼓；心脏；翅膀 of drums/heart/wings
（鼓的）一击；（翅的）一振；（心脏等的）跳动；击鼓声；振翅声；跳动声
a single blow to sth, such as a drum, or a movement of sth, such as your heart; the sound that this makes
several loud beats on the drum
几下隆隆鼓声
His heart missed a beat when he saw her.
在见到她的一刹那，他的心跳顿了一下。
有规律的敲击（声）
a series of regular blows to sth, such as a drum; the sound that this makes
the steady beat of the drums
有节奏的敲鼓声
节奏 rhythm
（音乐、诗歌等的）主节奏，节拍
the main rhythm, or a unit of rhythm, in a piece of music, a poem, etc.
This type of music has a strong beat to it.
这种音乐节奏感很强。
The piece has four beats to the bar.
这首曲子每小节四拍。
警察 of police officer
管区；辖区；巡逻地段
the area which a police officer walks around regularly and which he or she is responsible for
More police officers out on the beat may help to cut crime.
增加巡逻的警察可能有助于减少罪行。
to walk around the area that they are responsible for
adj.
All these words mean to hit sb/sth many times, especially hard.以上各词均含反复敲打之义，尤指使劲地击打。
to hit sb/sth a lot of times, especially very hard指反复敲打、使劲锤砸：
Someone was beating at the door.
有人在打门。
A young man was found beaten to death last night.
昨天夜里有人发现一名小伙子被打死了。
At that time, children were often beaten for quite minor offences (= as a punishment) .
那时候，孩子们常常因为很小的过错而挨打。
to hit sb/sth hard a lot of times, especially in a way that causes serious damage指连续猛击，尤指殴打致伤或造成破坏：
He had been badly battered around the head and face.
他被打得鼻青脸肿。
Severe winds have been battering the coast.
狂风一直在海岸肆虐。
to hit sb/sth hard a lot of times, especially in a way that makes a lot of noise指连续猛击，尤指发出砰砰的撞击声：
Heavy rain pounded on the roof.
暴雨砰砰砰地砸在屋顶上。
to hit sb/sth a lot of times, especially with your fists (= tightly closed hands)指反复拳打、捶打
to hit sb/sth with a lot of force指猛击、狠打：
The rain lashed at the window.
雨点猛烈地打在窗户上。
to hit sb/sth hard a lot of times, in a way that is noisy or violent指大声、猛烈地反复敲打、连续击打：
He hammered the door with his fists.
他不断地用拳头擂门。
There is not much difference in meaning between these two, but to pound is sometimes a steadier action. To hammer can be more violent and it is often used figuratively. |
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VERB 打；猛击
If you beat someone or something, you hit them very hard.My wife tried to stop them and they beat her...
我妻子想阻止他们，他们就打了她。
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VERB （通常指多次或连续地）撞击，猛撞，拍打
To beat on, at, or against something means to hit it hard, usually several times or continuously for a period of time.There was dead silence but for a fly beating against the glass...
当时一片寂静，只听见一只苍蝇不停地撞击着玻璃。
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...the silence broken only by the beating of the rain.
一片寂静，只听见雨声
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VERB （心脏、脉搏等）跳动
When your heart or pulse beats, it continually makes regular rhythmic movements.I felt my heart beating faster.
我感觉我的心越跳越快。
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I could hear the beating of my heart.
我能听见自己的心跳。
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V-ERG 敲，打，击（鼓等）；（鼓等）敲响
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 .When you beat the drum, you feel good.
敲鼓的时候感觉很好。
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N-COUNT （音乐的）节奏
The beat of a piece of music is the main rhythm that it has....the thumping beat of rock music.
摇滚乐强烈的节奏
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N-COUNT （音乐的）拍子，节拍
In music, a beat is a unit of measurement. The number of beats in a bar of a piece of music is indicated by two numbers at the beginning of the piece.It's got four beats to a bar.
一个小节有4拍。
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VERB 搅拌；搅打
If you beat eggs, cream, or butter, you mix them thoroughly using a fork or beater.Beat the eggs and sugar until they start to thicken.
把鸡蛋和白糖混在一起搅打至开始变稠。
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V-ERG 拍打，拍动（翅膀）；（翅膀）拍动
When a bird or insect beats its wings or when its wings beat, its wings move up and down.Beating their wings they flew off...
它们拍打着翅膀飞走了。
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VERB 打败；击败；战胜
If you beat someone in a competition or election, you defeat them.In yesterday's games, Switzerland beat the United States two-one...
在昨天的比赛中，瑞士以2比1击败美国。
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VERB 打破（纪录等）；超过； 突破
If someone beats a record or achievement, they do better than it.He was as eager as his Captain to beat the record.
他和队长一样渴望打破这项纪录。
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VERB 战胜（某个组织、问题、疾病等）
If you beat something that you are fighting against, for example an organization, a problem, or a disease, you defeat it.It became clear that the Union was not going to beat the government...
情况已然明朗，工会无法和政府抗衡。
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VERB （常指暂时）击退，中断，中止
If an attack or an attempt is beaten off or is beaten back, it is stopped, often temporarily.The rescuers were beaten back by strong winds and currents...
救援人员因风浪太大而被迫中断工作。
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VERB 好于；优于；胜于
If you say that one thing beats another, you mean that it is better than it.Being boss of a software firm beats selling insurance...
当软件公司的老板比卖保险强多了。
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VERB 没有比…更好的；什么也比不上；最好的莫过于
If you say you can't beat a particular thing you mean that it is the best thing of its kind.You can't beat soap and water for cleansing.
做清洁没有比用肥皂和水更好的了。
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VERB 赶在…前面；抢先
To beat a time limit or an event means to achieve something before that time or event.They were trying to beat the midnight deadline...
他们要努力赶在午夜的最后期限之前完成。
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N-COUNT （警察的）辖区，巡逻区；（记者的）负责采访的区域
A police officer's or journalist's beat is the area for which he or she is responsible.The team police get to know the people in their patrol areas better than cops who must cover a larger beat.
小分队的警察比那些负责大片区域的警察更了解自己管片的群众。
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VERB 把…难住；使不明白；使无法解释
You use beat in expressions such as 'It beats me' or 'What beats me is' to indicate that you cannot understand or explain something.'What am I doing wrong, anyway?' — 'Beats me, Lewis.'...
“不管怎样，我到底做错了什么？”——“这我也不知道，刘易斯。”
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PHRASE 滚开；走开
If you tell someone to beat it, you are telling them to go away.Beat it before it's too late.
趁早滚开。
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CONVENTION （表示惊讶或恼怒）竟然有这种事？岂有此理！
You can say Can you beat it? or Can you beat that? to show that you are surprised and perhaps annoyed about something.Can you beat it; there was Graham Greene in Freetown and there was I on the other side of Africa.
真是岂有此理！格雷厄姆·格林在弗里敦，而我却在非洲的另一边。
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PHRASE 比…抢先行动；赶在…前面（做某事）
If you intend to do something but someone beats you to it, they do it before you do.Don't be too long about it or you'll find someone has beaten you to it.
别拖得太久，不然就会有人捷足先登了。
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PHRASE 打不过，就入伙
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PHRASE 停顿；犹豫
If you say or do something without missing a beat, you continue to speak or do it, even though people might have expected you to hesitate or stop.'Are you jealous?' — 'Only when I'm not in control,' he says, not missing a beat.
“你眼红吗？”——“除非我把持不住自己，”他毫不犹豫地说道。
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PHRASE 错失机会
If you say that someone never misses a beat, you mean that they always know what is going on and how they can take advantage of it.Skye has scarcely missed a beat as one of the Gold Coast's spectacular models since her marriage.
丝凯作为黄金海岸大红大紫的模特儿，自结婚以后从来就没有错失过任何机会。
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PHRASE （警察）值勤，当班，巡逻
A police officer on the beat is on duty, walking around the area for which he or she is responsible.The officer on the beat picks up information; hears cries for help; makes people feel safe.
值勤警员注意观察情况，对救援呼叫及时反应，确保让百姓有一种安全感。
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PHRASE 打拍子
If you beat time to a piece of music, you move your hand or foot up and down in time with the music. A conductor beats time to show the choir or orchestra how fast they should sing or play the music.He beats time with hands and feet.
他手脚并用地打着拍子。
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There had been no violence, no beatings-up until then.
在那之前没有动粗打人。
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- the act of beating to windward;sailing as close as possible to the direction from which the wind is blowing
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- a stroke or blow
- the signal was two beats on the steam pipe
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- a regular rate of repetition
- the cox raised the beat
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- the basic rhythmic unit in a piece of music
- the piece has a fast rhythm
- the conductor set the beat
- Synonym: rhythm musical rhythm
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- (prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse
- Synonym: meter metre measure cadence
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- the sound of stroke or blow
- he heard the beat of a drum
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- the rhythmic contraction and expansion of the arteries with each beat of the heart
- he could feel the beat of her heart
- Synonym: pulse pulsation heartbeat
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- a regular route for a sentry or policeman
- in the old days a policeman walked a beat and knew all his people by name
- Synonym: round
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- a member of the beat generation;a nonconformist in dress and behavior
- Synonym: beatnik
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- a single pulsation of an oscillation produced by adding two waves of different frequencies;has a frequency equal to the difference between the two oscillations
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- wear out completely
- This kind of work exhausts me
- I'm beat
- He was all washed up after the exam
- Synonym: exhaust wash up tucker tucker out
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- be a mystery or bewildering to
- This beats me!
- Got me--I don't know the answer!
- a vexing problem
- This question really stuck me
- Synonym: perplex vex stick get puzzle mystify baffle pose bewilder flummox stupefy nonplus gravel amaze dumbfound
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- come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
- Agassi beat Becker in the tennis championship
- We beat the competition
- Harvard defeated Yale in the last football game
- Synonym: beat out crush shell trounce vanquish
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- beat through cleverness and wit
- I beat the traffic
- She outfoxed her competitors
- Synonym: outwit overreach outsmart outfox circumvent
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- give a beating to;subject to a beating, either as a punishment or as an act of aggression
- Thugs beat him up when he walked down the street late at night
- The teacher used to beat the students
- Synonym: beat up work over
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- hit repeatedly
- beat on the door
- beat the table with his shoe
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- strike (water or bushes) repeatedly to rouse animals for hunting
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- strike (a part of one's own body) repeatedly, as in great emotion or in accompaniment to music
- beat one's breast
- beat one's foot rhythmically
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- stir vigorously
- beat the egg whites
- beat the cream
- Synonym: scramble
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- shape by beating
- beat swords into ploughshares
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- produce a rhythm by striking repeatedly
- beat the drum
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- make by pounding or trampling
- beat a path through the forest
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- move with or as if with a regular alternating motion
- the city pulsated with music and excitement
- Synonym: pulsate quiver
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- move rhythmically
- Her heart was beating fast
- Synonym: pound thump
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- indicate by beating, as with the fingers or drumsticks
- Beat the rhythm
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- sail with much tacking or with difficulty
- The boat beat in the strong wind
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- move with a flapping motion
- The bird's wings were flapping
- Synonym: flap
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- move with a thrashing motion
- The bird flapped its wings
- The eagle beat its wings and soared high into the sky
- Synonym: flap
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- glare or strike with great intensity
- The sun was beating down on us
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- make a rhythmic sound
- Rain drummed against the windshield
- The drums beat all night
- Synonym: drum thrum
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- make a sound like a clock or a timer
- the clocks were ticking
- the grandfather clock beat midnight
- Synonym: tick ticktock ticktack
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- avoid paying
- beat the subway fare
- Synonym: bunk
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- be superior
- Reading beats watching television
- This sure beats work!
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If you serve like this nobody can beat you .
如果你像这样发球，没有人可以击败你。
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It was a close run thing before Spain beat Poland 3-2
比赛难分高下，最终西班牙以3比2击败波兰。
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This type of music has a strong beat to it .
这种音乐节奏感很强。
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A young man was found beaten to death last night .
昨天夜里有人发现一名小伙子被打死了。
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We were up and off early to beat the heat .
我们很早就起床出发了，趁天还没热。
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You can 't beat the system .
你斗不过现行的体制。
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The team put up a good fight but were finally beaten .
这个队打得不错，但最后还是输了。
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Look , there 's no need to beat yourself up over this .
听我说，没有必要为此过分自责。
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He could hear the beating of his own heart .
他听得到自己的心跳。
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Add the eggs to the mixture and beat well .
将鸡蛋加进混合料中，搅拌均匀。
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More police officers out on the beat may help to cut crime .
增加巡逻的警察可能有助于减少罪行。
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She 's alive ─ her heart is still beating .
她没死——她的心脏还在跳动。
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They beat him within an inch of his life .
他们险些儿把他打死。
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He beat on the door with the flat of his hand .
他用手掌打门。
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An elderly man was found beaten to death .
有人发现一名老翁被打死了。
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Stop beating about the bush and tell me what you want .
别绕来绕去了，告诉我你想要什么吧。
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Their recent wins have proved they 're still the ones to beat .
他们最近的胜利已证明，他们仍然是最难打败的队。
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As a place to live , Oxford takes some beating .
就居住环境而论，牛津市是个难得的好地方。
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What beats me is how it was done so quickly .
使我困惑不解的是，这事怎么这么快就完成了。
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Beating the world champions is certainly a big ask for the team .
这个队要打败世界冠军当然难度很大。
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His heart missed a beat when he saw her .
在见到她的一刹那，他的心跳顿了一下。
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My heart started to beat more quickly .
我的心跳开始加快。
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At that time , children were often beaten for quite minor offences .
那时候，孩子们常常因为很小的过错而挨打。
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The patient 's heart stopped beating for a few seconds .
病人的心跳停顿了几秒钟。
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That 's three times she 's beaten me ─ I must be slipping !
她已经赢了我三回了——我一定是退步了！
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At that time children were regularly beaten for quite minor offences .
那时候孩子们常常因为很小的过错而挨打。
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Bind the mixture together with a little beaten egg .
用少许打过的蛋将混合料搅拌在一起。
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She beat time with her fingers .
她用手指打拍子。
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The piece has four beats to the bar .
这首曲子每小节四拍。
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She beat off a challenge to her leadership .
她战胜了对她的领导地位的挑战。
尤指心脏有规律地跳动，或指鸟类有节奏地拍打翅膀。
Her heart is beating fast.
她的心跳得很快。
The birds are beating their wings.
鸟儿扑扇着翅膀。
特指鸟儿或有翅膀的昆虫快速而轻轻地振动翅膀。
The young bird fluttered her wings up and down, hoping to fly.
小鸟上下拍动着翅膀，想要飞起来。
The bees are fluttering among the flowers.
蜜蜂在花丛中飞舞。
指激动、生气、愤怒等时心脏剧烈地跳动；也指使劲地连续击打。
His heart pounded with anger.
他气得心脏怦怦直跳。
He pounded the table angrily.
他气得猛拍桌子。
He was pounding on the door.
他在砰砰地敲门。
指心脏、动脉等有规律地振动或有节奏地舒张和收缩。
His heart pulsated with excitement.
他激动得心脏怦怦直跳。
She felt her heart pulsate with the aftershock.
她感觉自己的心在随着余震一起跳动。
We could see the veins in her neck pulsating.
我们看到她脖子上的血管在跳动。
指因恐惧或激动而心脏怦怦直跳。
His heart thumped with fear.
他吓得心怦怦直跳。
My heart began to thump wildly.
我的心开始狂跳起来。
常指在战争、比赛、竞争等中战胜对手。
Our army defeated the enemy in that decisive battle.
在那场决定性战役中，我军击败了敌军。
The team defeated their opponents.
这个球队将对手一一击败。
作此义解时，常可与 defeat 换用。
The Arsenal were beaten/defeated, 3 - 1.
阿森纳队以1比3告负。
The Conservatives beat/defeated their opponents in the election.
保守党在选举中击败对手。
指彻底战败对手等；在国际象棋中也指把国王将死。
She hoped that she could checkmate her opponents.
她希望能彻底战胜对手。
The king was checkmated and so the player lost the game.
王被将死，棋手输了这盘棋。
较正式用词，指迅速或突然地用力一击或敲击，可以是有意的，也可以是无意的。
Who struck the first blow?
谁先动手的?
He struck the boy with his stick.
他用手杖打了那个男孩。
The hammers strike the piano strings and make them vibrate.
音锤敲击钢琴琴弦并使之震动。
The huge clock at the Customs House strikes the hours.
海关大钟报时。
普通用词，指用手或器械连续击打，也指在游戏、竞赛或战争中战胜对手。
The poor child was beaten black and blue.
那可怜的孩子被打得青一块紫一块的。
They were frequently cursed and beaten by the employer.
他们常被雇主打骂。
Jack beat Jobe to win the game.
杰克在游戏中战胜了乔布。
The home team beat the visiting team by a large score.
主队以大比分打败了客队。
普通用词，指有目标地猛击，强调用力击中；引申指在精神、经济等方面予以打击。
The missile hit the carrier.
导弹击中了航空母舰。
The brick hit him in the head.
砖块击中了他的头部。
The economic recession hit the family hard.
经济衰退使这家人遭到重创。
指用拳头或器械猛敲、猛打，强调非常用力。
The attacker knocked her to the ground and kicked her hard.
袭击者把她打倒在地并狠狠地踢她。
Somebody is knocking on the door.
有人在敲门。
I wish you wouldn't knock at the table again.
我希望你不要再敲桌子了。
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