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单词 beaters
释义

beat

1 of 4

verb

ˈbēt How to pronounce beat (audio)
beat; beaten ˈbē-tᵊn How to pronounce beat (audio) or beat; beating; beats

transitive verb

1
: to strike repeatedly:
a
: to hit repeatedly so as to inflict pain
Inmates were put in solitary for beating other inmates.
often used with up
… brutes who beat up their victims without compunction …J. H. Plumb
b
: to walk on : tread
beat the pavement looking for work
c
: to strike directly against forcefully and repeatedly : dash against
waves beating the shore
beat the door with her fists
d
: to flap or thrash at vigorously
a trapped bird beating the air
e
hunting : to strike at in order to rouse game
beating a hedgerow
also : to range over in or as if in quest of game
beat the woods and rouse the bounding prey … Matthew Prior
f
: to mix by stirring : whip
beat the eggs
often used with up
g
: to strike repeatedly in order to produce music or a signal
beat a drum
2
a
: to drive or force by blows
beat back his attackers
b
: to pound into a powder, paste, or pulp
c
: to make by repeated treading or driving over
beat a path through the woods
d(1)
: to dislodge by repeated hitting
beat dust from the carpet
(2)
: to lodge securely by repeated striking
beat a stake into the ground
e
: to shape by beating
beat swords into plowshares
especially : to flatten thin by blows
f
: to sound or express especially by drumbeat
beating out a rhythm on the conga
3
: to cause to strike or flap repeatedly
a bird beating its wings
4
a
: overcome, defeat
beat the insurgents in a bloody battle
beating your opponent in chess
They beat us 14 to 3.
also : surpass
She beat the old record by three seconds.
often used with out
Someone else beat her out for the job.
b
: to prevail despite
beat the odds
c
: bewilder, baffle
it beats me how she does it
d(1)
: fatigue, exhaust
(2)
: to leave dispirited, irresolute, or hopeless
Years of failure had beaten him down.
e
: cheat, swindle
beat him out of his inheritance
5
a(1)
: to act ahead of usually so as to forestall
I was going to make the suggestion, but she beat me to it.
(2)
journalism : to report a news item in advance of
beat the other networks
b
: to come or arrive before
I beat him to the finish line.
c
: circumvent
beat the system
d
sports : to outmaneuver (a defender) and get free
The player attempts to beat the defender and score.
e
sports : to score against (a goalkeeper)
6
: to produce (music or a signal) by striking something repeatedly : to indicate by beating
beat the tempo

intransitive verb

1
a
: to become forcefully propelled forward : dash
waves beating against the shore
b
: to glare or strike with oppressive intensity
The sun beat down on us.
c
: to sustain distracting activity
… the turbulence of the Renaissance … beating about his head …Douglas Stewart
d
: to strike a drum repeatedly : to beat a drum
The drummers kept beating.
2
a(1)
: pulsate, throb
Her heart beat wildly.
(2)
: tick
the beating of a clock
b
: to sound upon being struck
the sound of a beating drum
3
a
: to strike repeated blows
beating on the door
… their air attack still beating upon us …Sir Winston Churchill
b
: to strike the air : flap
The bird's wings beat frantically.
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
: to progress with much difficulty
5
nautical : to sail to windward by a series of zigzag movements
beating along the coast
beatable
ˈbē-tə-bəl How to pronounce beat (audio)
adjective

beat

2 of 4

noun (1)

1
a
: a single stroke or blow especially in a series
a single beat on a drum
also : pulsation, tick
b
: a sound produced by or as if by beating (see beat entry 1)
dance to the beat of the drums
listening to the beat of his heart
c
: a driving impact or force
… the full force of the surf beatJoyce Allan
… the fierce beat of the eastern sun.T. B. Costain
2
: one swing of the pendulum or balance (see balance entry 1 sense 9) of a timepiece
3
a
: a regularly traversed round (see round entry 3 sense 6a)
a cop patrolling her beat
b
journalism : a group of news sources that a reporter covers regularly
a reporter on the beat
4
a
: a metrical or rhythmic stress in poetry or music or the rhythmic effect of these stresses
four beats per bar
keeping a steady beat
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)
music with a Latin beat
also : rock entry 2 sense 2
5
a
: one that excels
I've never seen the beat of it
b
journalism : the reporting of a news story ahead of competitors
6
: deadbeat
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
9
dance : an accented stroke (as of one leg or foot against the other)
10
: moment
waited a beat before responding
beatless
ˈbēt-ləs How to pronounce beat (audio)
adjective

beat

3 of 4

adjective

1
a
: being in a state of exhaustion : exhausted
Sometimes I'd be so beat that I'd flop down and go to sleep fully dressed.Polly Adler
b
: sapped of resolution or morale
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
beat poets

beat

4 of 4

noun (2)

often capitalized
: beatnik
Phrases
beat about the bush or beat around the bush
: to fail or refuse to come to the point in discourse
Stop beating around the bush and tell me what you want.
beat a retreat
: to leave in haste
beat it
1
: to hurry away : scram
2
: hurry, rush
beat one's brains out
: to try intently to resolve something difficult by thinking
I beat my brains out trying to figure it out.
beat the bushes
: to search thoroughly through all possible areas
beat the drum
: to proclaim as meritorious or significant : publicize vigorously
beating the drum for their candidate
beat the pants off
: to defeat or surpass overwhelmingly
We vowed to beat the pants off them next time.
beat the rap
: to escape or evade the penalties connected with an accusation or charge
beat up on
: to attack physically or verbally
She was getting beat up on by her critics.
to beat the band
: in a very energetic or forceful manner
talking away to beat the band
miss a beat
chiefly US : to have difficulty in continuing : to stop or hesitate briefly
often used in negative constructions
A few minutes later, the power cuts out …, but Achmed doesn't miss a beat; clearly, he's used to this.Eric Weiner

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
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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
Verb
When Evans got sidetracked after Williams beat him, Williams began to fully feel the pressure of being the NFL’s only Black starting quarterback. Stephen Borelli, USA TODAY, 13 Feb. 2023 The first Super Bowl involving both No. 1 seeds since the Eagles beat the Patriots 41-33 in February 2018 lived up to its hype. Rob Maaddi, Anchorage Daily News, 13 Feb. 2023 As Tampa Bay Buccaneers beat reporter Jon Ledyard of Pewter Report pointed out after the game, the quality of officiating won’t change unless the players push for it. Dj Siddiqi, Forbes, 13 Feb. 2023 Lerner was born in 1925, the year after the Washington Senators beat the New York Giants in the World Series. Stephen Whyno, ajc, 13 Feb. 2023 The first Super Bowl involving both No. 1 seeds since the Eagles beat the Patriots in February 2018 lived up to its hype. Rob Maaddi, Hartford Courant, 13 Feb. 2023 Shortly after the Kansas City Chiefs beat the Philadelphia Eagles at the big game on Sunday evening, the athlete, 27, shared a photo on his Instagram Story documenting his post-game festivities. Nicholas Rice, Peoplemag, 13 Feb. 2023 The first Super Bowl involving both No. 1 seeds since the Eagles beat the Patriots 41-33 in February 2018 lived up to its hype. Dallas News, 12 Feb. 2023 Fred VanVleet scored 35 points, topping 30 for a career-best ninth time this season, and Pascal Siakam added 28 points as the Toronto Raptors beat the visiting Detroit Pistons 119-118 Sunday for their fourth win in five games. San Francisco Chronicle, 12 Feb. 2023
Noun
Thirty seconds a beat seems a bit hyperbolic, but Certified Trapper is a prolific artist who dropped a whopping 14 mixtapes in 2022 alone (even while being incarcerated last summer). Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 17 Feb. 2023 Some narrative cartwheels are pulled in order to get the gang back together, with one particularly timely story beat calling back to the previous incarnation’s Great Recession roots. Erik Adams, Chron, 16 Feb. 2023 He has twice been named one of the top 10 beat writers in the country by the AP Sports Editors. Dallas News, 16 Feb. 2023 Collins is fresh off her beat as White House correspondent for CNN with no previous experience as an anchor. Jonah Valdez, Los Angeles Times, 16 Feb. 2023 The only genre that takes a hit is electronic music, where the beat drops are much more subdued. Dan Roe, Popular Mechanics, 14 Feb. 2023 The 23-year-old singer-songwriter has made a name for herself by creating unapologetic, unfiltered lyrics about the imperfections of the human experience, all sung to an undeniably catchy beat. Lizzie Hyman, Peoplemag, 14 Feb. 2023 Sonos declined to use the beat as justification for raising its revenue projection for the full fiscal year ending in September. Dan Gallagher, WSJ, 9 Feb. 2023 But even though consumption is rising, the energy transition isn’t losing a beat as fossil fuel use is expected to decline while renewable energy sources and nuclear power will fill more than 90% of the new demand. Tristan Bove, Fortune, 8 Feb. 2023
Adjective
The key to making real money is licensing a beat multiple times. Lily Moayeri, Variety, 2 Dec. 2022 Reporting knowledge of specific game strategy is a no-no for a beat reporter. oregonlive, 14 Oct. 2022 He’s handled that well, leaning on those ex-beat reporter’s instincts to quickly identify angles and story lines. Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 2 July 2022 The reason these heart-music mappings work is because abnormal heart rhythms tend to form simple inter-beat-interval ratios. Grace Leslie, Scientific American, 18 Sep. 2021 The same way that a shoe ties an outfit together or a good headband can tie a wig together, a lip color can have just the same impact on a beat face. Essence, 28 July 2021 That information, known as inter-beat intervals, could help doctors gauge how well your heart is functioning. Washington Post, 9 Mar. 2021 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

Kids Definition

beat

1 of 3 verb
ˈbēt How to pronounce beat (audio)
beat; beaten ˈbēt-ᵊn How to pronounce beat (audio) or beat; beating
1
a
: to hit again and again
beat a drum
rain beating on the roof
often used with up
two bullies beat him up
b
: to flap against
wings beating the air
c
: to mix by stirring : whip
beat two eggs
2
a
: to drive or force by blows
beat off the intruder
b
: to make by walking or riding over
beat a path
c
: to shape by blows
beat gold into thin strips
3
: to cause to strike or flap repeatedly
birds beating their wings
4
a
: to win against : defeat
b
: baffle entry 1 sense 1
it beats me where they are
c
: surpass sense 1
can you beat that?
5
a
: to act ahead of
beat me to the punch
b
: to arrive before
beat us home
6
: to measure or mark off by strokes
beat time to the music
7
: to glare or strike harshly
the sun beats down
8
: pulsate, throb
the heart beating
beater noun

beat

2 of 3 noun
1
a
: a stroke or blow especially in a series
b
: pulsation
c
: a sound produced by or as if by beating
the beat of waves against the rock
2
a
: a rhythmic stress in poetry or music
b
: the tempo given to a musical performer
c
: rhythm sense 2
likes music with a Latin beat
3
: a place or area regularly visited in the course of work or duty
a police officer's beat
a reporter's beat

beat

3 of 3 adjective
1
: being tired out
2
: having lost one's morale

Medical Definition

beat

1 of 2 intransitive verb
ˈbēt How to pronounce beat (audio)
beat; beaten ˈbēt-ᵊn How to pronounce beat (audio) or beat; beating
: pulsate, throb

beat

2 of 2 noun
: a single stroke or pulsation (as of the heart)
ectopic beats
see extrasystole

beaters

noun

plural of beater
1
as in crates
a dilapidated old automobile he drives a beater that just barely runs

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • crates
  • junkers
  • wrecks
  • jalopies
  • flivvers
  • lemons
  • hulks
  • clunkers
2
as in whippers
one that defeats an enemy or opponent no one likes to see the beater of our team in the play-offs

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • whippers
  • winners
  • conquerors
  • trimmers
  • champions
  • victors
  • masters
  • vanquishers
  • champs
  • subduers
  • rulers
  • placers
  • dominators
  • finalists
  • subjugators
  • top dogs
  • overdogs

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • losers
  • quitters
  • washouts
  • pushovers
  • failures
  • flops
  • underdogs
  • punching bags
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