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beat down
beat down vb (adverb) 1. (Commerce) (tr) informal to force or persuade (a seller) to accept a lower price: I beat him down three pounds. 2. (intr) (of the sun) to shine intensely; be very hotThesaurusVerb | 1. | beat down - persuade the seller to accept a lower price; "She beat the merchant down $100"bargain downchaffer, haggle, higgle, huckster - wrangle (over a price, terms of an agreement, etc.); "Let's not haggle over a few dollars" | | 2. | beat down - shine hard; "The sun beat down on the hikers"beam, shine - emit light; be bright, as of the sun or a light; "The sun shone bright that day"; "The fire beamed on their faces" | | 3. | beat down - dislodge from a position; "She beat the dealer down to a much better price"reposition, shift, dislodge - change place or direction; "Shift one's position" |
beatverb1. To hit heavily and repeatedly with violent blows:assail, assault, baste, batter, belabor, buffet, drub, hammer, pound, pummel, smash, thrash, thresh.Informal: lambaste.Slang: clobber.Idiom: rain blows on.2. To punish with blows or lashes:flog, hide, lash, thrash, whip.Informal: trim.Slang: lay into, lick.3. To move (one's arms or wings, for example) up and down:flap, flitter, flop, flutter, waggle, wave.4. To indicate (time or rhythm), as with repeated gestures or sounds:count.Idioms: keep time , mark time.5. To make rhythmic contractions, sounds, or movements:palpitate, pound, pulsate, pulse, throb.6. To shape, break, or flatten with repeated blows:forge, hammer, pound.7. To mix rapidly to a frothy consistency:whip, whisk.8. To win a victory over, as in battle or a competition:best, conquer, defeat, master, overcome, prevail against (or over), rout, subdue, subjugate, surmount, triumph over, vanquish, worst.Informal: trim, whip.Slang: ace, lick.Idioms: carry the day, get the best of, get the better of, go someone one better.9. Informal. To be greater or better than:best, better, exceed, excel, outdo, outmatch, outrun, outshine, outstrip, pass, surpass, top, transcend.Idioms: go beyond, go one better.10. Slang. To make incapable of finding something to think, do, or say:confound, nonplus.Informal: flummox, stick, stump, throw.Idiom: put someone at a loss.phrasal verb beat downTo be projected with blinding intensity:blaze, glare.phrasal verb beat offTo turn or drive away:fend (off), keep off, parry, repel, repulse, ward off.noun1. A stroke or blow, especially one that produces a sound:clunk, pound, thud, thump.2. A periodic contraction or sound of something coursing:palpitation, pulsation, pulse, throb.3. The patterned, recurring alternation of contrasting elements, such as stressed and unstressed notes in music:cadence, cadency, measure, meter, rhythm, swing.4. An area regularly covered, as by a policeman or reporter:circuit, round, route.adjectiveInformal. Extremely tired:bleary, dead, drained, exhausted, fatigued, rundown, spent, tired out, wearied, weariful, weary, worn-down, worn-out.Informal: bushed, tuckered (out).Slang: done in, fagged (out), pooped (out).Idioms: all in, ready to drop.Translationsbeat (biːt) – past tense beat: past participle ˈbeaten – verb1. to strike or hit repeatedly. Beat the drum. (接連地)擊打 (接连地)击打 2. to win against. She beat me in a contest. 戰勝 战胜3. to mix thoroughly. to beat an egg. 攪拌 搅拌4. to move in a regular rhythm. My heart is beating faster than usual. 跳動 跳动5. to mark or indicate (musical time) with a baton etc. A conductor beats time for an orchestra. 打拍子 打拍子 noun1. a regular stroke or its sound. I like the beat of that song. 節奏 敲击声,拍子 2. a regular or usual course. a policeman's beat. 固定的(巡邏)路線 巡逻路线ˈbeater noun 敲打者 敲打者ˈbeating noun 敲打 敲打ˈbeaten adjective1. overcome; defeated. the beaten team; He looked tired and beaten. 被打敗的 打败了的2. mixed thoroughly. beaten egg. 充分攪拌的 充分搅拌的beat about the bush to approach a subject in an indirect way, without coming to the point or making any decision. 旁敲側擊 旁敲侧击beat down1. (of the sun) to give out great heat. The sun's rays beat down on us. (太陽)發散酷熱 (太阳)直射,烤晒 2. to (force to) lower a price by bargaining. We beat the price down; We beat him down to a good price. 殺價 杀价beat it to go away. Beat it, or I'll hit you!; She told her little brother to beat it. 滾開 滚开beat off to succeed in overcoming or preventing. The old man beat off the youths who attacked him; He beat the attack off easily. 擊退 打退beat a (hasty) retreat to go away in a hurry. The children beat a hasty retreat when he appeared. 倉惶逃走 仓皇逃走beat up to punch, kick or hit (a person) severely and repeatedly. He beat up an old lady. 痛毆 痛殴off the beaten track away from main roads, centres of population etc. 遠離喧囂 离开熟路,远离喧嚣 beat down
beat down1. To exhaust or discourage someone. In this usage, a person's name or pronoun is used between "beat" and "down." The long winters here just beat me down. I miss the warmth of the sun! I think working three jobs has finally beaten Alicia down—all she does these days is come home and sleep.2. To strike someone or something repeatedly. That bully is always beating down on the smaller kids in our class. Just yesterday, he gave Joey a bloody nose. The rain has been beating down on our roof for hours, and I'm starting to worry that we'll have a leak.3. To strike something so violently as to cause its collapse. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "beat" and "down." I'm coming! Geez, you're going to beat the door down!4. To strike something repeatedly in order to flatten it. That chicken needs to be thinner before we add the bread crumbs, so beat down on it some more.See also: beat, downbeat someone downFig. to defeat or demoralize someone. The constant bombing finally beat them down. The attackers beat down the defenders.See also: beat, downbeat something down 1. to break something in; to break through something. Don't beat the door down! I'm coming! Please don't beat down the door! 2. to flatten something. Sam beat the veal down to the thickness of a half an inch. First you beat down the meat to a very thin layer.See also: beat, downbeat down (on someone or something)to fall on someone or something. The rain beat down on us for an hour. The rock slide beat down on the car and totally ruined the body.See also: beat, downbeat down1. Force or drive down; defeat or subdue. For example, "And finally to beat down Satan under our feet" ( The Book of Common Prayer, 1552). [c. 1400] 2. Strike violently, as in the The sun kept beating down on us all day long. [Mid-1800s] 3. beat someone down. Make someone lower a price, as in He's always trying to beat us down. Economist Jeremy Bentham used this idiom in 1793: "Thus monopoly will beat down prices." [Slang; late 1700s] See also: beat, downbeat downv.1. To hit something until it falls down: The police beat down the door of the suspect's house. They approached the crumbling wall and beat it down with their bare hands.2. To defeat or demoralize someone: The constant criticism beat me down, and it was hard for me to try again. The invaders beat down every village they passed through.3. To fall down steadily and heavily: The rain beat down on the roof.4. To persuade someone to reduce the price of something: The clerk wanted $40 for the shoes but I beat him down to $30.See also: beat, downEncyclopediaSeebeatbeat down
Synonyms for beat downverb persuade the seller to accept a lower priceSynonymsRelated Words- chaffer
- haggle
- higgle
- huckster
verb shine hardRelated Wordsverb dislodge from a positionRelated Words |