| 单词 | beat |
| 释义 | beat I. transitive verb 1. a. < arrested for beating his wife > < beating the dog for barking at night > < beaten by thugs > b. < beating the streets looking for work > c. < the wedding guest he beat his breast — S.T.Coleridge > or in accordance with musical rhythm < the natives watching the dance, beating their thighs > d. < a house beaten by repeated storms > e. obsolete < beating our ears with his endless complaints > f. < the trapped bird beating the air > g. (1) < beating the hedgerow for rabbits > : range over in quest of game < beatthe woods and rouse the bounding prey — Matthew Prior > : search, scour < beating the woods for the lost child > (2) < beating the limb for injurious insects > (3) < beating the dirty rugs > < beating the olive trees and picking up the fruit > h. < beating eggs > < beating pancake batter > i. < beating a drum > < beating a gong > 2. a. < beaten back by the defenders of the castle > < beating off the savage dogs with a club > b. (1) < pebbles beaten to a fine dust > (2) papermaking c. < trying to beat some sense into these dolts > d. < beaten to the ground by a series of blows > < beaten black-and-blue > < beaten to death by the mob > < a beached ship beaten to pieces in the storm > — used in a number of metaphoric phrases such as to beat the daylights out of, to beat the tar out of, to beat the devil out of, to beat the life out of, to beat the ears off e. < beat a path through the thicket > < the trail he used was beaten into a road by the feet and wagons of the first homesteaders — American Guide Series: Michigan > f. (1) < beating dust from the carpet > (2) < beating the stakes into the ground > g. < beat swords into plowshares > especially < gold beaten into strips > : make ornamental dents in by beating < beaten pewter > h. (1) < beating a martial tune > < rain beat a tattoo on the roof > : give a signal for or express a wish for by beat of drum or sound of other instrument < beat an alarm > < beating a charge > < beating the reveille > < beating a parley > (2) of a drum < the drums beat a merry tune > < drums beating a march > i. j. 3. < a bird beating its wing > < beat his foot nervously on the ground — Charles Dickens > < beating their hands in time to the music > 4. a. < beating the insurgents in a bloody battle > < Central beating Suburban in football > < beating his rival in the election > : bring about the defeat of < his own great wealth beat him in the election > < beaten in the game by their own mistakes > b. < a meal hard to beat > < for loveliness it would be hard to beat — Matthew Arnold > < this dog beat the others for the blue ribbon > : outdo and supersede < his performance beats the record > — used in a number of phrases sometimes adverbially: to beat hell, to beat the cars, to beat the band, to beat the devil, to beat the Dutch < I lay down and cried to beat the band all afternoon — Scott Fitzgerald > c. archaic < beating the bargain > d. < beating the bank with his system > < beating the odds against him > e. (1) < a problem that beat the engineers > (2) < it beats me how he does it > (3) f. < feeling completely beat after the race > g. < beating him out of his due return > h. < a failure at fifty, a beaten man > i. < beating the sultry weather > < beating the inflationary trend > j. k. < the batsman was beaten and bowled by an inswinger > 5. a. < he was going to bid at the auction but I beat him > b. < beating his enemy to the draw > < he beat his opponent to the punch > c. < beat the deadline > d. < another man beat me to the empty chair > : arrive at a goal or destination before < the fielder's throw beat the baserunner > e. < beat the gun > < leaving early and beating the whistle > f. < no system can be devised that cannot be beaten by collusion — Journal of Accountancy > 6. < a young conductor will beat wildly almost any tempo — Warwick Braithwaite > intransitive verb 1. a. < waves beat against the shore > < rain beating on the roof > b. < burning hot weather, with the sun beating down — G.W.Talbot > : become projected steadily with unpleasant force or intensity < the heat in the shadeless fields beats down on the steaming black earth — Marjory S. Douglas > c. < the turbulence of the Renaissance and the quarrels of England and Spain beating about his head — Douglas Stewart > d. < the drummers beat to call soldiers to their quarters > 2. a. < my pulse beat so quickly and hardly that I felt the palpitation of every artery — Mary W. Shelley > b. < her dominant will beat so strongly within her — Hugh Walpole > < his breathing was hard and … the blood beat in his ears and eyes — Robertson Davies > < a question was beating unanswered at the back of her brain — Ellen Glasgow > c. of a timepiece < the beating of the clock > d. (1) < the drums beat > (2) < before the assembly beats — W.M.Thackeray > e. < the B beats unpleasantly with the C > 3. a. < their air attack still beating upon us — Sir Winston Churchill > < beating on the door of the cabin > b. of a hare c. < the wings of the bird beating feebly > d. 4. a. b. < beating along the coast > c. < the castaways beating inland > 5. < our team will beat > Synonyms: < beat a carpet > < beat a child, hitting him repeatedly > < a savage beating > pound may apply to beating with heavier, more massive, damaging, or crushing blows < a tropical hurricane pounded the island with giant waves — Martin Gardner > < the artillery and the dive bombers pounded the defense — S.L.A.Marshall > pummel may apply to a continuous shower of blows not massive but fairly heavy and damaging < with Dick fastened on him, pummeling away most unmercifully — Samuel Lover > < the piers are pummelled by the waves — W.H.Auden > thrash and thresh apply to repeated striking as with a flail, stick, or whip < thrashing grain > < thrash a child or servant > < Indians paddle into the swamp, two men in each canoe; while one rows the other threshes the rice heads into the boat with two sticks — American Guide Series: Minnesota > buffet, often used figuratively, implies a repeated striking, heavy slapping, cuffing to and fro < Sung Yung was shoved about and buffeted by angry hands — T.B.Costain > < the two hands of Madame Defarge buffeted and tore her face — Charles Dickens > < buffeted by the bewildering passions and divided loyalties — C.J.Rolo > baste may imply a thorough cudgeling, thrashing, or beating < if you will give me the loan of a horsewhip, I'll baste the backs of these lazy fellows of yours — J.H.Wheelwright > belabor suggests a prolonged beating or drubbing < a group of demonstrating Egyptians being belabored by police — R.C.Doty > Synonym: see in addition conquer, pulsate. • - beat about the bush - beat a retreat - beat goose - beat hollow - beat it - beat one's brains out - beat one's breast - beat one's gums - beat one's time - beat one's way - beat the air - beat the bounds - beat the bushes - beat the drum - beat the rap - beat the time of - beat time - beat to leeward - beat to windward II. 1. a. b. c. < the full force of the surf beat — Joyce Allan > < the fierce beat of the eastern sun — T.B.Costain > d. < the cox lifted the beat to 36 > 2. a. b. 3. 4. a. b. 5. a. < a heart beat > also b. < the beat of the waves on the rock > : a steady sequence of sounds c. < the beat of a poet's verse > : metrical or rhythmical stress 6. a. b. c. d. < that band has a fine beat > e. < the irregular beat of city life > 7. a. < a policeman's beat > b. c. (1) (2) d. e. f. 8. 9. a. b. 10. a. < I have never seen the beat of it > b. 11. a. b. c. 12. a. b. • - in beat - off one's beat - off the beat - out of beat III. 1. < so beat that I'd flop down and go to sleep fully dressed — Polly Adler > 2. 3. < a miner with a beat hand > 4. < beat jargon > < beat generation > < beat poet > IV. V. dialect Britain variant of beet III VI. Britain VII. transitive verb |
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