The form beat is used in the present tense and is the past tense. beat 的过去式与原形相同。
1 VERB 打;猛击 If you
beat someone or something, you hit them very hard.
打;猛击 2 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.
(通常指多次或连续地)撞击,猛撞,拍打 [Also VERB n] -
There was dead silence but for a fly beating against the glass. [VERB + against]
当时一片寂静,只听见一只苍蝇不停地撞击着玻璃。
-
Nina managed to free herself and began beating at the flames with a pillow. [VERB + at]
尼娜好不容易挣脱出来,拿起枕头用力扑打火焰。
-
The rain was beating on the windowpanes. [VERB + on]
雨点拍打着窗玻璃。
3 VERB (心脏、脉搏等)跳动 When your heart or pulse
beats, it continually makes regular rhythmic movements.
(心脏、脉搏等)跳动 4 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 .
敲,打,击(鼓等);(鼓等)敲响 5 N-COUNT [usually singular] (音乐的)节奏 The
beat of a piece of music is the main rhythm that it has.
(音乐的)节奏 6 N-COUNT [usually plural] (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.
(音乐的)拍子,节拍 8 VERB 搅拌;搅打 If you
beat eggs, cream, or butter, you mix them thoroughly using a fork or beater.
搅拌;搅打 9 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.
拍打,拍动(翅膀);(翅膀)拍动 10 VERB 打败;击败;战胜 If you
beat someone in a competition or election, you defeat them.
打败;击败;战胜 -
In yesterday's games, Switzerland beat the United States two-one. [VERB noun]
在昨天的比赛中,瑞士以2比1击败美国。
-
There are men who simply don't like being beaten by a woman. [VERB noun]
有些男人就是不想被女人打败。
-
She was easily beaten into third place. [be VERB-ed + into]
她轻易落败,跌至第三。
11 VERB 打破(纪录等);超过; 突破 If someone
beats a record or achievement, they do better than it.
打破(纪录等);超过; 突破 12 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.
战胜(某个组织、问题、疾病等) -
It became clear that the Union was not going to beat the government. [VERB noun]
情况已然明朗,工会无法和政府抗衡。
-
They recognise that tough action offers the only hope of beating inflation. [VERB noun]
他们认识到这一严厉举措是战胜通货膨胀的唯一希望。
-
Kate Jackson is expecting her first child at 43—two years after beating breast cancer. [VERB noun]
凯特·杰克逊在43岁的时候怀上了第一个孩子—那时她战胜乳腺癌已经有两年了。
13 VERB [usually passive] (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.
(常指暂时)击退,中断,中止 14 VERB [no cont] 好于;优于;胜于 If you say that one thing
beats another, you mean that it is better than it.
好于;优于;胜于 [informal] -
Being boss of a software firm beats selling insurance. [VERB noun]
当软件公司的老板比卖保险强多了。
-
Nothing quite beats the luxury of soaking in a long, hot bath at the end of a tiring day. [VERB noun]
辛苦一天之后美美地泡个热水澡比什么都强。
-
For an evening stroll the beach at Dieppe is hard to beat. [VERB noun]
傍晚散步去迪耶普的海滩简直是不二之选。
15 VERB [no cont] 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.
没有比…更好的;什么也比不上;最好的莫过于 16 VERB 赶在…前面;抢先 To
beat a time limit or an event means to achieve something before that time or event.
赶在…前面;抢先 -
They were trying to beat the midnight deadline. [VERB noun]
他们要努力赶在午夜的最后期限之前完成。
-
Those who shop on Sunday to beat the rush are wasting their time. [VERB noun]
那些为了在抢购高峰前下手而在星期天购物的人是在浪费时间。
17 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.
(警察的)辖区,巡逻区;(记者的)负责采访的区域 18 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.
把…难住;使不明白;使无法解释 [informal, spoken] -
'What am I doing wrong, anyway?' — 'Beats me, Lewis.'. [VERB noun]
“不管怎样,我到底做错了什么?”—“这我也不知道,刘易斯。”
-
How you can be so insensitive absolutely beats me. [VERB noun]
我真搞不懂你怎么会这么麻木。
19 PHRASE 滚开;走开 If you tell someone to
beat it, you are telling them to go away.
滚开;走开 [informal, spoken] 20 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.
(表示惊讶或恼怒)竟然有这种事?岂有此理! [informal, feelings] 22 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.
比…抢先行动;赶在…前面(做某事) 23 PHRASE 打不过,就入伙 If you can't beat them, join them means that, if someone is too strong for you to defeat, it is better to be on the same side as them.
打不过,就入伙 [informal] 24 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.
停顿;犹豫 -
'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。
25 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.
错失机会 26 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.
(警察)值勤,当班,巡逻 27 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.
打拍子 28 to
beat someone
black and blue→see: black to beat someone's brains out
→see: brain to beat one's breast
→see: breast to beat about the bush
→see: bush to beat the clock
→see: clock to beat or knock the living daylights out of someone
→see: daylights to beat the drum for someone or something
→see: drum to beat someone at their own game
→see: game to beat a retreat
→see: retreat to beat, kick or knock the shit out of someone
→see: shit a stick to beat someone with
→see: stick UsageThesaurusWord Partnership
Usage | beat |
As a verb, beat is commonly used to talk about fighting an illness or addiction: Lance Armstrong beat cancer. She just can't beat her addiction to cocaine. |
Thesaurus | beat Also look up: |
VERB. | hit, pound, punch; (ant.) caress, pat, pet 1 mix, stir, whip 8 flutter, quiver, vibrate 9 |
Word Partnership | Use beat with: |
N. | beat a rug 1 heart beat 3 beat a drum 4 beat eggs 8 beat a deadline 16 |
PREP. | beat against, beat on 2 on/to a beat 5 6 |
PRON. | beat its/their wings 9 |
View usage for:All yearsLast 10 yearsLast 50 yearsLast 100 yearsLast 300 years