3VERB [usually passive](风、雨或暴风雪等)肆虐,严重破坏 If a place is battered by wind, rain, or storms, it is seriously damaged or affected by very bad weather. (风、雨或暴风雪等)肆虐,严重破坏
The country has been battered by winds of between fifty and seventy miles an hour. [beVERB-ed]
该国遭受到时速高达50至70英里的大风袭击,破坏严重。
...a storm that's been battering the Northeast coastline. [VERB noun]