2N-SING (竞争或选举中的)大败,惨败 If something such as a business, a political party, or a team takes a beating, it is defeated by a large amount in a competition or election. (竞争或选举中的)大败,惨败
Our firm has taken a terrible beating in recent years.
我们公司近几年败得一塌糊涂。
3PHRASE 难以被超越 If you say that something will take some beating, you mean that it is very good and it is unlikely that anything better will be done or made. 难以被超越 [informal]
For sheer scale and grandeur, Leeds Castle in Kent takes some beating.