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  • Conjugation : past  beat ; pp  beaten ; ing  beating
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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

beat [biːt]
  1. 1. noun [c] [of heart] 跳动
  2. 2. noun [音] (rhythm) 节拍
  3. 3. noun [of policeman] 巡逻区域
    on the beat
    在巡逻
  4. 4. vt. [+wife] [ child] (strike) 打
    She was beaten to death.
    她被打死了。
  5. 5. vt. [+eggs] [ cream] 搅
  6. 6. vt. [+opponent] [ record] (defeat) 击败
    Arsenal beat Oxford United 5-1.
    阿森纳队以5比1击败了牛津联合队。
  7. 7. vi. [heart+] 跳动
  8. 8. vi. (strike) 拍打
    The rain beat against the window.
    雨水打在窗户上。
    Somebody was beating at the door.
    有人在用力敲门。
    to beat time
    [音] 打拍子
    beat it!
    [inf] 走开！
    you can't beat it
    什么也比不上它
    off the beaten track
    在人迹罕至之处

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

beat [biːt]
  1. 1. vt. 战胜，击败
    We will beat our rivals.
    我们将击败竞争对手。
    Agassi beat becker in the tennis championship.
    阿加西在网球锦标赛中打败了贝克尔。
    We beat the competition.
    我们打败了对手。
  2. 2. vt. 打，殴打，痛揍
    The bully got beaten up by a bigger bully.
    暴徒被一个更厉害的暴徒打败了。
    The teacher used to beat the students.
    这位老师过去常常体罚学生。
    Thugs beat him up when he walked down the street late at night.
    他深夜走过大街时被暴徒痛打了一顿。
  3. 3. verb 连续击打，不停敲打
    There was a beating at the door.
    有人在敲门。
  4. 4. vi. 有节奏地跳动
    His pulse was not beating.
    他的脉搏不跳了。
    Her heart was beating fast.
    她的心脏正在快速跳动。
  5. 5. vt. 敲打或捶打……使成形
    The chef will beat the flour into animal shapes.
    厨师把面粉拍打成动物形状。
  6. 6. vi. 发出有节奏的响声
    The drummer was beating on the cymbals.
    鼓手在击钹。
    The drums beat all night.
    鼓声响了一晚上。
  7. 7. vi. 猛烈地袭击
    The heavy rain was beating down.
    大雨倾盆而下。
  8. 8. vt. 拍打，拍动，振（翅）
    The young bird couldn't beat his wings.
    小鸟不能扇动翅膀。
    The eagle beat its wings and soared high into the sky.
    雄鹰拍打着翅膀，飞向高空。
  9. 9. vi. [Navigation] 抢风航行
    The fierce wind was beating down on the sail.
    狂风吹打着船帆。
  10. 10. vt. 搅拌，搅开
    She will beat the eggs and flour together.
    她将把鸡蛋和面粉搅在一起。
  11. 11. vt. 拍打（自己身体的某一部分）
    He was beating his fingers in tune with the music.
    他随着音乐的节奏打响指。
    Beat one's foot rhythmically.
    有节奏地跺脚。
  12. 12. vt. 胜过，优于
    Going on a vaction beats going to work.
    度假要比工作好。
    This sure beats work!
    这肯定比工作强！
    Reading beats watching television.
    读书比看电视强。
  13. 13. vt. 逃避付钱
    She will beat the electricity bill.
    她将逃避交电费。
  14. 14. vi. 发出滴答声
    The watch was beating quickly.
    手表快速地走着。
    The grandfather clock beat midnight.
    落地大座钟敲响了午夜的钟点。
  15. 15. vi. 拍击，上下挥动，振（翅）
    The eagle was beating his wings against the wind.
    鹰在风中拍打着翅膀。
  16. 16. vt. 打（拍子），打（节奏）
    They were beating their chopsticks to the music.
    他们敲打筷子奏乐。
  17. 17. vi. [Physics] 振动
    The room was beating with loud music.
    房间充满了嘈杂的音乐。
  18. 18. vt. 踏出，踩出
    They beat a new path along the river.
    他们沿河开辟了一条新路。
  19. 19. vt. 有节奏地敲打，敲出（鼓点）
    She was beating on the barrels.
    她在敲桶。
  20. 20. verb 反复击打（水或灌木）使猎物暴露
    The fisherman beat the surface of the water with his pole.
    那个垂钓者用鱼竿拍打水面。
  21. 21. vt. 以计取胜，智取
    He can beat the system.
    他可以掌握那个系统。
    I beat the traffic.
    我在车流中挤来挤去。
  22. 22. vt. 难倒，使困惑，使迷惑
    It beats the heck out of me.
    我不知道该怎么办。
    This beats me!
    这难倒我了！
  23. 23. verb （使）精疲力尽，（使）疲惫
    He was beat after the long day at work.
    他在一天的工作之后精疲力尽。
    I'm beat.
    我已经筋疲力尽了。
  24. 24. n.[c] 巡逻路线，责任范围
    In the old days a policeman walked a beat and knew all his people by name.
    过去，警察们步行巡逻并知道管区内所有人的姓名。
  25. 25. n.[c] 脉搏
    The pattern of the baby's heart beat is printed on a graph.
    那个婴儿的心跳图打印在了图表上。
    He could feel the beat of her heart.
    他能够感觉到她的心跳。
  26. 26. n.[c] [Music] 节拍，拍子，节奏
    Rave music is defined as anything with a repetitive beat.
    锐舞音乐的定义是一种重复节拍。
    The conductor set the beat.
    那位指挥家设置了节拍。
  27. 27. n.[c] 拍音，悸音
  28. 28. n.[c] [American English] 垮掉的一代
  29. 29. n.[c] 敲击声，敲打声
    He could hear the drum beat sounding the attack.
    他可以听到发起进攻时的鼓声。
    He heard the beat of a drum.
    他听到了鼓声。
  30. 30. n.[c] [Prosody] 重音，韵脚
    What is the beat of the poem?
    这首诗的韵律是什么？
  31. 31. n.[c] 节奏，频率
    The rhythmic beat of a helicopter cutting across the sky reminds me of the war.
    越过天空的直升机的轰鸣声提醒我现在正发生战争。
    The cox raised the beat.
    那个舵手提高了重复速度。
  32. 32. n.[c] 敲击，打击
    Three beats on the door was all it took to get their attention.
    只需要敲三下门就能引起他们的注意。
    The signal was two beats on the steam pipe.
    暗号是在蒸气管上敲两下。
  33. 33. n.[c] [Navigation] 抢风航行
  34. 34. adjective 精疲力尽的，非常疲惫的
    Working all day left me beat.
    一天的工作让我筋疲力尽。
    So beat I could flop down and go to sleep anywhere.
    我太累了，无论在什么地方我都能直接趴下睡着。
  35. 35. adjective [American English] “垮掉的一代”的

Collins English-English Dictionary

beat [biːt]
  1. 1. vb [when intr, often foll by against, on, etc] to strike with or as if with a series of violent blows; dash or pound repeatedly (against)
  2. 2. vt. [tr] to punish by striking; flog
  3. 3. vt. to move or cause to move up and down; flap
    the bird beat its wings heavily
  4. 4. vi. [intr] to throb rhythmically; pulsate
    her heart beat fast
  5. 5. vt. [tr] to make (one's way) by or as if by blows
    she beat her way out of the crowd
  6. 6. vt. [tr; sometimes foll by up] [cookery] to stir or whisk (an ingredient or mixture) vigorously
  7. 7. vt. [tr; sometimes foll by out] to shape, make thin, or flatten (a piece of metal) by repeated blows
  8. 8. vt. [tr] [music] to indicate (time) by the motion of one's hand, baton, etc, or by the action of a metronome
  9. 9. vt. [when tr, sometimes foll by out] to produce (a sound or signal) by or as if by striking a drum
  10. 10. vt. to sound or cause to sound, by or as if by beating
    beat the drums!
  11. 11. vt. to overcome (an opponent) in a contest, battle, etc
  12. 12. vt. [tr; often foll by back, down, off etc] to drive, push, or thrust
  13. 13. vt. [tr] to arrive or finish before (someone or something);anticipate or forestall
    they set off early to beat the rush hour
  14. 14. vt. [tr] to form (a path or track) by repeatedly walking or riding over it
  15. 15. vt. to scour (woodlands, coverts, or undergrowth) so as to rouse game for shooting
  16. 16. vt. [tr] [Slang] to puzzle or baffle
    it beats me how he can do that
  17. 17. vi. [intr] [Physics] (of sounds or electrical signals) to combine and produce a pulsating sound or signal
  18. 18. vi. [intr] [nautical] to steer a sailing vessel as close as possible to the direction from which the wind is blowing
  19. 19. vt. [tr] [Slang] [chiefly US] to cheat or defraud
    he beat his brother out of the inheritance
  20. 20. vt. See breast
  21. 21. n a stroke or blow
  22. 22. n the sound made by a stroke or blow
  23. 23. n a regular sound or stroke; throb
  24. 24. n an assigned or habitual round or route, as of a policeman or sentry
  25. 25. n (as modifier)
    beat police officers
  26. 26. n the basic rhythmic unit in a piece of music, usually grouped in twos, threes, or fours
  27. 27. n pop or rock music characterized by a heavy rhythmic beat
  28. 28. n (as modifier)
    a beat group
  29. 29. n [Physics] the low regular frequency produced by combining two sounds or electrical signals that have similar frequencies
  30. 30. n [horology] the impulse given to the balance wheel by the action of the escapement
  31. 31. n [prosody] the accent, stress, or ictus in a metrical foot
  32. 32. n [nautical] a course that steers a sailing vessel as close as possible to the direction from which the wind is blowing
  33. 33. n the act of scouring for game by beating
  34. 34. n the organized scouring of a particular woodland so as to rouse the game in it
  35. 35. n the woodland where game is so roused
  36. 36. n short for beatnik
  37. 37. n [fencing] a sharp tap with one's blade on an opponent's blade to deflect it
  38. 38. n [modifier, often capital] of, characterized by, or relating to the Beat Generation
    a beat poet
    beat philosophy
  39. 39. adj [postpositive] [Slang] totally exhausted
  40. 40. adj See also beat down beat up
  41. 41. adj [Etymology] Old English beatan; related to Old Norse bauta, Old High German bozan
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Examples

to beat a path through grass
在草地中踩出一条小路
The posse beat the countryside for the fugitive.
一队警察在乡间搜捕逃犯。
to beat chalk dust from erasers
弹掉黑板擦上的粉笔灰
a policeman's beat
警察的巡逻路线
the beat generation
(美国)“垮了的一代”
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nciku Video Note

打 [dǎ]

  • Scene：

    打屁股 / spanking the boy

  • Examples：

    打击，殴打，打人

  • Description：

    打 can be used in many instances. It can mean to beat, hit, break, or play when used with different objects. Here it means to spank someone with force.

Related video notes: 打、梆、捶、敲

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