beat的详细用法

beat

vt. 打；打败

vi. 打；打败；拍打；有节奏地舒张与收缩

n. 拍子；敲击；有规律的一连串敲打

adj. 筋疲力尽的；疲惫不堪的

beat 1

1.击败，打败，战胜•Brazil were beaten 2–1. 巴西队以1比2告负。

beat sb at/in sth•I beat him more often at pool than he beats me. 我和他打落袋台球胜多负少。

beat sb hollow,beat the pants off sb (=defeat them easily)把某人打得落花流水

2. 〔多次〕击打

•photographs of rioters beating a policeman 殴打一名警察的照片

beat sb black and blue (=hit someone until it makes marks on their body)把某人打得青一块紫一块

beat the living daylights out of sb (=beat someone very hard)把某人打得半死

3.〔多次或连续〕撞击，拍打[+ on/against/at etc]

•Waves beat against the cliffs. 海浪拍打着悬崖。

•rain beating on the windows 敲打着窗户的雨滴

4.打破〔记录〕；突破•The pany’s profits are unlikely to beat last year’s £10

million. 公司不太可能突破去年的一千万英镑利润。

beat a record/score etc•The record set by Kierson in '84 has yet to be beaten.

基尔逊在1984年创下的记录至今无人打破。

5.赛过，胜过•Fresh milk beats powdered milk any time. 新鲜牛奶任何时候都比奶粉好。

•You can’t beat swimming as a good all-body exercise. 游泳是再好不过的全身运动。

•Nothing beats homemade cake. 什么也比不上家里做的蛋糕。

beat doing sth•‘Well,’ said Culley, ‘it beats going to the office.’ “好吧，”卡利说，“那总比到办公室去好。”

you can’t beat sth (for sth)•For excitement, you just can’t beat college basketball.

要说刺激，没有什么可以跟大学篮球赛比。

6.搅拌，搅打•Beat the eggs, then add the milk. 把鸡蛋搅一搅，然后加入牛奶。

beat sth in•Gradually beat in the sugar. 一边打，一边慢慢地加入糖。

beat sth together•Beat the butter and sugar together until fluffy. 把黄油和糖混在一起搅打到松软为止。

l/deal with 控制/应付克服，战胜〔困难〕

•advice on how to beat depression 如何战胜忧郁症的建议

•the government’s long fight to beat inflation 政府为抑制通货膨胀所进行的长期斗争

8.〔心脏〕跳（动）•The average person’s heart beats 70 times a minute. 一般人的心跳是一分钟70次。

9.击（鼓），打（鼓）；〔鼓〕敲响

10.拍打〔翅膀〕；〔翅膀〕有节奏地拍动

some beating难以超过•Raikkonen has 42 points, which will take some beating.

莱科宁得到42分，很难超越。

12.避开，避免•We left at to beat the traffic. 我们凌晨四点就出发了，以避开交通拥堵。

13.抢在…前面•I wanted the last piece of pie, but somebody beat me to it . 我想吃那最后一块馅饼，可是有人抢先一步拿走了。

beat sb to sth•John had beaten me to the breakfast table. 约翰抢在我前面跑到早餐桌边。

about/around the bush〔说话〕转弯抹角，旁敲侧击

•Don’t beat around the bush. Ask for your account to be paid, and paid quickly.

别转弯抹角的，就跟人明说拿钱来把账结了，马上结掉。

the system钻制度的空子•Accountants know a few ways to beat the system.

当会计的多少知道一点钻制度空子的办法。

a path to sb’s door踏破某人的门槛〔指对某人出售的东西或提供的服务等感兴趣〕

•The new design was supposed to have consumers beating a path to their door. 这款新的设计预计将会吸引大批顾客。

a (hasty) retreat〔为避免困境〕（赶紧）溜走，（匆忙）撤退

•He beat a hasty retreat when he spotted me. 他一看到我就赶紧溜走了。

the clock提前完成•The pany managed to beat the clock on delivering its

new system. 公司终于提前发布了新的系统。

the rap逃脱惩罚

time打拍子•a conductor beating time with his baton 用指挥棒打拍子的乐队指挥

a path/trackmake a path by walking over an area of land踏出一条小路

beat the band大量地；大力地•It’s raining to beat the band. 现在正下着倾盆大雨。

the heat去暑，解热•Fresh lemonade is a great way to beat the heat. 喝新鲜柠檬水是解热的好办法。

24.[T] to hit metal with a hammer in order to shape it or make it thinner锤打，〔用锤〕敲打

25.[I,T] to force wild birds and animals out of bushes, long grass etc so that they

can be shot for sport将（猎物）赶出〔树丛、草丛等〕

your breast捶胸顿足〔表示难过或愧疚〕

击败，战胜〔尤用于口语〕

打败，击败〔defeat比beat正式，尤用于书面语〕

e 〔体育比赛中〕彻底打败，击溃4.

thrash 〔体育比赛中〕轻取，轻松击败

the floor with sb 〔在体育比赛或争论中〕彻底击败某人；把某人驳得体无完肤

•She wiped the floor with her opponent in the debate. 她在辩论中把对手驳得体无完肤。

1.(it) beats me我不懂，把我难住了

•Beats me why he wants such a big car.,‘What’s he saying?’ ‘Beats me.’ 我搞不懂他为什么要这么大的一辆车。,“他说什么？”“我也搞不清楚。”

it!走开！ ！

you beat that/it?你相信吗？你想得到吗？ 〔表示惊讶或恼火〕

•They’ve got eight children! Can you beat that? 他们有八个孩子！ 你想得到吗？

your brains out绞尽脑汁•I’ve been beating my brains out all week trying

to finish this essay. 我整个星期都在搜肠刮肚，想写完这篇文章。

you can’t beat 'em, join 'em斗不过他们就随了他们，随大流

beat down

1. 〔烈日〕曝晒，强烈照射

the rain beats down, it is raining very hard〔雨〕倾盆而下

the door down to hit a door so hard that it falls down把门都捶破了

sb down to persuade someone to reduce a price跟某人还价，跟某人杀价•He

wanted £4,500 for the car, but I beat him down to £3,850.这辆车他想卖4,500英镑，但最后我压到了3,850英镑。

5.使某人颓丧，使某人沮丧•The women seemed beaten down. 这些女人好像很颓丧。

beat off

1.击败某人/某事•McConnell beat off a challenge for his Senate seat. 麦康奈尔挫败了一个挑战他参议员席位的人。

a man beats off, he masturbate 〔男子〕手淫

beat sb/sth ←→ out

1.敲打出〔节奏〕

defeat someone in a petition击败〔竞争对手〕•Lockheed beat out a rival pany

to win the contract. 洛克希德公司击败竞争对手，得到了那份合同。

3.〔用布等拍打以〕扑灭〔火〕

beat up

sb ←→ up to hurt someone badly by hitting them痛打某人，毒打某人•Her

boyfriend got drunk and beat her up. 她男朋友喝醉了，把她狠狠揍了一顿。

up on sb to hit someone and harm them, especially someone younger or weaker

than yourself欺负殴打某人〔尤指弱小的人〕

yourself up to blame yourself too much for something太过自责•If you do

your best and you lose, you can’t beat yourself up about it. 你要是尽了最大努力后还是失败，就不用太责怪自己了。

beat 2

1.〔连续有节奏的〕跳动，敲击•a heart rate of 80 beats a minute 一分钟80跳的心率

2.[singular,单数] 有节奏的声音SYN RHYTHM

[+ of]•the beat of marching feet 列队行进的脚步声

3.[C] the main rhythm that a piece of music or a poem has〔音乐或诗歌的〕节奏

•a song with a beat you can dance to 带有舞蹈节奏的一首歌曲

4.[singular,单数] 〔某人在工作中〕负责的领域，辖区

•journalists covering the Washington beat 驻华盛顿地区的新闻记者

on the beat•People like to see police officers on the beat. 人们愿意看到有警察在执勤巡逻。

5.节拍，拍子

beat 3累坏的•I’m beat. 我累坏了。

•e and sit down – you must be dead beat . 过来坐下吧，你肯定累坏了。