drum·beat /ˈdrʌmbiːt/ n. 1. 鼓声;鼓的一击(声) The West Indian drumbeat still throbbed in his head. 西印度群岛人的鼓声仍在他的脑子里冬冬地响着。 2. 拍击(声) The clopping of the hooves was a drumbeat to their singing. 马蹄的嗒嗒声为他们的歌声打拍子。 You could hear the drumbeat of rain on the tin roof. 你能够听到打在铁皮屋顶上的雨点声。 3. 大事鼓吹 the drumbeats of sb.'s speech 某人演说中的鼓吹煽动