| 释义 |
bat·ter¹ /ˈbætə(r)/ vt. | vi. | n.
I ❶ vt.
1. (以连续猛击)捣毁，砸烂，击伤；(用攻城槌)冲击，撞击；(用炮火)轰击
The fireman battered the door down with a heavy axe. 救火员用大斧把门劈开。
Tornadoes battered the garden, but the hospital was spared. 龙卷风摧毁了花园，医院则幸免于难。
2. 重创；连续打击
rebuild the war-battered economy 重建受战争创伤的经济
the battered U.S. dollar 受冲击的美元
a home for battered wives 弃妇收容所
3. (尤指因不加爱惜而)磨损，损坏
The furniture was battered beyond recognition. 家具破损得叫人认不出了。
❷ vi.
连续猛击
batter away at the door for admittance 嘭嘭擂门要求入内
Flies battered against the windowpanes. 苍蝇不停地撞在窗玻璃上。
II n.
1. (活字或铅版的)字面磨损处
2. (由于活字或铅版磨损而造成的)印刷模糊，印刷缺陷
3. 损坏的活字，坏铅字
4. 〈俚〉磨损
[< OFr batre < L battuere to beat] |