1 PHRASAL VERB （用鼓等乐器）敲奏出 If you beat out sounds on a drum or similar instrument, you make the sounds by hitting the instrument. （用鼓等乐器）敲奏出
2 PHRASAL VERB （用毯子等）扑灭（火） If you beat out a fire, you cause it to go out by hitting it, usually with an object such as a blanket. （用毯子等）扑灭（火）
SYN put out, stifle, smother, extinguish
3 PHRASAL VERB 打败；击败；战胜 If you beat out someone in a competition, you defeat them. 打败；击败；战胜 [mainly US]
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Indianapolis beat out nearly 100 other cities as the site for a huge United Airlines maintenance center. [VERB PREP. noun]
印第安纳波利斯从近百座城市中胜出，成为美国联合航空公司大型维护中心所在地。
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If we are certain a rival will beat us out, we are wide open to jealousy. [VERB noun PREP.]
如果我们能够确定某个选手将打败我们，我们很容易心生妒忌。