单词 | beater |
释义 | beaterWord family adjectivebeatablebeatennounbeaterbeatingbeatnikbeatboxverbbeat , Utensils, Other sports, Motor vehicles Householdbeat·er /ˈbiːtə $ -ər/ noun [countableC] → beta1 DHDFUan object that is designed to beat something 拍打器,搅拌器 an egg beater 打蛋器 a carpet beater 地毯掸子 2. wife/child beater someone who hits his wife or child, especially someone who does this often 打妻子/孩子的人 Examples from the Corpus wife/child beater• Kurt was a Bible-college student and a wife beater. 3. DSOsomeone who forces wild birds or animals out of bushes, long grass etc so that they can be shot for sport 赶出猎物的人,猎人助手〔指把鸟兽从树丛中赶出来以便猎杀的人〕 4. TTC American EnglishAmE informal an old car in bad condition 破旧的汽车 → world-beaterExamples from the Corpus beater• Using clean beaters, whip the cream.• Put in bowl and mash with masher or electric beater on low speed.• The two boys then spent the rest of the day helping beaters send up birds for the guns.• An ordinary beater got five shillings.• It's a fruitful relationship that's proving a recession beater.• a rug beater• When parties went out grouse shooting, whisky was always taken for the beaters, keepers and loaders.• If any of the beaters did incur his wrath, they were sent home.• The beater said it had happened years ago in a quarrying accident.• The beaters of my Kenwood have seldom been still since the end of November. |
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