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beat/bi:t/ v., n. & adj.●v. (past beat; past part. beaten /ˈbi:t(ə)n/) 1 tr.a strike (a person or animal) persistently or repeatedly, esp. to harm or punish (尤指带伤害性或惩罚性地连续)打(人或动物) b strike (a thing) repeatedly, e.g. to remove dust from (a carpet etc.), to sound (a drum etc.) 拍打(如毯子等上的灰尘)；击(鼓等) 2 intr. (foll. by 后跟 against, at, on, etc.)a pound or knock repeatedly (反复地)敲打，击打 waves beat against the shore 大浪拍岸; beat at the door 拍打门 b = beat down 3 3 tr.a overcome; surpass; win a victory over 克服；超过；战胜 b complete an activity before (another person etc.) 先于(他人等)完成 c be too hard for; perplex 难倒；使困惑不解 4 tr. (often foll. by 常后跟 up) stir (eggs etc.) vigorously into a frothy mixture 打，搅(鸡蛋)成泡沬 5 tr. (often foll. by 常后跟 out) fashion or shape (metal etc.) by blows 锤打(金属等) 6 intr. (of the heart, a drum, etc.) pulsate rhythmically (心脏)跳动；(鼓等)被击打 7 tr. (often foll. by 常后跟 out)a indicate (a tempo or rhythm) by gestures, tapping, etc. 表示韵律(敲出节拍等) b sound (a signal etc.) by striking a drum or other means 击打以发出(信号等) beat a tattoo 敲击归营鼓 8a intr. (of a bird's wings) move up and down (鸟翅膀)扑动，拍打 b tr. cause (wings) to move in this way 使(翅膀)扑动 9 tr. make (a path etc.) by trampling 踩出(一条路等) 10 tr. strike (bushes etc.) to rouse game 拍打(草丛等)以惊出猎物 11 intr. Naut. sail in the direction from which the wind is blowing 【海】逆风行驶 ●n. 1a a main accent or rhythmic unit in music or verse (音乐、诗歌中的)强音；节拍 three beats to the bar 一节三拍; missed a beat and came in early 快了一拍 b the indication of rhythm by a conductor's movements 打拍子 watch the beat 看拍子 c (in popular music) a strong rhythm (流行音乐的)强节奏 d (作 attrib.) characterized by a strong rhythm 强节奏的 beat music 强节奏音乐 2a a stroke or blow (e.g. on a drum) (如鼓的)一击 b a measured sequence of strokes 连续拍击 the beat of the waves on the rocks 波浪不停地拍打着岩石 c a throbbing movement or sound 跳动，跳动声 the beat of his heart 他的心跳 3a a route or area allocated to a police officer etc. (警官等的)巡逻路线(或范围) b a person's habitual round 人的习惯行径 4 Physics a pulsation due to the combination of two sounds or electric currents of similar but not equivalent frequencies 【物理学】拍音，悸音，差拍 5 colloq. [口] = BEATNIK ●adj. 1 (作 predic.) slang exhausted, tired out [俚语]极其疲惫的，筋疲力尽的 2 (作 attrib.) of the beat generation or its philosophy 垮掉一代的；垮掉一代哲学的 □ beat about (often foll. by 常后跟 for) search (for an excuse etc.) 寻找(借口等) □ beat about (or US [美] around) the bush discuss a matter without coming to the point 不直截了当地，转弯抹角地 □ beat the bounds Brit. mark parish boundaries by striking certain points with rods [英]打边界列队游行 □ beat one's breast strike one's chest in anguish or sorrow 捶胸顿足 □ beat the clock complete a task within a stated time 按时完成任务 □ beat down 1a bargain with (a seller) to lower the price 杀(卖主的)价 b cause a seller to lower (the price) 使降低(价格) 2 strike (a resisting object) until it falls 敲落，击倒(阻碍之物) beat the door down 把门击倒 3 (of the sun, rain, etc.) radiate heat or fall continuously and vigorously (太阳)强烈照射，(雨)倾盆而下 □ beat the drum for publicize, promote 宣传，提倡 □ beaten at the post defeated at the last moment 在最后一刻被击败 □ beat in crush 砸碎 □ beat it slang go away [俚语]溜掉 □ beat off drive back (an attack etc.) 击退(进攻等) □ beat a retreat withdraw; abandon an undertaking 撤退，打退堂鼓 □ beat time indicate or follow a musical tempo with a baton or other means 打拍子，按节奏 □ beat a person to it arrive or achieve something before another person 比别人先完成 □ beat up give a beating to, esp. with punches and kicks 痛打(尤指拳打脚踢) □ it beats me I do not understand (it) (这)我不懂 □ beatable adj.[Old English bēatan, from Germanic] |