bat·ter
verb/ˈbætə(r)/
/ˈbætər/
[intransitive, transitive, often passive]Verb Forms
Phrasal Verbs| present simple I / you / we / they batter | /ˈbætə(r)/ /ˈbætər/ |
| he / she / it batters | /ˈbætəz/ /ˈbætərz/ |
| past simple battered | /ˈbætəd/ /ˈbætərd/ |
| past participle battered | /ˈbætəd/ /ˈbætərd/ |
| -ing form battering | /ˈbætərɪŋ/ /ˈbætərɪŋ/ |
- to hit somebody/something hard many times, especially in a way that causes serious damage
连续猛击；殴打 - batter at/on something She battered at the door with her fists.
她用双拳不断地擂门。 - batter against something The waves battered against the ship.
波浪拍打着船。 - batter somebody He had been badly battered around the head and face.
他被打得鼻青脸肿。 - batter something Severe winds have been battering the north coast.
狂风一直在北海岸肆虐。 - The victim had been battered to death.
受害人已被殴打致死。
Synonyms beatbeatbatter ▪ pound ▪ lash ▪ hammerThese words all mean to hit somebody/something many times, especially hard.beat to hit somebody/something a lot of times, especially very hard:- Someone was beating at the door.
有人在打门。 - A young man was found beaten to death last night.
昨天夜里有人发现一名小伙子被打死了。 - At that time, children were often beaten for quite minor offences (= as a punishment).
那时候孩子们常常因为很小的过错而捱打。
- He had been badly battered around the head and face.
他被打得鼻青脸肿。 - Severe winds have been battering the coast.
狂风一直在海岸肆虐。
- Heavy rain pounded on the roof.
暴雨𠳐𠳐地砸在屋顶上。
- The rain lashed at the window.
雨点猛烈地打在窗户上。
- He hammered the door with his fists.
他不断地用拳头捶门。
- to beat/batter/pound/lash/hammer somebody/something with something
- to beat/batter/pound/lash/hammer against something
- to beat/batter/pound/hammer on something
- to beat/batter/hammer something down
- the rain/wind/sea beats/batters/pounds/lashes (at) something
Extra ExamplesTopics Crime and punishmentc2- She battered on the door.
她用力敲门。 - He started furiously battering the door with a piece of wood.
他开始用一块木头猛烈地敲门。 - An intruder attacked him and battered him to death.
一名入侵者袭击了他并将他殴打致死。 - Heavy rains battered what remained of the crop.
大雨袭击了仅存的农作物。
Word Originverb Middle English: from Old French batre ‘to beat’ (from Latin battuere) + -er.noun senses 1 to 2 late Middle English: from Old French bateure ‘the action of beating’, from batre ‘to beat’. - batter at/on something She battered at the door with her fists.
