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| 1 | the series of regular sounds or movements as your heart pumps blood around your body （有规律的）心跳（声） |
| I could feel the beat of his heart. 我能感觉到他的心跳声。 |
| | 1a | one of the regular sounds or movements of your heart （有规律的）一次心跳（声） | | a heart rate of 65 beats a minute 每分钟跳动65次的心率 | | miss/skip a beat Her heart seemed to miss a beat. 她的心跳似乎停跳了一下。 | |
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| 2 | usually singular the main pattern of sounds in a piece of music , or the strongest sounds in this pattern （音乐的）节拍，拍子，强节奏 |
| music with a slow pulsating beat 慢节奏的音乐 |
| | 2a | a single regular sound or a series of regular sounds, especially of two things hitting together （尤指两物撞击时有规律的）敲击声，拍打声 | | the sound of a single drum beat 一声击鼓声 | | +of the beat of horses’ hooves 马蹄声 | |
| | 2b | a unit of measurement for a piece of music . Each bar has a particular number of beats （音乐的）拍子，节拍（每个小节都有若干个拍子） | | A waltz has three beats in a bar. 华尔兹1小节有3拍。 | |
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| 3 | usually singular an area that a police officer has responsibility for and must walk around regularly （警察的）巡逻范围，巡逻路线 |
| walk/pound/patrol the beat The two officers used to walk the beat together. 这两名警官过去常常一起在巡逻路线上巡逻。 |
| on the beat (=walking around an area) We intend to increase the number of police on the beat. 在巡逻 |
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