Leaving the relationship does not mean that the battering will stop.分手并不意味着虐待会停止。

The women who come to the rescue centre will, on average have suffered 35 batterings.来救助中心求助的妇女平均遭受到35次毒打。

Sterling took a battering yesterday as worries grew about the state of Britain's economy.由于对英国经济状况的担忧在增长, 英镑昨天遭受重创。