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beat·ingBrE /ˈbiːtɪŋ/NAmE /ˈbiːtɪŋ/ noun [C] an act of hitting sb hard and repeatedly, as a punishment or in a fight 狠打；揍；笞打◆to give sb a beating 把某人揍一顿 [C] (informal) a very heavy defeat 惨败；严重受挫◆The team has taken a few beatings this season. 本赛季该队已经几次严重受挫。 [U] a series of regular blows to sth such as a drum, or movements of sth, such as your heart; the sound that this makes 有规律的敲打（声）；有节奏的运动（声）◆He could hear the beating of his own heart. 他听得到自己的心跳。◆the beating of drums/wings 敲鼓声；翅膀的拍打声 ●take some ˈbeating(BrE) to be difficult to do or be better than 难以超越◆As a place to live, Oxford takes some beating. 就居住环境而论，牛津市是个难得的好地方。 |