- strike (a person or an animal) repeatedly and violently so as to hurt or injure them, typically with an implement such as a club or whip（用棍棒、鞭子等）猛抽, 狠揍：
she beat with a stick for the slightest misdemeanour.
行为稍有不端, 她就棍棒相加。
- strike (an object) repeatedly so as to make a noise反复敲打（使发出声音）：
he beat the table with his hand.
他用手反复敲打桌子。
- no obj.(of an instrument) make a rhythmical sound through being struck（乐器）发出有节奏的声音：
drums were beating in the distance.
远处有击鼓声。
- strike (a carpet, blanket, etc.) repeatedly in order to remove dust（为除去灰尘）拍打（地毯、毛毯等）。
- remove (dust) from something by striking it repeatedly拍去, 掸（灰尘）。
- flatten or shape (metal) striking it repeatedly with a hammer锤平（金属）, 锻造, 锻打：
pure gold can be beaten out to form very thin sheets.
纯金可以锤成很薄的箔片。
beat something against /on
strike something against (something)用…打（或敲、击）：she beat her fists against the wood.
她用双拳捶木头。
- no obj.
beat on /against
strike repeatedly on接连地打（或敲、击）： Sidney beat on the door with the flat of his hand.
西德尼用巴掌一次又一次地拍门。
- no obj.
beat at
make striking movements towards朝…打去（或击去）： Emmie seized the hearthrug and began to beat at the flames.
埃米抓起炉前地毯扑火。
- move across (an area of land) repeatedly striking at the ground cover in order to raise game birds for shooting在（土地）上来回走动并拍打地被（以惊起鸟类供射猎）。
- defeat (someone) in a game or other competitive situation（在比赛、竞争中）战胜, 击败：
she beat him easily at chess
下象棋时, 她轻而易举地赢了他
Juventus were beaten 2-1.
尤文图斯队以1比2被击败。
- informal baffle〈非正式〉难倒, 把…搞懵：
it beats me how you manage to work in this heat.
我真搞不懂, 你怎么有本事在这样的高温下工作。
- overcome (a problem or disease)战胜（疾病）, 解决（问题）：
the battle to beat car crime
打击汽车犯罪的战斗
he beat heroin addiction in 1992.
他在1992年戒除了海洛因毒瘾。
- do or be better than (a record or score)打破（记录）：
he beat his own world record.
他打破了自己保持的世界纪录。
- informal be better than〈非正式〉比…强, 胜过：
you can't beat the taste of fresh raspberries.
新鲜树莓的美味让你挡不住诱惑。
- succeed in getting somewhere ahead of (someone)领先（某人）, 抢先：
the defender beat him to the ball.
防守队员抢在他前面把球接住。
- take action to avoid (difficult or inconvenient effects of an event or circumstance)避开…（带来的困难或不便）：
they set off early to beat the traffic.
他们早早出发, 以便避开交通拥挤。
- no obj.(of the heart) pulsate（心脏）搏动, 跳动：
her heart beat faster with panic.
她因恐惧而心跳加快。
- (of a bird) move (the wings) up and down（鸟）扑动（翅膀）。
- (of a bird or its wings) make rhythmic movements through (the air)（鸟在空中）振翅飞行。
- no obj.(of a bird) fly making rhythmic wing movements（鸟）振翅飞动：
an owl beat low over the salt marsh.
猫头鹰扑打着翅膀在盐沼地上空作低空飞翔。
- stir (cooking ingredients) vigorously to make a smooth or frothy mixture搅拌, 混合（烹调配料）。
beat it
informal leave〈非正式〉离开, 走开：in imperative now beat it, will you!快走开, 好不好！
- no obj., with adverbial of direction Sailing sail into the wind, following a zigzag course with repeated tacking【航海】以之字形航线抢风航行：
we beat southwards all that first day.
头一天我们整天都是向南抢风航行。
- a main accent or rhythmic unit in music or poetry（音乐的）节拍, 拍子; （诗歌中的）强音, 扬音：
the glissando begins on the second beat.
滑奏从第二拍开始。
- a strong rhythm in popular music（流行音乐的）强节奏：
the music changed to a funky disco beat.
音乐转成了强节奏的迪斯科。
- in sing. a regular, rhythmic sound or movement有节奏的声响, 拍动, 振动：
the beat of the wipers became almost hypnotic.
挡风玻璃上的雨刷发出有节奏的声音, 让人昏昏欲睡。
- the sound made when something, especially a musical instrument, is struck（尤指乐器的）击打声, 拨动声：
he heard a regular drum beat.
他听到了有规律的击鼓声。
- a pulsation of the heart心跳, 脉动。
- a periodic variation of sound or amplitude due to the combination of two sounds, electrical signals, or other vibrations having similar but not identical frequencies拍音, 差拍。
- the movement of a bird's wings（鸟的）振翅, 振羽。
- an area allocated to a police officer and patrolled on foot（警察的）巡区：
his beat was in North London
他的巡区在伦敦北部
public clamour for more policemen on the beat.
公众要求增加巡区警员的呼声。
- a spell of duty allocated to a police officer（警察的）值勤（时间）：
his beat ended at 6 a.m.
他的值勤时间在早晨6点结束。
- an area regularly frequented by someone, especially a prostitute（尤指妓女）常去的地方, 地盘。
- figurative a person's area of interest〈喻〉兴趣（范围）：
his beat is construction, property, and hotels.
他的兴趣在建筑、房地产和旅馆业。
- an area regularly occupied by a shoal of freshwater fish（淡水鱼群的）出没区。
- a stretch of water fished by an angler钓鱼水域。
- a brief pause or moment of hesitation, typically one lasting a specified length（短暂的）停顿; （片刻的）迟疑：
she waited for a beat of three seconds.
她等了三秒钟。
ORIGIN: referring to such a pause as a stage direction.
- predic. informal completely exhausted〈非正式〉精疲力竭的：
I'm dead beat.
我累死了。
- attrib. of or relating to the beat generation or its philosophy垮掉的一代的：
beat poet Allen Ginsberg.
“垮掉的一代”诗人艾伦·金斯伯格。
beat about the bush
- discuss a matter without coming to the point旁敲侧击, 转弯抹角。
beat someone at their own game
- 见GAME1.
beat the bounds
- historical mark parish boundaries by walking round them and striking certain points with rods〈史〉划定教区范围（围绕教区四周行走并用杆插入地面以划定界限）。
beat someone's brains out
- 见BRAIN.
beat one's breast
- 见BREAST.
beat the bushes
- N. Amer. informal search thoroughly〈北美, 非正式〉仔细搜查：
I was out beating the bushes for investors to split the risk.
我四处寻找投资者来分担风险。
beat the clock
- perform a task quickly within a fixed time limit赶时间（做某事）。
beat the drum for
- 见DRUM.
beat the hell out of
- beat (someone) very severely痛打, 狠揍（某人）。
- surpass or defeat easily很容易地超过（或打败）。
beat the living daylights out
- 见DAYLIGHT （义项2）。
beat the pants off
- informal prove to be vastly superior to〈非正式〉远远胜过。
beat a path to someone's door
- (of a large number of people) hasten to make contact with someone regarded as interesting or inspiring（大批的人）纷纷前去找（某人）, （对某人）趋之若鹜。
beat a (hasty) retreat
- withdraw, typically in order to avoid something unpleasant（对令人不快之事）避之唯恐不及。
beat the shit out of
- vulgar slang beat (someone) very severely〈粗俚〉揍（他）个屁滚尿流。
beat the system
- succeed in finding a means of getting round rules, regulations, or other means of control钻（规章制度等的）空子。
beat time
- indicate or follow a musical tempo with a baton or other means打拍子。
beat someone to it
- succeed in doing something or getting somewhere before someone else, to their annoyance令他人不悦地抢先某人一步。
if you can't beat them, join them
- humorous if you are unable to outdo rivals in some endeavour, you might as well cooperate with them and thereby possibly gain an advantage〈幽默〉若不能战胜之, 就与之合作。
miss a beat
- 见MISS.
to beat all - s
- infinitely better than all the things of the specified type远远胜过所有的…, 最好的：
a PC screen saver to beat all screen savers.
一种比其他所有屏幕保护程序都要好的个人电脑屏幕保护程序。
to beat the band
- informal, chiefly N. Amer. in such a way as to surpass all competition〈非正式, 主北美〉无比强烈地; 十分起劲地; 猛烈地：
they were talking to beat the band.
他们正谈得非常热烈。
beatable
adjectivebeat someone back （常作be beaten back）
- force (someone attempting to do something) to retreat迫使…退回, 击退, 逐回：
I tried to get in but was beaten back by the flames.
我试图进去, 但被大火挡了回来。
beat down
- (of the sun) radiate intense heat and brightness（太阳）辐射强热和强光。
- (of rain) fall hard and continuously（雨）不停地倾盆而下。
beat something down
- quell defence or resistance挫败, 镇压
- fight to suppress a feeling or emotion抑制（情感）。
beat someone down
- force someone to reduce the price of something迫使（某人）降价, 对（某人）砍价。
beat off
- vulgar slang (of a man) masturbate〈粗俚〉（男人）手淫。
beat someone /thing off
- succeed in resisting an attacker or an attack击退, 逐走。
- win against a challenge or rival赢得…的挑战, 战胜（对手）。
beat something out
- produce a loud, rhythmic sound by striking something敲出（响亮而有节奏的声音）：
he beat out a rhythm on the drums.
他在鼓上敲出一种曲调。
- extinguish flames by striking at them with a suitable object扑灭（火苗）。
beat someone up
- assault and severely injure someone by hitting, kicking, punching them repeatedly痛打, 狠揍, 重伤（某人）。
beat up on someone
- North American way of saying beat someone up.〈北美〉同 beat someone up.