vi. 打；打败；拍打；有节奏地舒张与收缩
n. 拍子；敲击；有规律的一连串敲打
adj. 筋疲力尽的；疲惫不堪的
beat 1
1.击败，打败，战胜输入的英文•Brazil were beaten 2–1. 巴西队以1比2告负。
beat sb at/in sth伟大反义词•I beat him more often at pool than he beats me. 我和他打落袋台球胜多负少。
beat sb hollow,beat the pants off sb (=defeat them easily)把某人打得落花流水
2. 〔多次〕击打
•photographs of rioters beating a policeman 暴徒殴打一名警察的照片
beat sb black and blue (=hit someone until it makes marks on their body)把某人打得青一块紫一块
beat the living daylights out of sb解药歌词 (=beat someone very hard)把某人打得半死
3.〔多次或连续〕撞击，拍打[+ on/against/at etc]
•Waves beat against the cliffs. 海浪拍打着悬崖。
•rain beating on the windows 敲打着窗户的雨滴
4.打破〔记录〕；突破•The company’s profits are unlikely to beat last year’s £10 million. 公司不太可能突破去年的一千万英镑利润。
beat a record/score etc•The record t by Kierson in '84 has yet to be beaten. 基尔逊在1984年创下的记录至今无人打破。
5.赛过，胜过•Fresh milk beats powdered milk any time. 新鲜牛奶任何时候都比奶粉好。
•You can’t beat swimming as a good all-body exerci. 游泳是再好不过的全身运动。
•Nothing beats homemade cake. 什么也比不上家里做的蛋糕。
beat doing sth•‘Well,’ said Culley, ‘it beats going to the office.’ “好吧，”卡利说，“那总比到办公室去好。”
you can’t beat sth (for sth)•For excitement, you just can’t beat college basketball. 要说刺激，没有什么可以跟大学篮球赛比。
6.搅拌，搅打•Beat the eggs, then add the milk. 把鸡蛋搅一搅，然后加入牛奶。
beat sth in•Gradually beat in the sugar. 一边打，一边慢慢地加入糖。
beat sth together•Beat the butter and sugar together until fluffy. 把黄油和糖混在一起搅打到松软为止。
7.control/deal with 控制/应付克服，战胜〔困难〕
•advice on how to beat depression 如何战胜忧郁症的建议
•the government’s long fight to beat inflation 政府为抑制通货膨胀所进行的长期斗争
8.〔心脏〕跳（动）•The average person’s heart beats 70 times a minute. 一般人的心跳是一分钟70次。
9.击（鼓），打（鼓）；〔鼓〕敲响
10.拍打〔翅膀〕；〔翅膀〕有节奏地拍动
11.take some beating难以超过•Raikkonen has 42 points, which will take some beating. 莱科宁得到42分，很难超越。
12.避开，避免•We left at to beat the traffic. 我们凌晨四点就出发了，以避开交通拥堵。
13.抢在…前面•I wanted the last piece of pie, but somebody beat me to it . 我想吃那最后一块馅饼，可是有人抢先一步拿走了。
beat sb to sth•John had beaten me to the breakfast table. 约翰抢在我前面跑到早餐桌边。
14.beat about/around the bush〔说话〕转弯抹角，旁敲侧击
•Don’t beat around the bush. Ask for your account to be paid, and paid quickly. 别转弯抹角的，就跟人明说拿钱来把账结了，马上结掉。
15.beat the system钻制度的空子•Accountants know a few ways to beat the system. 当会计的多少知道一点钻制度空子的办法。
闵损16.beat a path to sb’s door踏破某人的门槛〔指对某人出售的东西或提供的服务等感兴趣〕
•The new design was suppod to have consumers beating a path to their door. 这款新的设计预计将会吸引大批顾客。
17.beat a (hasty) retreat〔为避免困境〕（赶紧）溜走，（匆忙）撤退
•He beat a hasty retreat when he spotted me. 他一看到我就赶紧溜走了。
18.beat the clock提前完成•The company managed to beat the clock on delivering its new system. 公司终于提前发布了新的系统。
19.beat the rap逃脱惩罚
20.beat time打拍子•a conductor beating time with his baton 用指挥棒打拍子的乐队指挥
21.beat a path/trackmake a path by walking over an area of land踏出一条小路
22.to beat the band大量地；大力地•It’s raining to beat the band. 现在正下着倾盆大雨。
23.beat the heat去暑，解热•Fresh lemonade is a great way to beat the heat. 喝新鲜柠檬水是解热的好办法。
关于除夕的手抄报
24.[T] to hit metal with a hammer in order to shape it or make it thinner锤打，〔用锤〕敲打
25.[I,T] to force wild birds and animals out of bushes, long grass etc so that they can be shot for sport将（猎物）赶出〔树丛、草丛等〕
26.beat your breast捶胸顿足〔表示难过或愧疚〕
1.beat 击败，战胜〔尤用于口语〕
2.defeat 埋怨的近义词打败，击败〔defeat比beat正式，尤用于书面语〕
3.trounce 〔体育比赛中〕彻底打败，击溃4.
thrash 〔体育比赛中〕轻取，轻松击败
5.wipe the floor with sb 〔在体育比赛或争论中〕彻底击败某人；把某人驳得体无完肤
•She wiped the floor with her opponent in the debate. 她在辩论中把对手驳得体无完肤。
1.(it) beats me我不懂，把我难住了
白永成•Beats me why he wants such a big car.,‘What’s he saying?’ ‘Beats me.’ 我搞不懂他为什么要这么大的一辆车。,“他说什么？”“我也搞不清楚。”
2.beat it!走开！ 滚开！
3.can you beat that/it?你相信吗？你想得到吗？ 〔表示惊讶或恼火〕
•They’ve got eight children! Can you beat that? 他们有八个孩子！ 你想得到吗？
4.beat your brains out绞尽脑汁•I’ve been beating my brains out all week trying to finish this essay. 我整个星期都在搜肠刮肚，想写完这篇文章。
5.if you can’t beat 'em, join 'em斗不过他们就随了他们，随大流
beat down
1. 〔烈日〕曝晒，强烈照射
2.if the rain beats down, it is raining very hard〔雨〕倾盆而下
3.beat the door down to hit a door so hard that it falls down把门都捶破了
4.beat sb down to persuade someone to reduce a price跟某人还价，跟某人杀价•He wanted £4,500 for the car, but I beat him down to £3,850.这辆车他想卖4,500英镑，但最后我压到了3,850英镑。
5.使某人颓丧，使某人沮丧•The women emed beaten down. 这些女人好像很颓丧。
beat off
1.击败某人/某事•McConnell beat off a challenge for his Senate at. 麦康奈尔挫败了一个挑战他参议员席位的人。
2.if a man beats off, he masturbate 〔男子〕手淫
beat sb/sth ←→ out
1.敲打出〔节奏〕
2.to defeat someone in a competition击败〔竞争对手〕•Lockheed beat out a rival company to win the contract. 洛克希德公司击败竞争对手，得到了那份合同。
