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🔑beatbeat1 /bit / verb (past tense beat, past participle beat·en /ˈbitn /)- [transitive] (
sport体育) to defeat someone; to be better than something击败；胜过；赢◆He always beats me at tennis.他打网球总是赢我。◆We're hoping to beat the world record.我们希望能打破世界纪录。◆ (figurative) You can't beat a hot cup of coffee.没有比喝杯热咖啡更好的了。
- [intransitive, transitive] to hit someone or something many times, usually very hard（接连地）殴打，猛揍，敲击◆The man was beating a dog with a stick.那男子在用棍子打狗。◆An elderly man was found beaten to death.有人发现一名老翁被殴打致死。◆The rain was beating down on the roof of the car.雨水不断地敲打着车顶。
- [intransitive, transitive] to make a regular sound or movement规律作响；做规律性运动◆Her heart beat faster as she ran.她跑起来，心跳加快了。◆We could hear drums beating.我们听到击鼓的声音。◆The bird beat its wings and tried to fly away.那只鸟扑打着翅膀，想要飞走。
- [transitive] to mix something quickly with a fork, etc.（用叉等）搅拌，打◆Beat the eggs and sugar together.把鸡蛋和糖搅拌在一起。
 ●beat around the bushto talk about something without mentioning the main point拐弯抹角地说话；旁敲侧击；绕圈子◆Stop beating around the bush and tell me what you want.别兜圈子了，告诉我你想要什么。●beat it! (informal) go away immediately滚开◆We don't want you guys around here, so beat it!我们不希望你们这些人待在这里，滚开！●(it) beats me (informal) I do not know我不知道◆“Where's Andy?” “Beats me. I haven't seen him all day.”“安迪在哪儿？”“不知道。我一整天都没看到他。”●beat time (to sth) (music音乐) to mark or follow the rhythm of music, by waving a stick, tapping your foot, etc.（随着音乐节奏）打拍子●off the beaten path / trackin a place where people do not often go在人迹罕至的地方；在偏僻的地方◆They live miles off the beaten track.他们住在非常偏远的地方。  ●beat sb / sth offto fight until someone or something goes away击退；赶走◆The thieves tried to take his wallet, but he beat them off.小偷想偷走他的钱包，但都被他打跑了。●beat sb out of sth (informal) to get something from someone by cheating or taking full advantage of a situation（从某人）骗取，骗得◆He beat me out of $500.他骗走我 500 美元。●beat sb to sthto get somewhere or do something before someone else抢在…前到达；抢在…前行动◆She beat me back to the house.她比我先回到那栋房子。◆I wanted to call him first, but Michael beat me to it.我本想先给他打电话，但迈克尔比我抢先一步。●beat sb upto attack someone by hitting or kicking him / her many times毒打；痛殴；拳打脚踢●beat up on sbto hit someone hard, especially someone who is young or weak毒打，痛打（尤指弱小者）●beat yourself up (about / over sth) (informal) to blame yourself too much for something bad that has happened（为某事）过分自责◆Don't beat yourself up over this.别为这件事过于自责。
🔑beatbeat2 /bit / noun - [countable] a single hit on something such as a drum, or the movement of something such as your heart; the sound that this makes一次的敲打（或跳动等）；一次敲打（或跳动等）的声音◆several loud beats on the drum几下咚咚鼓声◆Her heart skipped a beat when she saw him.见到他时，她的心跳顿了一下。
- [singular] a series of regular hits on something such as a drum, or the movements of something; the sound that this makes连续的敲打（或跳动等）；连续敲打（或跳动等）的声音◆the beat of the drums击鼓声
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music音乐) the strong rhythm that a piece of music has（音乐的）节奏，节拍
- [singular] the route along which a police officer regularly walks（警察的）巡逻路线◆Having more police on the beat helps reduce crime.增加巡逻的警察有助于减少犯罪。
beatbeat3 /bit / adjective (informal) (not before a noun不用于名词前) very tired筋疲力尽；疲劳◆Donna was totally beat after her ten-mile run.跑了十英里后，唐娜筋疲力尽。 |