beat

一、真题好句
beat¹ (beat beaten) 义务阶段1500 全国卷频次:13
/biːt/
v.
敲打；跳动；打赢
高考真题原句提选：
Dance, like the pattern of a beating heart, is life.
The noise shakes the trees as the male beats his chest.
Do you think the Stars will beat the Bulls?
Is it possible to beat high blood pressure without drugs?
I know I should have beaten it for the sake of mankind (为人类着想) , but I just couldn’t win.
beaten 全国卷频次:8
/ˈbiːtn/
Then I put the tomatoes and the beaten eggs into the pan together.
He seemed surprised and then his weather-beaten face warmed up with a huge smile.
My heart missed a beat.
beat² 全国卷频次:8
/ˈbiːt/
n.
（连续有节奏的）跳动﹐敲击；（音乐）节拍
I am listening to the first beats of a lion’s heart.
Even if you don’t have a timepiece of some sort nearby, your body keeps its own beat.
Alex started to shout loudly in time to the beat.
Words become filled with meaning for us by experience;

二、词组｜习惯用语
beat all [口]意想不到；压倒一切；了不起
beat someone to something 在某件事上占某人之先
heart beat [医]心搏
beat down 打倒；杀价；大雨倾盆而下；强烈地照射下来
beat up adj. 年久失修的；残破的;v. 暴打，痛打；抬（价）；惊动；搅拌;
beat out 搞清；敲平；使筋疲力尽
beat back vt. 击退，打退；驶回
beat in 打进
beat on 火般照晒
beat a retreat [军]撤退；放弃
beat it out （节奏强的）爵士乐
beat about 迎斜风行驶；搜索；四处闲逛；拐弯抹角
beat off 击退；打退
beat for 搜索
beat about the bush 旁敲侧击；转弯抹角
beat it up [俚语]胡闹，寻欢作乐
beat the rap [美俚]逃过刑事责任；摆脱困境
beat generation 美国“垮了的一代”；美国二战后的一代
beat frequency 拍频；差频
premature beat [医]过早搏动

三、词根记忆

beat
n.
敲打;(心髒等)跳動v.打敗;(心髒等)跳動With my own ears I clearly heard the heart beat of the nuclear bomb.我親耳清楚地聽到原子彈的心髒的跳動.

beat
[biːt] (beat,beaten)
,beat sb ‘back
■to make sb move backwards away from sth使后退；使倒退:
She was beaten back by the flames.
火焰迫使她退了回去。
They tried to beat the enemy forces back.
他们试图把敌军击退。
■[NOTE]Beat sb back is usually used in the passive. beat sb back 通常用于被动语态。
[G]v+n/pron+adv ◆ v+adv+n
,beat ‘down (on/upon sb/sth)
■if the sun beats down, it shines with great heat(阳光)强烈照射， 曝晒:
The sun beat down all afternoon from a clear sky.
整个下午晴空当头，骄阳似火。
■if rain beats down, it falls with great force(雨)倾泻:
The rain was beating down on them.
大雨浇在他们身上。
[G]v+adv
,beat sb/sth ‘down
■to persuade sb to reduce theprice of sth; to get sb to accept a lower price forsth说服某人降价；杀价:
Chris tried to beat them down to a lower price.
克里斯设法让他们降价。
[synonym]knock sb/sth down
[G]v+n/pron+adv ◆ v+adv+n (less frequent)
,beat sth ‘down
■to hit sth hard, often manytimes, until it falls down用力将(某物)砸倒:
The police had to beat the door down.
警察不得不把门撞开。
People are hardly beating the door down to get her latest book }(= they are notrushing to buy it)&b{.
人们并没有争相购买她最近出版的书。
[OBJ]door
[synonym]break sth down;batter sth down
■to make sth flatter or lower byhitting it hard, usually with sth flat(用平展的工具)把…拍平，把…打下去:
I used a spade to beat down the mud until it was flat and hard.
我用铁锹把泥土拍得又平又硬实。
Two women tried to beat down the flames on his back.
两个女子试图把他后背上的火焰扑打灭。
[OBJ]flames
[G]v+n/pron+adv ◆ v+adv+n
,beat sb/sth ‘off
■to drive sb/sth back or awayby fighting击退；驱走:
They beat off an attack by the rebel army.
他们击退了叛军的进攻。
He tried to beat the thugs off with a stick.
他想用棍子打走那些流氓。
[OBJ]attack,attacker
■todefeat sb/sth in a competition(在竞争中)赢， 打败… :
The company has beaten off very strong competition from abroad.
公司战胜了来自国外的强有力的竞争。
[OBJ]challenge,competition
[G]v+adv+n ◆ v+n/pron+adv
‘beat on sb (AmE, informal)
■to hit or kick sbrepeatedly不断击打(或踢)某人
see also BEAT SB UP;BEAT UP ON SB
[G]v+prep
,beat sth ‘out
■to produce a rhythm by hittingsth such as a drum repeatedly敲打出节奏
[OBJ]rhythm
■to put out a fire by hitting it with sthsuch as a blanket, a jacket, a brush, etc.(用毯子、上衣、刷子等)扑打灭(火):
He used his jacket to beat out the flames.
他用短上衣把火扑灭了。
[OBJ]flames,fire
■to make a piece of metalflat by hitting it with a hammer, etc.锤平(金属板):
Pure gold can be beaten out to form very thin sheets.
纯金可以锤成金箔。
[OBJ]gold/iron,dent
[G]v+adv+n ◆ v+pron+adv ◆ v+n+adv (less frequent)
,beat sb ‘out (for sth) (AmE)
■to defeat sb in acompetition(在竞争中)赢某人，打败某人:
They beat out nine other companies for the contract.
他们击败另外九家公司，赢得了合同。
[G]v+n/pron+adv ◆ v+adv+n
‘beat sb to sth; ,beat sb ‘to it
■to achieve sth orreach a place before sb else抢先； 捷足先登:
Beckham beat everyone else to the ball.
贝克汉姆超过了所有的人先得到球。
Book now before somebody else beats you to it!
别人还没预订之前赶紧捷足先登吧！
[G]v+n/pron+prep
,beat sb ‘up
■to hit or kick sb repeatedly殴打；毒打:
Her husband used to beat her up.
她的丈夫过去常对她大打出手。
The gang went round beating up old ladies.
这伙匪徒四处殴打老妇。
[synonym]bash sb up (informal, less frequent)
see also BEAT UP ON SB
[G]v+n/pron+adv ◆ v+adv+n
,beat-‘up (especially AmE) (BrE usually ,beaten-‘up) adj
■[usually before noun] (informal)old or damaged破旧的；破损的:
He drives a beat-up old van.
他开一辆破破烂烂的旧货车。
,beat yourself ‘up (informal)
■to blame yourself for sth; to criticize yourself自责；自我批评:
If we don’t succeed the first time, we shouldn’t beat ourselves up, but try again.
第一次不成功，我们不应该自责，而要再次努力。
[G]v+pron+adv
,beat ‘up on sb (AmE, informal)
■to attack sb physically or with words攻击某人(身体)；(言语上)攻击某人:
Of course it’s not OK to beat up on your wife.
打妻子当然不对。
He was accused of beating up on the President in the press.
有人指责他在报章上攻击总统。
see also BEAT ON SB
[G]v+adv+prep

beat / bi:t /
verb
(beat, beaten / 5bi:tn / )
IN GAME 比赛
1. [VN] ~ sb (at sth) to defeat sb in a game or competition
(在比赛或竞争中)赢,打败(某人):
He beat me at chess.
他下棋赢了我。
Their recent wins have proved they’re still the ones to beat (= the most difficult team to beat).
他们最近的胜利已证明,他们仍然是最难打败的队。
CONTROL 控制
2. [VN] to get control of sth
控制
SYN defeat :
The government’s main aim is to beat inflation.
政府的主要目标是抑制通货膨胀。
BE TOO DIFFICULT 太难
3. to be too difficult for sb
难倒
SYN defeat :
▪ [VN] a problem that beats even the experts
连专家都难以解决的问题
▪ [VN wh-] It beats me (= I don’t know) why he did it.
我弄不懂他为什么这样做。
What beats me is how it was done so quickly (= I don’t understand how).
使我困惑不解的是,这事怎么这么快就完成了。
BE BETTER 更好
4. [VN] to do or be better than sth
比…更好；赛过；胜过:
Nothing beats home cooking.
什么也比不上家里做的好吃。
You can’t beat Italian shoes.
意大利鞋是无与伦比的。
They want to beat the speed record (= go faster than anyone before).
他们想打破这一速度纪录。
AVOID 避免
5. [VN] to avoid sth
避免；逃避:
If we go early we should beat the traffic.
我们早点出发就会避开交通拥挤。
We were up and off early to beat the heat.
我们很早就起床出发了,趁天还没热。
HIT 击打
6. to hit sb / sth many times, usually very hard
敲打；锤砸
▪ [V +adv. / prep.] Somebody was beating at the door.
有人在打门。
Hailstones beat against the window.
冰雹不断地砸在窗户上。
▪ [VN , often +adv. / prep.] Someone was beating a drum.
有人在敲鼓。
She was beating dust out of the carpet (= removing dust from the carpet by beating it).
她正在拍掉地毯上的灰尘。
An elderly man was found beaten to death.
有人发现一名老翁被打死了。
At that time children were regularly beaten for quite minor offences (= a punishment).
那时候孩子们常常因为很小的过错而捱打。
▪ [VN-ADJ] They beat him unconscious (= hit him until he became unconscious).
他们把他打得不省人事。
OF HEART / DRUMS / WINGS 心脏；鼓；翅膀
7. to make, or cause sth to make, a regular sound or movement
(使)规律作响,作节奏运动:
▪ [V] She’s alive—her heart is still beating.
她没死——她的心还在跳动。
We heard the drums beating.
我们听到鼓声。
▪ [VN] The bird was beating its wings (= moving them up and down) frantically.
鸟儿没命地扑着翅膀。
MIX 搅拌
8. [VN] ~ sth (up) | ~ A and B together to mix sth with short quick movements with a fork, etc.
(用叉等)快速搅拌,打:
Beat the eggs up to a frothy consistency.
把鸡蛋打成黏稠泡沫状。
Beat the flour and milk together.
把麪粉和牛奶搅拌在一起。
SHAPE METAL 使金属成形
9. ~ sth (out) (into sth) to change the shape of sth, especially metal, by hitting it with a hammer, etc.
把(金属等)锤成；敲打(成…):
▪ [VN] beaten silver
银箔
The gold is beaten out into thin strips.
金子被锤成了薄薄的长条。
▪ [VN-ADJ] The metal had been beaten flat.
那块金属被锤薄了。
MAKE PATH 开辟路径
10. [VN] ~ sth (through, across, along, etc. sth) to make a path, etc. by walking somewhere or by pressing branches down and walking over them
踏出,踩出(道路):
a well-beaten track (= six that has been worn hard by much use)
经过很多人踏出来的路
The hunters beat a path through the undergrowth.
猎人们在灌木丛中踩出了一条小径。
IDIOMS
▪ beat about the ‘bush
(BrE) (NAmE beat around the ‘bush)
to talk about sth for a long time without coming to the main point
拐弯抹角地讲话；绕圈子:
Stop beating about the bush and tell me what you want.
别绕来绕去了,告诉我你想要什么吧。
▪ beat sb at their own ‘game
to defeat or do better than sb in an activity which they have chosen or in which they think they are strong
赢某人的看家本领；打败某人的强项
▪ beat your ‘brains out (informal, especially NAmE) to think very hard about sth for a long time
绞尽脑汁；反复推敲
▪ beat your ‘breast
to show that you feel sorry about sth that you have done, especially in public and in an exaggerated way
捶胸顿足(尤指对自己的作为刻意表示悲伤或愧疚)
▪ beat the ‘clock
to finish a task, race, etc. before a particular time
提前完成任务(或跑到终点等)
▪ ‘beat it (slang) (usually used in orders 通常用于命令) to go away immediately
滚开；立即走开:
This is private land, so beat it!
这里是私人土地,滚开！
▪ beat a path to sb’s ‘door
if a lot of people beat a path to sb’s door, they are all interested in sth that person has to sell, or can do or tell them
使门庭若市；蜂拥而至；使成注意焦点:
Top theatrical agents are beating a path to the teenager’s door.
顶尖级戏剧演员代理人正纷纷把目光投向那个十多岁的孩子。
▪ beat the ‘rap
(NAmE, slang)
to escape without being punished
逃脱惩罚
▪ beat a (hasty) re’treat
to go away or back quickly, especially to avoid sth unpleasant
(仓促)逃走；(慌忙)撤退
▪ beat ‘time (to sth)
to mark or follow the rhythm of music, by waving a stick, tapping your foot, etc.
(随着音乐)打拍子:
She beat time with her fingers.
她用手指打拍子。
▪ beat sb to the ‘punch (informal) to get or do sth before sb else can
抢先下手；抢在前面
▪ can you beat that / it!
(informal) used to express surprise or anger
难以置信；太不像话
▪ if you can’t beat them, ‘join them (saying) if you cannot defeat sb or be as successful as they are, then it is more sensible to join them in what they are doing and perhaps get some advantage for yourself by doing so
打不赢,就投靠
▪ 7off the 7beaten ‘track
far away from other people, houses, etc.
远离闹市；偏远:
They live miles off the beaten track.
他们住在偏远地带。
▪ a rod / stick to ‘beat sb with
a fact, an argument, etc. that is used in order to blame or punish sb
用以责备或惩罚某人的事实依据(或把柄等)
▪ take some ‘beating
to be difficult to beat
难以超越:
That score is going to take some beating.
这一得分将很难超过。
For sheer luxury, this hotel takes some beating.
单看豪华的程度,这家旅馆是难以超越的。
⇨ more at black adj., daylights , drum n., hell
PHRASAL VERBS
▪ 7beat sth ↔ ‘down
to hit a door, etc. many times until it breaks open
砸开；砸破(门等)
▪ 7beat ‘down (on sb / sth)
if the sun beats down it shines with great heat
(阳光)强烈照射,曝晒
▪ 7beat sb / sth ‘down (to sth)
to persuade sb to reduce the price at which they are selling sth
说服某人降价；杀价:
He wanted $8 000 for the car but I beat him down to $6 000.
他那辆汽车要价 8 000 元,但我压到了 6 000 元。
I beat down the price to $6 000.
我把价杀到了 6 000 元。
▪ 7beat ‘off (NAmE, taboo, slang)
to masturbate
手淫
▪ 7beat sb / sth ↔ ‘off
to force sb / sth back or away by fighting
击退；驱走:
The attacker was beaten off.
进攻者被击退了。
She beat off a challenge to her leadership.
她战胜了对她的领导地位的挑战。
▪ 7beat sth ↔ ‘out
1. to produce a rhythm by hitting sth many times
敲打出节奏
2. to put a fire out by beating
扑打灭(火):
We beat the flames out.
我们把火扑打灭了。
3. to remove sth by hitting it with a hammer , etc.
敲掉；锤平:
They can beat out the dent in the car’s wing.
他们能把汽车挡泥板上的凹痕敲平。
▪ ‘beat sb out of sth (NAmE, informal)
to cheat sb by taking sth from them
(从某人)骗取,骗得:
Her brother beat her out of $200.
她哥哥骗走了她 200 元。
▪ ‘beat sb to sth / … | 7beat sb ‘to it
to get somewhere or do sth before sb else
抢先；捷足先登:
She beat me to the top of the hill.
她比我先到达山顶。
I was about to take the last cake, but he beat me to it.
我正要拿那最后一块饼,却给他抢先一步。
▪ 7beat sb ↔ ‘up
to hit or kick sb hard, many times
痛殴；毒打:
He was badly beaten up by a gang of thugs.
他被一帮暴徒打得遍体鳞伤。
▪ 7beat ‘up on sb (NAmE)
to hit sb hard, especially sb who is young or weak
狠打,虐待(弱小者):
I’ve heard people say he used to beat up on his wife.
我听说他以前常打妻子。
▪ 7beat yourself ‘up (about / over sth) (NAmE, informal)
to blame yourself too much for sth
(为某事)过分自责:
Look, there’s no need to beat yourself up over this.
听我说,没有必要为此过分自责。
noun
OF DRUMS / HEART / WINGS 鼓；心脏；翅膀
1. [C] a single blow to sth, such as a drum, or a movement of sth, such as your heart; the sound that this makes
(鼓的)一击；(翅的)一振；(心脏等的)跳动；击鼓声；振翅声；跳动声:
several loud beats on the drum
几下隆隆鼓声
His heart missed a beat when he saw her.
他在见到她的一刹那心跳顿了一下。
2. [sing.] a series of regular blows to sth, such as a drum; the sound that this makes
有规律的敲击(声):
the steady beat of the drums
有节奏的敲鼓声
⇨ see also heartbeat
RHYTHM 节奏
3. [C] the main rhythm, or a unit of rhythm, in a piece of music, a poem, etc.
(音乐、诗歌等的)主节奏,节拍:
This type of music has a strong beat to it.
这种音乐节奏感很强。
The piece has five beats to the bar.
这首曲子每小节四拍。
OF POLICE OFFICER 警察
4. [C] the area which a police officer walks around regularly and which he or she is responsible for
管区；辖区；巡逻地段:
More police officers out on the beat may help to cut crime.
增加巡逻的警察可能有助于减少罪行。
⇨ more at heart , walk v.
adjective
[not before noun] (informal) = dead beat

beat1 /biːt/ ●●● S2 W2 verb (past tense beat, past participle beaten /ˈbiːtn/) → beet
1  COMPETITION/ELECTION 比赛/竞选 [transitive] to get the most points, votes etc in a game, race, or competition 击败，打败，战胜 SYN defeat
Brazil were beaten 2–1.
巴西队以1比2告负。
Labour easily beat the Conservatives in the last election.
工党在上一届选举中轻松击败保守党。
beat somebody at/in something
I beat him more often at pool than he beats me.
我和他打落袋台球胜多负少。
beat somebody hollow British English, beat the pants off somebody American English (=defeat them easily) 把某人打得落花流水
2  HIT 打 [transitive] to hit someone or something many times with your hand, a stick etc 〔多次〕击打
photographs of rioters beating a policeman
暴徒殴打一名警察的照片
He was questioned and beaten.
他受到了审问和拷打。
The woman had been beaten to death by her husband.
那女子已被丈夫殴打致死。
Two prisoners were beaten unconscious.
两名囚犯被打昏过去。
beat somebody 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 somebody (=beat someone very hard) 把某人打得半死
► see thesaurus at hit
3  HIT AGAINST 碰撞 [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] to hit against something many times or continuously 〔多次或连续〕撞击，拍打
beat 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
Sid beat on the door with his hand.
锡德用手打门。
4  DO BETTER 做得更好 [transitive] to do something better, faster etc than what was best before 打破〔记录〕；突破
beat a record/score etc
The record set 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。
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。
5  BE BETTER 更好 [transitive not in progressive] especially spoken to be much better and more enjoyable than something else 赛过，胜过
Fresh milk beats powdered milk any time.
新鲜牛奶任何时候都比奶粉好。
beat doing something
‘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 swimming as a good all-body exercise.
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。
you can’t beat something (for something)
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  FOOD 食物 [intransitive, transitive] to mix things together quickly with a fork or special kitchen machine 搅拌，搅打
Beat the eggs, then add the milk.
把鸡蛋搅一搅，然后加入牛奶。
beat something in
Gradually beat in the sugar.
一边打，一边慢慢地加入糖。
beat something 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。
► see thesaurus at mix
7  CONTROL/DEAL WITH 控制/应付 [transitive] to successfully deal with a problem that you have been struggling with 克服，战胜〔困难〕 SYN conquer
8  HEART 心 [intransitive] when your heart beats, it moves in a regular rhythm as it pumps your blood 〔心脏〕跳（动）
9. DRUMS 鼓 [intransitive, transitive] if you beat drums, or if drums beat, they make a regular continuous sound 击（鼓），打（鼓）；〔鼓〕敲响
10. WINGS 翅膀 [intransitive, transitive] if a bird beats its wings, or if its wings beat, they move up and down quickly and regularly 拍打〔翅膀〕；〔翅膀〕有节奏地拍动 SYN flap
11  take some beating if something or someone will take some beating, it will be difficult for anyone or anything to be or do better 难以超过
12  AVOID 避免 [transitive] to avoid situations in which a lot of people are trying to do something, usually by doing something early 避开，避免
13  DO BEFORE SB ELSE 先于别人做某事 [transitive] informal to get or do something before someone else, especially if you are both trying to do it first 抢在…前面
14  beat about/around the bush to avoid or delay talking about something embarrassing or unpleasant 〔说话〕转弯抹角，旁敲侧击
15  beat the system to find ways of avoiding or breaking the rules of an organization, system etc, in order to achieve what you want 钻制度的空子
16  beat a path to somebody’s door (also beat down somebody’s door) if people beat a path to your door, they are interested in something you are selling, a service you are providing etc 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〕
17  beat a (hasty) retreat to leave somewhere or stop doing something very quickly, in order to avoid a bad situation 〔为避免困境〕（赶紧）溜走，（匆忙）撤退
18  beat the clock to finish something very quickly, especially before a particular time 提前完成
 SPOKEN PHRASES
24. beat the rap American English informal to avoid being punished for something you have done 逃脱惩罚
25  beat time to make regular movements or sounds to show the speed at which music should be played 打拍子
26. beat a path/track to make a path by walking over an area of land 踏出一条小路
27  to beat the band American English informal in large amounts or with great force 大量地；大力地
28  beat the heat American English informal to make yourself cooler 去暑，解热
29. METAL 金属 (also beat out) [transitive] to hit metal with a hammer in order to shape it or make it thinner 锤打，〔用锤〕敲打
30. HUNTING 打猎 [intransitive, transitive] 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〕
31. beat your breast literary to show clearly that you are very upset or sorry about something 捶胸顿足〔表示难过或愧疚〕
→ beaten, beating
 THESAURUS
 PHRASAL VERBS
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beat2 ●●○ S3 noun
1  [countable] one of a series of regular movements or hitting actions 〔连续有节奏的〕跳动，敲击
2  [singular] a regular repeated noise 有节奏的声音 SYN rhythm
3  [countable] the main rhythm that a piece of music or a poem has 〔音乐或诗歌的〕节奏
4  [singular] a subject or area of a city that someone is responsible for as their job 〔某人在工作中〕负责的领域，辖区
5. [countable] one of the notes in a piece of music that sounds stronger than the other notes 节拍，拍子
beat3 adjective [not before noun] 1 informal very tired 累坏的 SYN exhausted
I’m beat.
我累坏了。
Come and sit down – you must be dead beat.
过来坐下吧，你肯定累坏了。
► see thesaurus at tired
Origin beat1 Old English beatan

beat ★★★★★
The form beat is used in the present tense and is the past tense. beat 的过去式与原形相同。
1.VERB 动词打；猛击 If you beat someone or something, you hit them very hard.

【语法信息】：V n

【语法信息】：V n to n
My wife tried to stop them and they beat her…

我妻子想阻止他们，他们就打了她。

They were beaten to death with baseball bats.

他们被人用棒球棒打死了。

2.VERB 动词（通常指多次或连续地）撞击，猛撞，拍打 To beat on, at, or against something means to hit it hard, usually several times or continuously for a period of time.

【语法信息】：V against n

【语法信息】：V at n

【语法信息】：V on n

【语法信息】：Also V n

【搭配模式】：usu the N of n
There was dead silence but for a fly beating against the glass…

当时一片寂静，只听见一只苍蝇不停地撞击着玻璃。

Nina managed to free herself and began beating at the flames with a pillow…

尼娜好不容易挣脱出来，拿起枕头用力扑打火焰。

The rain was beating on the windowpanes.

雨点拍打着窗玻璃。

Beat is also a noun.
…the rhythmic beat of the surf.

海浪有节奏的拍打

beating
…the silence broken only by the beating of the rain.

一片寂静，只听见雨声

3.VERB 动词（心脏、脉搏等）跳动 When your heart or pulse beats, it continually makes regular rhythmic movements.

【语法信息】：V
I felt my heart beating faster.

我感觉我的心越跳越快。

Beat is also a noun.
He could hear the beat of his heart…

他能听见自己的心跳声。

Most people’s pulse rate is more than 70 beats per minute.

大多数人的脉率都在每分钟70次以上。

beating
I could hear the beating of my heart.

我能听见自己的心跳。

4.V-ERG 及物/不及物动词敲，打，击（鼓等）；（鼓等）敲响 If you beat a drum or similar instrument, you hit it in order to make a sound. You can also say that a drum beats .

【语法信息】：V n

【语法信息】：V
When you beat the drum, you feel good.

敲鼓的时候感觉很好。

…drums beating and pipes playing.

敲鼓和吹风笛

Beat is also a noun.
…the rhythmical beat of the drum.

有节奏的鼓点

5.N-COUNT 可数名词（音乐的）节奏 The beat of a piece of music is the main rhythm that it has.

【搭配模式】：usu sing
…the thumping beat of rock music.

摇滚乐强烈的节奏

…the dance beats of the last two decades.

过去20年的舞曲节奏

6.N-COUNT 可数名词See also:upbeat;downbeat;（音乐的）拍子，节拍 In music, a beat is a unit of measurement. The number of beats in a bar of a piece of music is indicated by two numbers at the beginning of the piece.

【搭配模式】：usu pl
It’s got four beats to a bar.

一个小节有4拍。

7.VERB 动词搅拌；搅打 If you beat eggs, cream, or butter, you mix them thoroughly using a fork or beater.

【语法信息】：V n
Beat the eggs and sugar until they start to thicken.

把鸡蛋和白糖混在一起搅打至开始变稠。

8.V-ERG 及物/不及物动词拍打，拍动（翅膀）；（翅膀）拍动 When a bird or insect beats its wings or when its wings beat, its wings move up and down.

【语法信息】：V n

【语法信息】：V
Beating their wings they flew off…

它们拍打着翅膀飞走了。

Its wings beat slowly.

它的翅膀缓慢拍动着。

9.VERB 动词打败；击败；战胜 If you beat someone in a competition or election, you defeat them.

【语法信息】：V n

【语法信息】：V n into n
In yesterday’s games, Switzerland beat the United States two-one…

在昨天的比赛中，瑞士以2比1击败美国。

There are men who simply don’t like being beaten by a woman…

有些男人就是不想被女人打败。

She was easily beaten into third place.

她轻易落败，跌至第三。

10.VERB 动词打破（纪录等）；超过； 突破 If someone beats a record or achievement, they do better than it.

【语法信息】：V n
He was as eager as his Captain to beat the record.

他和队长一样渴望打破这项纪录。

11.VERB 动词战胜（某个组织、问题、疾病等） If you beat something that you are fighting against, for example an organization, a problem, or a disease, you defeat it.

【语法信息】：V n
It became clear that the Union was not going to beat the government…

情况已然明朗，工会无法和政府抗衡。

They recognise that tough action offers the only hope of beating inflation…

他们认识到这一严厉举措是战胜通货膨胀的唯一希望。

Kate Jackson is expecting her first child at 43—two years after beating breast cancer.

凯特·杰克逊在43岁的时候怀上了第一个孩子——那时她战胜乳腺癌已经有两年了。

12.VERB 动词（常指暂时）击退，中断，中止 If an attack or an attempt is beaten off or is beaten back, it is stopped, often temporarily.

【语法信息】：be V-ed adv

【语法信息】：V adv n

【搭配模式】：usu passive
The rescuers were beaten back by strong winds and currents…

救援人员因风浪太大而被迫中断工作。

South Africa’s ruling National Party has beaten off a right-wing challenge.

南非执政的国民党已经击退了右翼分子的一次挑战。

13.VERB 动词好于；优于；胜于 If you say that one thing beats another, you mean that it is better than it.

【语法信息】：V n

【搭配模式】：no cont

【STYLE标签】：INFORMAL 非正式
Being boss of a software firm beats selling insurance…

当软件公司的老板比卖保险强多了。

Nothing quite beats the luxury of soaking in a long, hot bath at the end of a tiring day…

辛苦一天之后美美地泡个热水澡比什么都强。

For an evening stroll the beach at Dieppe is hard to beat.

傍晚散步去迪耶普的海滩简直是不二之选。

14.VERB 动词没有比…更好的；什么也比不上；最好的莫过于 If you say you can’t beat a particular thing you mean that it is the best thing of its kind.

【语法信息】：V n

【搭配模式】：no cont
You can’t beat soap and water for cleansing.

做清洁没有比用肥皂和水更好的了。

15.VERB 动词赶在…前面；抢先 To beat a time limit or an event means to achieve something before that time or event.

【语法信息】：V n
They were trying to beat the midnight deadline…

他们要努力赶在午夜的最后期限之前完成。

Those who shop on Sunday to beat the rush are wasting their time.

那些为了在抢购高峰前下手而在星期天购物的人是在浪费时间。

16.N-COUNT 可数名词（警察的）辖区，巡逻区；（记者的）负责采访的区域 A police officer’s or journalist’s beat is the area for which he or she is responsible.
The team police get to know the people in their patrol areas better than cops who must cover a larger beat.

小分队的警察比那些负责大片区域的警察更了解自己管片的群众。

17.VERB 动词把…难住；使不明白；使无法解释 You use beat in expressions such as ‘It beats me’ or ‘What beats me is’ to indicate that you cannot understand or explain something.

【语法信息】：V n

【STYLE标签】：INFORMAL 非正式

【STYLE标签】：SPOKEN 口语
‘What am I doing wrong, anyway?’ — ‘Beats me, Lewis.’…

“不管怎样，我到底做错了什么？”——“这我也不知道，刘易斯。”

How you can be so insensitive absolutely beats me.

我真搞不懂你怎么会这么麻木。

18.PHRASE 短语滚开；走开 If you tell someone to beat it, you are telling them to go away.

【STYLE标签】：INFORMAL 非正式

【STYLE标签】：SPOKEN 口语
Beat it before it’s too late.

趁早滚开。

19.CONVENTION 惯用语（表示惊讶或恼怒）竟然有这种事？岂有此理！ You can say Can you beat it? or Can you beat that? to show that you are surprised and perhaps annoyed about something.

【语用信息】：feelings

【STYLE标签】：INFORMAL 非正式
Can you beat it; there was Graham Greene in Freetown and there was I on the other side of Africa.

真是岂有此理！格雷厄姆·格林在弗里敦，而我却在非洲的另一边。

20.See also:beaten;beaten-up;beating;beat-up;
21.PHRASE 短语比…抢先行动；赶在…前面（做某事） If you intend to do something but someone beats you to it, they do it before you do.

【搭配模式】：V inflects
Don’t be too long about it or you’ll find someone has beaten you to it.

别拖得太久，不然就会有人捷足先登了。

22.PHRASE 短语打不过，就入伙 If you can’t beat them, join them means that, if someone is too strong for you to defeat, it is better to be on the same side as them.

【STYLE标签】：INFORMAL 非正式
23.PHRASE 短语停顿；犹豫 If you say or do something without missing a beat, you continue to speak or do it, even though people might have expected you to hesitate or stop.
‘Are you jealous?’ — ‘Only when I’m not in control,’ he says, not missing a beat.

“你眼红吗？”——“除非我把持不住自己，”他毫不犹豫地说道。

24.PHRASE 短语错失机会 If you say that someone never misses a beat, you mean that they always know what is going on and how they can take advantage of it.
Skye has scarcely missed a beat as one of the Gold Coast’s spectacular models since her marriage.

丝凯作为黄金海岸大红大紫的模特儿，自结婚以后从来就没有错失过任何机会。

25.PHRASE 短语（警察）值勤，当班，巡逻 A police officer on the beat is on duty, walking around the area for which he or she is responsible.

【搭配模式】：usu n PHR
The officer on the beat picks up information; hears cries for help; makes people feel safe.

值勤警员注意观察情况，对救援呼叫及时反应，确保让百姓有一种安全感。

26.PHRASE 短语打拍子 If you beat time to a piece of music, you move your hand or foot up and down in time with the music. A conductor beats time to show the choir or orchestra how fast they should sing or play the music.

【搭配模式】：V inflects
He beats time with hands and feet.

他手脚并用地打着拍子。

27. to beat someone black and blue→see: black; to beat someone’s brains out→see: brain; to beat one’s breast→see: breast; to beat about the bush→see: bush; to beat the clock→see: clock; to beat or knock the living daylights out of someone→see: daylights; to beat the drum for someone or something→see: drum; to beat someone at their own game→see: game; to beat a retreat→see: retreat; to beat a retreat→see: kick or knock the shit out of someone; to beat→see: shit; a stick to beat someone with→see: stick;
beating-up
There had been no violence, no beatings-up until then.

在那之前没有动粗打人。

相关词组：
beat down beat out beat out of beat up beat up on

1 beat /ˈbiːt/ verb
beats; beat; beaten /ˈbiːtn̩/ or chiefly US beat; beating
1
: to hit (something) repeatedly（反复地）敲，击，打
[+ object] He beat the door with his fists. = He beat his fists against/on the door.
他不停地用拳头砸门。
He beat the dusty rug with a stick. = He beat a stick against the dusty rug.
他用棍子敲打着满是灰尘的地毯。
He beat the dust out of the rug with a stick.
他用棍子敲打掉地毯上的灰尘。
She used a hammer to beat the metal into shape.
她用锤子把金属块捶打成形。
She used a hammer to beat the nail into the wall.
她用锤子把钉子钉在了墙上。
The dented metal was beaten flat.
那块有凹痕的金属被敲平了。
The waves were beating the shore.
波涛不停地拍打着岸边。
[no object] He beat at/against/on the door with his fists.
他不停地用拳头砸门。
The waves were beating on/against the shore.
波涛不停地拍打着岸边。
The rain beat on the roof.
雨水打在屋顶上。
2
[+ object] : to hit (someone) repeatedly in order to cause pain or injury狠打；猛揍
They beat him with clubs.
他们用棍子狠狠打了他一顿。
He was beaten badly/savagely/brutally.
他被人毒打了一顿。
a man accused of beating his wife
被指控虐打妻子的男人
They beat him to the ground. [=they hit him repeatedly and he fell to the ground] 他们一直打得他瘫倒在地。
They threatened to beat the (living) daylights out of him. [=to beat him very badly] 他们威胁说要把他揍扁。
He was beaten to death.
他被殴打致死。
— see also beating, beat up (below), beat up on (below)
3
: to hit (a drum) repeatedly in order to produce music or a signal击（鼓）；敲（鼓）
[+ object] The drummer kept beating his drum.
鼓手在不停地击鼓。
the sound of a beaten drum
敲鼓声
They beat (out) a message on their drums.
他们击鼓传信。
The drum kept beating (out) its rhythm.
有节奏的鼓声响个不停。
[no object] The drummer kept beating.
鼓手在不停地敲鼓。
The drum kept beating.
鼓声不断。
the sound of a beating drum
连续的击鼓声
— see also beat the drum for at 1drum
4
cooking : to stir or mix (something) in a forceful way搅拌；混合
[+ object] She used a whisk to beat the eggs.
她使用打蛋器打鸡蛋。
The recipe says you should beat the eggs lightly/thoroughly/well.
菜谱上说，你应该轻轻/充分/均匀地打散鸡蛋。
Slowly beat the sugar into the batter. = Slowly beat in the sugar. = Slowly beat the sugar in.
慢慢地把糖搅进面糊里。
[no object] Separate out the egg whites and beat until stiff.
先把蛋白分离出来，然后再打到发稠。
5
: to move (wings) with an up and down motion拍动，扇动（翅膀）
[+ object] The bird was beating [=flapping] its wings.
那只鸟儿在不停地扇动着翅膀。
[no object] the sound of beating wings
扇动翅膀的声音
6
[no object] of the heart : to make the regular movements needed to pump blood（心脏）跳动，搏动
My heart was beating wildly/frantically with excitement and my pulse was racing!
我的心激动得狂跳起来，脉搏也加速了。
(humorous) We get free doughnuts? Be still, my beating heart!
甜甜圈不要钱？不行了，我的心都快要跳出来了！
7
[+ object] a : to defeat (someone) in a game, contest, etc.打败；击败；战胜
He gets very angry when I beat him at chess.
每当我下棋赢他的时候，他都会非常恼火。
We beat them 14 to 3.
我们14：3赢了他们。
Our team was badly beaten in the championship game.
我们队在锦标赛中一败涂地。
She was narrowly beaten in the previous election, but she won this time.
在上一次选举中，她被对手险胜，但这一次她获胜了。
We beat them soundly/convincingly/comfortably/easily/badly. = (US) We beat the pants off them.
我们把他们打得落花流水。
They tried to lure away our customers by offering deep discounts, but we beat them at their own game. [=we offered even deeper discounts than they did] 他们试图以压低折扣的方式抢走我们的顾客，没想到我们以其人之道还治其人之身，打败了他们。
◊ People say if you can’t beat them, join them or if you can’t beat ’em, join ’em when they decide to do what other people are doing and to stop opposing them.打不赢，就投靠
b : to do better than (something)胜过；超出
She managed to beat the old record by several seconds.
她以几秒的优势成功打破纪录。
We can still beat the deadline if we work quickly.
如果我们快点干，还能赶在截止日期前完成任务。
His wonderful performance will be hard/tough to beat. = His wonderful performance will take some beating. [=it will be difficult for anyone to do better than his wonderful performance] 他表现得那么出色，很难有人能够超越。
Most new restaurants fail, but this one somehow managed to beat the odds. [=this one succeeded even though it did not have a good chance of succeeding] 大多数新开张的餐馆都倒闭了，但是这一家却奇迹般地生存了下来。
◊ People say can you beat that? when they are surprised or angry about something.（对某事表示惊讶或愤慨）那怎么可能？
Can you beat that?! A person like him being elected mayor! [=it is surprising or ridiculous to think that a person like him has been elected mayor] 那怎么可能呢？！像他那种人竟然当选了市长！
c not used in progressive tenses : to be better than (something)优于；好过
For sheer luxury you can’t beat a nice hot bath. = For sheer luxury, nothing beats a nice hot bath. = For sheer luxury, a nice hot bath beats anything.
要想彻底地舒服一下，泡个热水澡比什么都强。
d : to control or overcome (something)控制；克服
By working together we can beat crime!
只要我们团结协作，就一定能抑制住犯罪！
(US) His favorite way of beating the heat [=remaining cool in hot weather] is to have a couple of cold beers.
他最喜欢的消暑方法就是喝几瓶冰镇啤酒。
e : to be too difficult for (someone)难倒；使困惑
This problem has beaten everyone. [=no one has been able to solve this problem] 这个问题难倒了所有人。
◊ The informal expression (it) beats me means “I don’t know.”我不清楚；我不知道
“How did she manage to fix the problem so quickly?” “Beats me.”
“她怎么会这么快就把问题解决了？”“我也不清楚。”
I don’t believe anything he tells me. It beats me how people can continue to trust him.
我不相信他跟我说的任何事情，真不知道别人怎么还会相信他。
8
[+ object] a : to come, arrive, or act before (someone or something)抢…之先；赶在…之前
I beat him narrowly to the finish line. [=I reached the finish line slightly before he did] 我略微抢先于他冲过终点线。
I bet I can beat you to the front door!
我打赌我能比你先到前门。
I wondered which of us would finish our work first, but she beat me to it by two days. [=she finished two days before I did] 我之前还寻思着我们俩谁能最先完成任务呢，结果她比我提前了两天完成。
b : to avoid having problems with (something) by acting earlier避开；避免
We left early so that we could beat the traffic.
我们提早出发了，以便避开交通高峰时段。
We got to the store when it opened and managed to beat the rush.
商店一开门我们就进去了，刚好避开购物高峰。
beat a dead horse
— see 1horse
beat a path
: to make a path by walking over the ground many times走出，踏出（小路）
They beat a path through the woods to the stream.
他们踏出了一条穿过树林通往小溪的路。
— sometimes used figuratively有时用作比喻
If you work hard and well, success will beat a path to your door. [=you will be very successful] 如果你工作努力又出色，成功将会接踵而至。
beat a retreat
: to leave quickly迅速离开；匆匆走开
A group of teenagers was causing trouble, but they beat a hasty retreat when the cops arrived.
那群小青年正在惹事，但警察一来他们便赶紧跑掉了。
beat around/about the bush
— see bush
beat back [phrasal verb] beat back (someone) or beat (someone) back
: to force (someone) to go back or to retreat by fighting打退；击退；逼退
Our troops were beaten back by enemy forces.
我们的部队被敌军逼退了。
beat down [phrasal verb] 1
of the sun : to shine down with great heat and strength（太阳）暴晒，直射
The blazing sun was beating down on us mercilessly/relentlessly.
似火的骄阳无情地直射在我们身上。
2
beat (something) down or beat down (something) : to hit (something, such as a door) so that it falls down把…击倒；使…倒下
The police had to beat down the door to get into the house.
警方不得不破门而入。
The storm beat down the crops.
风暴刮倒了庄稼。
— often used figuratively常用作比喻
Years of failure had beaten him down. [=had caused him to lose hope or spirit] 年复一年的失败早已把他击垮了。
3
chiefly British
a beat (someone) down or beat down (someone) : to cause (someone) to lower a price使（某人）降价
I beat her down from £30 to £15.
我让她把价格从30英镑减到15英镑。
b beat (a price) down or beat down (a price) : to cause someone to lower (a price)杀价；压价
I beat her asking price down from £30 to £15.
我把她的开价从30英镑杀到15英镑。
beat it informal
: to go away quickly迅速离开；跑掉
The teenagers beat it when the cops arrived.
警察赶到后，那些小青年赶紧跑了。
— often used as a command常用作命令
Stop bothering me. Beat it! [=get lost] 别烦我，走开！
beat off [phrasal verb] 1
beat off (someone or something) or beat (someone or something) off : to force (someone or something) to go away by fighting打退；击退；逐走
She managed to beat off her attacker.
她成功地击退了袭击者。
— sometimes used figuratively有时用作比喻
The company has managed to beat off [=fight off] its competitors and maintain control of the market.
这家公司成功击败了众多竞争对手，掌控了市场。
2
US, informal + impolite, of a man : masturbate
beat out [phrasal verb] 1
beat out (something) or beat (something) out
a : to put out (a fire) by beating扑灭（火）
The fire was raging but we managed to beat it out.
火势不断蔓延，但我们最终将它扑灭了。
b baseball : to turn (a ground ball) into a base hit by running fast to first base（击跑员先于球到达一垒而）使（滚地球）成为安打
He beat out a bunt.
他借触击球上一垒。
2
beat out (someone or something) or beat (someone or something) out US : to defeat or overcome (a person, team, etc.)击败；战胜
They were beaten out [=beaten] in the semifinals.
他们在半决赛中输了。
She thought she would get the job, but someone else beat her out. [=someone else got the job] 她以为自己会得到那份工作，结果却被别人得到了。
beat someone to the punch
— see 2punch
beat the clock
— see 1clock
beat the rap
— see 1rap
beat up [phrasal verb] beat up (someone) or beat (someone) up
: to hurt or injure (someone) by hitting痛打；狠揍
A gang of bullies threatened to beat him up.
一伙暴徒威胁说要狠狠揍他一顿。
He was beaten up badly by the bullies.
他被一群流氓打得遍体鳞伤。
— sometimes used figuratively有时用作比喻
a politician who is getting beat/beaten up by liberal/conservative critics
被自由派/保守派的批评家们批得体无完肤的政治人物
He’s been beating himself up [=he has been harshly blaming or criticizing himself] because of the failure of his marriage.
他因为失败的婚姻而一直非常自责。
— see also beat-up
beat up on [phrasal verb] beat up on (someone) US, informal
: to hit (someone) repeatedly in order to cause pain or injury : to beat (someone)痛打；狠揍
A gang of bullies was beating up on him.
一群歹徒正在对他大打出手。
— sometimes used figuratively有时用作比喻
a politician who is getting beat up on by his critics
惨遭评论家抨击的政治人物
to beat the band
— see 1band
— beatable /ˈbiːtəbəl/ adjective
an easily beatable opponent [=an opponent that can be easily defeated] 可轻而易举击败的对手
2 beat /ˈbiːt/ noun
plural beats
1
a [count] : the act of beating敲；击；打
a single beat on a drum
在鼓上的一击
a beat of the bird’s wings
鸟翼的扇动
a single beat of his heart [=a single heartbeat] 他的一次心跳
— see also heart skipped a beat at heart
b [singular] : a sound produced by beating敲击声；击打声
We could hear the steady beat of the waves against the shore.
我们能听见波涛有节奏的拍岸声。
They danced to the beat of the drums.
他们踩着鼓点跳舞。
listening to the beat of his heart
听听他的心跳声
2
a [count] : a loud or strong sound that occurs regularly in music or poetry（音乐或诗歌的）强音拍
music that has four beats to a bar
每小节四拍的音乐
— see also downbeat
b [singular] : the regular pattern of sounds in music or poetry : rhythm（音乐或诗歌的）节拍，节奏
She likes music with a Latin beat.
她喜欢拉丁节奏的音乐。
a pounding beat
有力的节奏
The music had a steady beat.
这首曲子节奏稳健。
3
[count] : a place or area that someone (such as a policeman) regularly goes to, walks through, or covers as part of a job（经常去或经过的）路线，地点，区域— usually singular通常用单数
The policeman was patrolling/pounding his/the beat. = The policeman was on his/the beat.
那名警察正在自己的辖区巡逻。
a reporter’s beat
记者的工作站
miss a beat chiefly US
: to have difficulty in continuing : to stop or hesitate briefly暂时地停止；迟疑片刻
He answered their questions without missing a beat. [=he answered all their questions very easily and without hesitating] 他毫不犹疑地回答了他们的所有问题。
He answered all their questions and never missed a beat.
他一口气回答了他们的所有问题。
He didn’t miss a beat.
他一气呵成。
3 beat /ˈbiːt/ adjective
not used before a noun informal
: very tired : exhausted筋疲力尽；疲惫不堪
Let me sit down. I’m absolutely beat!
让我坐坐，累死我了！