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1. Oxford American Dictionary

   beat

   • IPA[bēt]

   美式

   • v.
     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；strike (an object) repeatedly so as to make a noise
   • n.
     a main accent or rhythmic unit in music or poetry；a strong rhythm in popular music
   • adj.
     completely exhausted；relating to the beat generation or its philosophy

   • verb: beat, 3rd person present: beats, gerund or present participle: beating, past tense: beat, past participle: beaten

   • noun: beat, plural noun: beats

2. • 釋義
   • 片語

   v.

   動詞

   • 1. 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 if we were caught we were beaten the victims were beaten to death with baseball bats 同義詞 hit, strike, batter, thump, hammer, ... 更多punch, knock, thrash, pound, pummel, slap, smack, crack, thwack, cuff, buffet, maul, pelt, drub, rain blows on, assault, attack, abuse, flay, whip, lash, cudgel, club, birch, informalwallop, belt, bash, whack, clout, clobber, slug, tan, biff, bop, sock, deck, plug, lay into, do over, knock around, rough up, fill in, knock into the middle of next week, beat the living daylights out of, give someone a good hiding, datedchastise
   • ▪ strike (an object) repeatedly so as to make a noise he beat the table with his hand 同義詞 bang, hit, strike, rap, tap, ... 更多pound, thump, hammer, play, sound, perform on, make music on
   • ▪ (of an instrument) make a rhythmical sound by being struck drums were beating in the distance
   • ▪ strike (a carpet, blanket, etc.) repeatedly in order to remove dust upright cleaners have a motorized head which beats the carpet to loosen the dirt
   • ▪ flatten or shape (metal) by striking it repeatedly with a hammer pure gold can be beaten out to form very thin sheets 同義詞 hammer, forge, form, shape, mold, ... 更多work, stamp, fashion, model, fabricate, make, cast, frame, sculpt, sculpture
   • ▪ strike something against (something) she beat her fists against the wood
   • ▪ strike repeatedly at or on something Sid beat on the door with the flat of his hand Emmie began to beat at the flames
   • ▪ move across (an area of land) repeatedly striking at the ground cover in order to raise game birds for shooting.
   • 2. defeat (someone) in a game or other competitive situation she beat him easily at chess the Senators beat out the Yankees for the 1933 pennant 同義詞 defeat, conquer, win against, get the better of, vanquish, ... 更多trounce, rout, overpower, overcome, overwhelm, overthrow, subdue, quash, crush, informallick, thrash, whip, wipe the floor with, clobber, own
   • ▪ overcome (a problem or disease) he beat heroin addiction in 1992 they are investing their savings in hopes of beating inflation
   • ▪ do or be better than (a record or score) he beat his own world record 同義詞 surpass, outdo, exceed, eclipse, transcend, ... 更多top, trump, cap, better, outperform, outstrip, outshine, outclass, overshadow, put in the shade, be better than, improve on, go one better than
   • ▪ informal be better than you can't beat the taste of fresh raspberries
   • ▪ informal baffle it beats me how you manage to work in this heat
   • 3. succeed in getting somewhere ahead of (someone) the goalie beat him to the ball I could beat him on my bicycle
   • ▪ take action to avoid (difficult or inconvenient effects of an event or circumstance) they set off early to beat the traffic
   • 4. (of the heart) pulsate her heart beat faster with panic 同義詞 pulsate, pulse, palpitate, vibrate, throb, ... 更多reverberate, pump, pound, thump, thud, hammer, drum, pitter-patter, go pit-a-pat, rarequop
   • 5. (of a bird) move (the wings) up and down doves wheel around the rooftops, beating their wings 同義詞 flap, flutter, move up and down, thresh, thrash, ... 更多wave, shake, swing, agitate, quiver, tremble, vibrate, oscillate
   • ▪ (of a bird) fly making rhythmic wing movements an owl beat low over the salt marsh
   • 6. stir (cooking ingredients) vigorously with a fork, whisk, or beater to make a smooth or frothy mixture beat the butter until light and fluffy beat the cream into the mixture 同義詞 whisk, mix, blend, whip, stir, ... 更多fold
   • 7. sail into the wind, following a zigzag course with repeated tacking we beat southward all that first day

   n.

   名詞

   • 1. a main accent or rhythmic unit in music or poetry the glissando begins on the second beat
   • ▪ a strong rhythm in popular music the music changed to a funky disco beat 同義詞 rhythm, pulse, stress, meter, time, ... 更多measure, cadence, accent, rhythmical flow/pattern
   • ▪ a regular, rhythmic sound or movement the beat of the wipers became almost hypnotic
   • ▪ the sound made when something, especially a musical instrument, is struck he heard the beat of a drum 同義詞 pounding, banging, thumping, thudding, booming, ... 更多hammering, battering, crashing
   • ▪ a pulsation of the heart. 同義詞 pulse, pulsing, pulsating, vibration, vibrating, ... 更多throb, throbbing, palpitation, palpitating, reverberation, reverberating, beating, pumping, pounding, thumping, thudding, hammering, drumming, pitter-patter, pit-a-pat
   • ▪ 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.
   • 2. the movement of a bird's wings the beat of the swallow's wings as they dive after midges
   • 3. an area allocated to a police officer to patrol public clamor for more police officers on the beat a patrolman who strived to make his beat a safe one 同義詞 circuit, round, course, route, way, ... 更多path, orbit, tour, turn
   • ▪ a spell of duty allocated to a police officer her beat ended at 6 a.m.
   • ▪ an area regularly frequented by someone, typically a prostitute a few, new to their beat, looked at him with interest
   • ▪ informal a person's area of interest his beat is construction, property, and hotels
   • 4. a brief pause or moment of hesitation, typically one lasting a specified length she waited for a beat of three seconds
   • 5. informal short for beatnik

   adj.

   形容詞

   • 1. informal completely exhausted I'm beat—I need an hour or so to rest I feel beat and out of ideas
   • 2. relating to the beat generation or its philosophy beat poet Allen Ginsberg

   片語

   • beat all
   • beat around the bush
   • beat the bushes
   • beat the clock
   • beat it
   • beat the hell out of
   • beat the shit out of
   • beat one's meat
   • beat the pants off
   • beat a path to someone's door
   • beat a hasty retreat
   • beat the system
   • beat time
   • beat someone to it
   • to beat all —s
   • to beat the band
   • beat back
   • beat down
   • beat off
   • beat out
   • beat up
   • beat up on