beat

Word family noun beat beating beaterbeatnikbeatboxadjective beatable ≠ unbeatable beaten ≠ unbeaten beatableverb beat

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beat1 /biːt/ S2 W2 verb (past tensepst beat, past participlepp beaten /ˈbiːtn/) → beet

1 competition/election 比赛/竞选 [transitiveT]BEAT/DEFEAT 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 EnglishBrE, beat the pants off somebody American EnglishAmE (=defeat them easily) 把某人打得落花流水

2 hit 打 [transitiveT]HIT 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

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3 hit against 碰撞 [intransitiveI always + adverbadv/prepositionprep]HIT 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BETTER [transitiveT] 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 [transitiveT not in progressive] especially spokenBETTER 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 [intransitiveI, transitiveT]MIX 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。

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7 control/deal with 控制/应付 [transitiveT] to successfully deal with a problem that you have been struggling with 克服，战胜〔困难〕 SYN conquer

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 heart 心 [intransitiveI]HBHM when your heart beats, it moves in a regular rhythm as it pumps your blood 〔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。

Jennifer’s heart was beating fast.

珍妮弗心跳得很快。

9. drums 鼓 [intransitiveI, transitiveT]CAPM 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 [intransitiveI, transitiveT]HBB 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 BEAT/DEFEATif something or someone will take some beating, it will be difficult for anyone or anything to be or do better 难以超过

Raikkonen has 42 points, which will take some beating.

莱科宁得到42分，很难超越。

Florida takes some beating as a vacation destination.

佛罗里达是个难得的度假胜地。

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take some beating• As a great place for a vacation, Florida takes some beating.• Schumacher has a twelve-second lead, which will take some beating.• And the valley of the River Wharfe takes some beating.• As family Christmasses go, the gruesome Moons in their storm-lashed failing farm take some beating.• As far as awful games go this one takes some beating.• For sheer enjoyment of climbing at this standard the routes on the Clapis sector the Dentelles de Montmirail take some beating.• For styling and interior comfort, both for pilots and passengers, it certainly takes some beating.• Did they complain about the Fujitsu factory, which takes some beating when one is considering eyesores?• He is sure to take some beating with more enterprising tactics and can hand out a lesson in the New University Maiden.

12 EARLYavoid 避免 [transitiveT] to avoid situations in which a lot of people are trying to do something, usually by doing something early 避开，避免

We left at four a.m. to beat the traffic.

我们凌晨四点就出发了，以避开交通拥堵。

Shopping by mail order lets you beat the queues.

邮购可免去排队之苦。

Shop now and beat the Christmas rush!

欲购从速，避开圣诞高峰！

13 do before SB else 先于别人做某事 [transitiveT] informalLOSE A GAME, COMPETITION, OR WAR to get or do something before someone else, especially if you are both trying to do it first 抢在…前面

beat somebody to something

John had beaten me to the breakfast table.

约翰抢在我前面跑到早餐桌边。

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。

They wanted to make it into a film, but another studio beat them to the punch.

他们想把它拍成电影，可是被另一家电影公司捷足先登了。

14 beat about/around the bush DELAYto avoid or delay talking about something embarrassing or unpleasant 〔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。

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beat about/around the bush• Don't beat about the bush.• Eliot did not beat about the bush.• I am not a person to beat about the bush.• I meant to be open with him but when it came to it I beat about the bush.• Let us stop beating about the bush.• She winced at their infelicities, at the clumsy way they beat about the bush.• No need to beat about the bush sweetie.

15 beat the system DISOBEYto 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

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。

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beat the system• There's a limit on how much luggage you can take on a plane, but there are ways to beat the system.• A special unit will be set up to stop crooks beating the system.• Prosecutors have warned that broader use of lie detectors will only give criminals another way to beat the system.• You can't beat the system and shouldn't want to, because it represents a co-operative progress towards shared goals.• Very few beat the system and those who did were not much encouraged by Bloomsbury House.• The brazen response of some was to smirk, for beating the system-any system-was a legitimate aspiration.• Gomez tried to beat the system by moving his money between his bank and investment accounts.• If we can not beat the system, how can we get it to work for us?• Available as both saloon and fastback, the Rover 820 Si 16v is designed to beat the system on two counts.

16 beat a path to somebody’s door (also beat down somebody’s door)GO 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〕

The new design was supposed 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。

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beat a path to somebody’s door• People are going to beat a path from all over to play these golf courses.

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

He beat a hasty retreat when he spotted me.

他一看到我就赶紧溜走了。

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beat a (hasty) retreat• Any females which are not ripe will either stay away or beat a hasty retreat.• Objects and fantasy are then used not as a means of venturing out, but to beat a retreat.• They were forced to beat a hasty retreat and arrived at their rendezvous with Morris's patrol on time.• With decks awash with diesel we beat a hasty retreat back to Lerwick.• Then, thanking him, I beat a hasty retreat to the sacristy door and knocked.• He beat a hasty retreat when he spotted me approaching, but it was not hasty enough.• Appointees interviewed repeated a familiar theme: They all loved their jobs but are beating a retreat without regret.

18 beat the clock to finish something very quickly, especially before a particular time 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。

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beat the clock• Secondly, it has to beat the clock.• Sometimes I wake early to beat the clock.• Use a timer and ask the student to beat the clock.• Their aim - to beat the clock and each other in a competition to find the fastest draw in the country.

SPOKEN PHRASES

19 (it) beats me UNDERSTANDused to say that you do not know something, or cannot understand or explain it 我不懂，把我难住了

Beats me why he wants such a big car.

我搞不懂他为什么要这么大的一辆车。

‘What’s he saying?’ ‘Beats me.’

“他说什么？”“我也搞不清楚。”

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(it) beats me• How do you measure such a thing? Beats me.• There's only one thing beats me.• Though why he wants to call himself a doctor beats me.• If he beats me at this game, well, he beats me.• It beats me how these kids can afford to spend so much money on clothes and CDs.• Though why the Good Lord didn't strike Durham itself beats me, instead of causing us all this trouble.• Well, I don't fight, he beats me up - it's my fault, I provoke him.• Pretty secluded. Beats me what he does.

20. beat it! LEAVE A PLACEused to tell someone to leave at once, because they are annoying you or should not be there 走开！滚开！

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beat it!• Go on, you kids! Beat it! Now!

21 can you beat that/it? SURPRISEDANNOYused to show that you are surprised or annoyed by something 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？

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can you beat that/it?• All I can remember of her as a baby is how much she loved butter. Can you beat that?• Agricultural machinery, can you beat that?• But can they beat it consistently?• Can you beat that man, Senna?

22 beat your brains out THINK ABOUTto think about something very hard and for a long time 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。

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beat your brains out• Why should you beat your brains out fighting the environmentalists?• Shall we beat their brains out in court?• Seven hours of beating your brains out when you weren't feeling all that hot to begin with.

23. if you can’t beat 'em, join 'emjoin 'em if you can’t beat 'em TAKE PART/BE INVOLVEDused when you decide to take part in something even though you disapprove of it, because everyone else is doing it and you cannot stop them 斗不过他们就随了他们，随大流

24. beat the rap AVOID American EnglishAmE informal to avoid being punished for something you have done 逃脱惩罚

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beat the rap• Frye was arrested on state and federal charges, but he managed to beat the rap.• He's been indicted three times, but beat the rap each time.• He's been arrested on federal charges three times and has beaten the rap every time.

25 beat time APMto make regular movements or sounds to show the speed at which music should be played 打拍子

a conductor beating time with his baton

用指挥棒打拍子的乐队指挥

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beat time• In employment systems, after all, people are not mustered to play together as their manager beats time.• Significantly, he follows the use of conducteur by recalling more recent occasions on which he beat time.• It is not true that elsewhere they obey it without beating it, since one beats time wherever choruses are sung.• a conductor beating time with his baton• The lord began to tap his foot and beat time with his hand against his thigh.• At one stage, he joined her, pacing with her, beating time with one hand.

26. beat a path/track to make a path by walking over an area of land 踏出一条小路

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beat a path/track• Most of the sites the company has in mind to visit are far off any beaten path.• Soon it is not going to be so easy to get off the beaten path.• They are off the beaten track.• To say that Crenshaw is off the beaten path is an understatement.• Sights sight that's off the beaten track or when time is include Stratford-upon-Avon, Hadrian's Wall, limited.• I called on the Birth Grandmother to help me beat a path through the honyaek to the windows.• The students - and their professors - beat a path to his door.• It has become such an attraction that local tour operators are beating a path to its door.

27 to beat the band LOT/LARGE NUMBER OR AMOUNT American EnglishAmE informal in large amounts or with great force 大量地；大力地

It’s raining to beat the band.

现在正下着倾盆大雨。

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to beat the band• It's raining to beat the band.

28 beat the heat COLD American EnglishAmE informal to make yourself cooler 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。

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beat the heat• Strawberries in wine is a festive way to beat the heat.• We were up and off early to beat the heat.

29. metal 金属 (also beat out) [transitiveT]HCMTI 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 [intransitiveI, transitiveT]DSO 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 literaryUPSET 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

n COLLOCATIONS

adverbs

easily beat somebody

Jason easily beats me at chess every time we play.

narrowly beat somebody (=by only a few points, votes etc)

New Zealand narrowly beat the Springboks in South Africa.

comfortably beat somebody (=by more than a few points, votes etc)

He comfortably beat the second placed candidate.

soundly beat somebody (=by a lot of points, votes etc)

In each event she soundly beat her opponents.

beat somebody hands down (=beat someone very easily)

He should be able to beat them all hands down.

comprehensively beat somebody (=by a lot of points, votes etc)

There’s no point trying to offer excuses as to why we were so comprehensively beaten.

convincingly beat somebody (=in a way that clearly shows someone deserves to win)

Mexico convincingly beat Brazil 2–0.

phrases

beat somebody into second/third etc place

He was beaten into second place in the Monaco Grand Prix.

THESAURUS

beat to get more points, votes etc than someone. Beat is used especially in spoken English 击败，战胜〔尤用于口语〕

We should have beaten them easily.

我们本来应该能够轻松击败他们。

I always beat my brother at tennis.

打网球我总是赢我弟弟。

defeat to beat someone. Defeat is more formal than beat and is used especially in writing 打败，击败〔defeat比beat正式，尤用于书面语〕

England were defeated by 2 goals to 1.

英格兰队以一比二败北。

Bush defeated Kerry in the election.

布什在大选中击败了克里。

trounce /traʊns/ to defeat someone completely in a game 〔体育比赛中〕彻底打败，击溃

They were trounced 20–0 by Kuwait.

他们以0比20惨败给科威特队。

thrash British EnglishBrE informal, cream American EnglishAmE informal to beat someone very easily in a game 〔体育比赛中〕轻取，轻松击败

Of course, they totally creamed the other team.

当然，他们轻松击败了另一队。

nI hope we thrash them!

wipe the floor with somebody informal to beat someone completely in a game or argument 〔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。

nThey won a £1,000 prize after wiping the floor with the opposition in a bowling competition.

PHRASAL VERBS

32 beat down phrasal verbphr v

a) DNif the sun beats down, it shines very brightly and the weather is hot 〔烈日〕曝晒，强烈照射

b) DNif the rain beats down, it is raining very hard 〔雨〕倾盆而下

c) beat the door down to hit a door so hard that it falls down 把门都捶破了

d) beat somebody down British EnglishBrECHEAP to persuade someone to reduce a price 跟某人还价，跟某人杀价

beat somebody down to

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。

e) beat somebody ↔ down to make someone feel defeated, so they no longer respect themselves 使某人颓丧，使某人沮丧

The women seemed beaten down.

这些女人好像很颓丧。

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beat somebody down• I beat him down and got the bracelet for $2.• The owners originally wanted $1000 for the horse, but George managed to beat them down to $850.

33 beat off phrasal verbphr v

a) beat somebody/something ↔ offPREVENT to succeed in defeating someone who is attacking, opposing, or competing with you 击败某人/某事

McConnell beat off a challenge for his Senate seat.

麦康奈尔挫败了一个挑战他参议员席位的人。

b) SY American EnglishAmE informal not polite if a man beats off, he masturbates 〔男子〕手淫

34 beat somebody/something ↔ out phrasal verbphr v

a) CAPMif a drum or something else beats out a rhythm, or if you beat out a rhythm on a drum, it makes a continuous regular sound 敲打出〔节奏〕

b) especially American EnglishAmEBEAT/DEFEAT 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。

for

Roberts beat out Tony Gwynn for the Most Valuable Player Award.

罗伯茨击败托尼·格温，获得最有价值球员奖。

c) STOP something THAT IS HAPPENINGto put out a fire by hitting it many times with something such as a cloth 〔用布等拍打以〕扑灭〔火〕

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beat out• So now the Channel Islands businessmen want to buy out what they can not beat.• Shall we beat their brains out in court?• We thought the murderous hordes were beaten and whimpering out in the jungles, licking their wounds.• Six months ago, Pete Wilson wanted to beat the daylights out of Bob Dole on the campaign trail.• Like in the Teamsters, where they beat the shit out of people in parking lots.• Before the night was over he was going to beat the shit out of that no-good, fucking drunk.• Fear of the future had long since beaten that out of the young.• Seven hours of beating your brains out when you weren't feeling all that hot to begin with.

35 beat up phrasal verbphr v

a) beat somebody ↔ upHIT to hurt someone badly by hitting them 痛打某人，毒打某人

Her boyfriend got drunk and beat her up.

她男朋友喝醉了，把她狠狠揍了一顿。

b) beat up on somebody American EnglishAmEHIT to hit someone and harm them, especially someone younger or weaker than yourself 欺负殴打某人〔尤指弱小的人〕

c) BLAME beat yourself up (also beat up on yourself American EnglishAmE) informal to blame yourself too much for something 太过自责

If you do your best and you lose, you can’t beat yourself up about it.

你要是尽了最大努力后还是失败，就不用太责怪自己了。

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beat up• He would come home drunk, get into a fight with Mom, and beat her up.• Carl got beaten up outside a nightclub on Saturday night.

beat up on somebody• They just love beating up on architects.• Everybody beat up on him because he made the team.• She's never going to get anywhere if she tries to beat up on males, especially a catch like me.• I used to beat up on my brothers when we were kids.• There was no need to take the time to beat up on the new pioneers.

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beat• Lewis was a tough boxer, and a hard man to beat.• Hey, it beats a bake sale.• Back then, girls were told that they could never beat a boy at tennis.• Jake's home-made burgers beat anything you can get at fast-food restaurants.• Whatever Messrs Mondale, Foot and Kinnock said about raising taxes in the 1980s, they were going to be beaten anyway.• It's not a particularly good job, but it certainly beats being unemployed.• It was clear that she had been badly beaten by her husband.• My Father used to let me beat him at chess.• Following the incident with the boy a Dig Daddy style man had gone to his door and beaten him up.• But UMass still won on the road against a team that should have beaten it.• Brazil beat Italy in the final.• He used to come home drunk and beat my mother.• Children were beating on different kinds of drums.• Convention delegates were beaten, stabbed, and shot promiscuously by the police.• On the ultrasound machine, I could see the baby's heart beating strongly.• Teachers are no longer allowed to beat students who misbehave.• Beat the cream into the fruit puree, pour into bowls, and chill.• Beat the eggs and pour in the milk.• Carry on beating the eggs with a fork until they're light and fluffy.• Do you think the Socialists will beat the Liberals in the election?• Osborne wanted to beat the living daylights out of Flanagan.• Police officers had beaten the man with their batons.• No one has figured out how to beat the problem of rodents eating the crops.• My torso and my wrists felt as though Edna had beaten them with sticks.• In a separate bowl, beat together the oil and flour.• Slaves were sometimes beaten with sticks or even whipped.

beaten to death• A Chancellor of the Exchequer who had failed to prevent thieves penetrating his treasury was summarily beaten to death.• And when he himself was nearly beaten to death.• Her body will be covered with bruises, as if she had been beaten to death.• Recalcitrants were chained, starved and beaten to death.• In Westport, a 3-year-old boy was beaten to death after wetting his pants, authorities allege.• Apparently, he was beaten to death and, as a result, swore that he would for ever haunt the local area.• In the minutes that followed, McDuffie was beaten to death by a group of Dade County police officers.• We don't see gays being beaten to death in our country because of their sexuality.

beat on/against/at etc• This type of groove should be played very tight, smack on the beat at all times, but with a little bounce.• With an electric mixer, beat at low speed until moistened and then at medium speed for 3 minutes.• Blend at lowest speed 30 seconds and then beat at medium speed 3 minutes.• The rain beat against my face, pasted my hair to my scalp, ran down my neck.• Recovering, Emmie seized the thin old hearthrug and began to beat at the flames.• When the sun is at its highest, it beats on the wall.• A young man was beaten on two occasions but never arrested for anything.

you can’t beat something (for something)• For romance, you can't beat the Rainbow Lodge.

beat ... to it• Book now before you're beaten to it!• Bridget had only just beaten her to it.• Gloria had beaten me to it.• Martin learnt later that another team had beaten him to it.• The Aldam family from Guildford have beaten them to it.• Gary had beaten them to it, and had demanded contributions for the mission.• He'd beaten Danny Crompton to it that time.

Related topics: Colours & sounds, Music, Police

beat2 S3 noun

1 [countableC]HIT one of a series of regular movements or hitting actions 〔连续有节奏的〕跳动，敲击

a heart rate of 80 beats a minute

一分钟80跳的心率

the steady beat of the drum

节奏均匀的鼓声

2 [singular]CSOUND a regular repeated noise 有节奏的声音 SYN rhythm

beat of

the beat of marching feet

列队行进的脚步声

3 [countableC]APM the main rhythm that a piece of music or a poem has 〔音乐或诗歌的〕节奏

a song with a beat you can dance to

带有舞蹈节奏的一首歌曲

4 [singular]SCP 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

journalists covering the Washington beat

驻华盛顿地区的新闻记者

on the beat

People like to see police officers on the beat.

人们愿意看到有警察在执勤巡逻。

5. [countableC]APM one of the notes in a piece of music that sounds stronger than the other notes 节拍，拍子

Examples from the Corpus

beat• My heart lurched and seemed to miss a beat, but I went on reading calmly, though the print was blurred.• But beat duty was of course not the only punitive experience for the rank-and-file policeman.• Their new song has a good beat that you can dance to.• Multiply the number of beats by six to get the number of heart beats per minute.• journalists covering the political beat• I could hear the rapid beat of his heart and him breathing all funny.• But for some beat constables, there was another possibility.• The more rum punch, the better the beat!• Police on the beat are feeling increasingly vulnerable.• Jessica moved her hips to the beat of the music.• The beat was the only genuinely musical element in it, of course.

beat of• the slow beat of the drum

on the beat• He called for more bobbies on the beat, an end to court delays and reform of prisons.• Ian Westwood, head of the federation's Manchester branch, blamed the demise of the traditional bobby on the beat.• Rain could shape every incident on the beat.• Eighty percent of you feel that having more police officers on the beat would certainly alleviate your fears.• police officers on the beat• I would like to see more police on the beat.• This type of groove should be played very tight, smack on the beat at all times, but with a little bounce.• Men were sometimes on the beat twenty-one out of twenty-four hours during the transition between day and night duty.• In his years on the beat, Cowgill earned a reputation for fearlessness.

beat3 adjectiveadj [not before noun]

1 informalTIRED 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。

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Origin beat1

Old English beatan

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→n COLLOCATIONS1 →THESAURUS1 →SPOKEN PHRASES1 →PHRASAL VERBS1beat2 nounbeat3 adjectiveadj

词汇	beat
释义	beat Word family noun beat beating beaterbeatnikbeatboxadjective beatable ≠ unbeatable beaten ≠ unbeaten beatableverb beat Related topics: Human, Medicine, Colours & sounds, Music, Other sports beat1 /biːt/ ●●● S2 W2 verb (past tensepst beat, past participlepp beaten /ˈbiːtn/) → beet 1 competition/election 比赛/竞选 [transitiveT]BEAT/DEFEAT 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 EnglishBrE, beat the pants off somebody American EnglishAmE (=defeat them easily) 把某人打得落花流水 2 hit 打 [transitiveT]HIT 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 [intransitiveI always + adverbadv/prepositionprep]HIT 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BETTER [transitiveT] 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 [transitiveT not in progressive] especially spokenBETTER 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 [intransitiveI, transitiveT]MIX 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 [transitiveT] to successfully deal with a problem that you have been struggling with 克服，战胜〔困难〕 SYN conquer 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 heart 心 [intransitiveI]HBHM when your heart beats, it moves in a regular rhythm as it pumps your blood 〔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。 Jennifer’s heart was beating fast. 珍妮弗心跳得很快。 9. drums 鼓 [intransitiveI, transitiveT]CAPM 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 [intransitiveI, transitiveT]HBB 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 BEAT/DEFEATif something or someone will take some beating, it will be difficult for anyone or anything to be or do better 难以超过 Raikkonen has 42 points, which will take some beating. 莱科宁得到42分，很难超越。 Florida takes some beating as a vacation destination. 佛罗里达是个难得的度假胜地。 Examples from the Corpus take some beating• As a great place for a vacation, Florida takes some beating.• Schumacher has a twelve-second lead, which will take some beating.• And the valley of the River Wharfe takes some beating.• As family Christmasses go, the gruesome Moons in their storm-lashed failing farm take some beating.• As far as awful games go this one takes some beating.• For sheer enjoyment of climbing at this standard the routes on the Clapis sector the Dentelles de Montmirail take some beating.• For styling and interior comfort, both for pilots and passengers, it certainly takes some beating.• Did they complain about the Fujitsu factory, which takes some beating when one is considering eyesores?• He is sure to take some beating with more enterprising tactics and can hand out a lesson in the New University Maiden. 12 EARLYavoid 避免 [transitiveT] to avoid situations in which a lot of people are trying to do something, usually by doing something early 避开，避免 We left at four a.m. to beat the traffic. 我们凌晨四点就出发了，以避开交通拥堵。 Shopping by mail order lets you beat the queues. 邮购可免去排队之苦。 Shop now and beat the Christmas rush! 欲购从速，避开圣诞高峰！ 13 do before SB else 先于别人做某事 [transitiveT] informalLOSE A GAME, COMPETITION, OR WAR to get or do something before someone else, especially if you are both trying to do it first 抢在…前面 beat somebody to something John had beaten me to the breakfast table. 约翰抢在我前面跑到早餐桌边。 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。 They wanted to make it into a film, but another studio beat them to the punch. 他们想把它拍成电影，可是被另一家电影公司捷足先登了。 14 beat about/around the bush DELAYto avoid or delay talking about something embarrassing or unpleasant 〔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。 Examples from the Corpus beat about/around the bush• Don't beat about the bush.• Eliot did not beat about the bush.• I am not a person to beat about the bush.• I meant to be open with him but when it came to it I beat about the bush.• Let us stop beating about the bush.• She winced at their infelicities, at the clumsy way they beat about the bush.• No need to beat about the bush sweetie. 15 beat the system DISOBEYto 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 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。 Examples from the Corpus beat the system• There's a limit on how much luggage you can take on a plane, but there are ways to beat the system.• A special unit will be set up to stop crooks beating the system.• Prosecutors have warned that broader use of lie detectors will only give criminals another way to beat the system.• You can't beat the system and shouldn't want to, because it represents a co-operative progress towards shared goals.• Very few beat the system and those who did were not much encouraged by Bloomsbury House.• The brazen response of some was to smirk, for beating the system-any system-was a legitimate aspiration.• Gomez tried to beat the system by moving his money between his bank and investment accounts.• If we can not beat the system, how can we get it to work for us?• Available as both saloon and fastback, the Rover 820 Si 16v is designed to beat the system on two counts. 16 beat a path to somebody’s door (also beat down somebody’s door)GO 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〕 The new design was supposed 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。 Examples from the Corpus beat a path to somebody’s door• People are going to beat a path from all over to play these golf courses. 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 He beat a hasty retreat when he spotted me. 他一看到我就赶紧溜走了。 Examples from the Corpus beat a (hasty) retreat• Any females which are not ripe will either stay away or beat a hasty retreat.• Objects and fantasy are then used not as a means of venturing out, but to beat a retreat.• They were forced to beat a hasty retreat and arrived at their rendezvous with Morris's patrol on time.• With decks awash with diesel we beat a hasty retreat back to Lerwick.• Then, thanking him, I beat a hasty retreat to the sacristy door and knocked.• He beat a hasty retreat when he spotted me approaching, but it was not hasty enough.• Appointees interviewed repeated a familiar theme: They all loved their jobs but are beating a retreat without regret. 18 beat the clock to finish something very quickly, especially before a particular time 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。 Examples from the Corpus beat the clock• Secondly, it has to beat the clock.• Sometimes I wake early to beat the clock.• Use a timer and ask the student to beat the clock.• Their aim - to beat the clock and each other in a competition to find the fastest draw in the country. SPOKEN PHRASES 19 (it) beats me UNDERSTANDused to say that you do not know something, or cannot understand or explain it 我不懂，把我难住了 Beats me why he wants such a big car. 我搞不懂他为什么要这么大的一辆车。 ‘What’s he saying?’ ‘Beats me.’ “他说什么？”“我也搞不清楚。” Examples from the Corpus (it) beats me• How do you measure such a thing? Beats me.• There's only one thing beats me.• Though why he wants to call himself a doctor beats me.• If he beats me at this game, well, he beats me.• It beats me how these kids can afford to spend so much money on clothes and CDs.• Though why the Good Lord didn't strike Durham itself beats me, instead of causing us all this trouble.• Well, I don't fight, he beats me up - it's my fault, I provoke him.• Pretty secluded. Beats me what he does. 20. beat it! LEAVE A PLACEused to tell someone to leave at once, because they are annoying you or should not be there 走开！滚开！ Examples from the Corpus beat it!• Go on, you kids! Beat it! Now! 21 can you beat that/it? SURPRISEDANNOYused to show that you are surprised or annoyed by something 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？ Examples from the Corpus can you beat that/it?• All I can remember of her as a baby is how much she loved butter. Can you beat that?• Agricultural machinery, can you beat that?• But can they beat it consistently?• Can you beat that man, Senna? 22 beat your brains out THINK ABOUTto think about something very hard and for a long time 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。 Examples from the Corpus beat your brains out• Why should you beat your brains out fighting the environmentalists?• Shall we beat their brains out in court?• Seven hours of beating your brains out when you weren't feeling all that hot to begin with. 23. if you can’t beat 'em, join 'emjoin 'em if you can’t beat 'em TAKE PART/BE INVOLVEDused when you decide to take part in something even though you disapprove of it, because everyone else is doing it and you cannot stop them 斗不过他们就随了他们，随大流 24. beat the rap AVOID American EnglishAmE informal to avoid being punished for something you have done 逃脱惩罚 Examples from the Corpus beat the rap• Frye was arrested on state and federal charges, but he managed to beat the rap.• He's been indicted three times, but beat the rap each time.• He's been arrested on federal charges three times and has beaten the rap every time. 25 beat time APMto make regular movements or sounds to show the speed at which music should be played 打拍子 a conductor beating time with his baton 用指挥棒打拍子的乐队指挥 Examples from the Corpus beat time• In employment systems, after all, people are not mustered to play together as their manager beats time.• Significantly, he follows the use of conducteur by recalling more recent occasions on which he beat time.• It is not true that elsewhere they obey it without beating it, since one beats time wherever choruses are sung.• a conductor beating time with his baton• The lord began to tap his foot and beat time with his hand against his thigh.• At one stage, he joined her, pacing with her, beating time with one hand. 26. beat a path/track to make a path by walking over an area of land 踏出一条小路 Examples from the Corpus beat a path/track• Most of the sites the company has in mind to visit are far off any beaten path.• Soon it is not going to be so easy to get off the beaten path.• They are off the beaten track.• To say that Crenshaw is off the beaten path is an understatement.• Sights sight that's off the beaten track or when time is include Stratford-upon-Avon, Hadrian's Wall, limited.• I called on the Birth Grandmother to help me beat a path through the honyaek to the windows.• The students - and their professors - beat a path to his door.• It has become such an attraction that local tour operators are beating a path to its door. 27 to beat the band LOT/LARGE NUMBER OR AMOUNT American EnglishAmE informal in large amounts or with great force 大量地；大力地 It’s raining to beat the band. 现在正下着倾盆大雨。 Examples from the Corpus to beat the band• It's raining to beat the band. 28 beat the heat COLD American EnglishAmE informal to make yourself cooler 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。 Examples from the Corpus beat the heat• Strawberries in wine is a festive way to beat the heat.• We were up and off early to beat the heat. 29. metal 金属 (also beat out) [transitiveT]HCMTI 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 [intransitiveI, transitiveT]DSO 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 literaryUPSET 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 n COLLOCATIONS adverbs easily beat somebody Jason easily beats me at chess every time we play. narrowly beat somebody (=by only a few points, votes etc) New Zealand narrowly beat the Springboks in South Africa. comfortably beat somebody (=by more than a few points, votes etc) He comfortably beat the second placed candidate. soundly beat somebody (=by a lot of points, votes etc) In each event she soundly beat her opponents. beat somebody hands down (=beat someone very easily) He should be able to beat them all hands down. comprehensively beat somebody (=by a lot of points, votes etc) There’s no point trying to offer excuses as to why we were so comprehensively beaten. convincingly beat somebody (=in a way that clearly shows someone deserves to win) Mexico convincingly beat Brazil 2–0. phrases beat somebody into second/third etc place He was beaten into second place in the Monaco Grand Prix. THESAURUS beat to get more points, votes etc than someone. Beat is used especially in spoken English 击败，战胜〔尤用于口语〕 We should have beaten them easily. 我们本来应该能够轻松击败他们。 I always beat my brother at tennis. 打网球我总是赢我弟弟。 defeat to beat someone. Defeat is more formal than beat and is used especially in writing 打败，击败〔defeat比beat正式，尤用于书面语〕 England were defeated by 2 goals to 1. 英格兰队以一比二败北。 Bush defeated Kerry in the election. 布什在大选中击败了克里。 trounce /traʊns/ to defeat someone completely in a game 〔体育比赛中〕彻底打败，击溃 They were trounced 20–0 by Kuwait. 他们以0比20惨败给科威特队。 thrash British EnglishBrE informal, cream American EnglishAmE informal to beat someone very easily in a game 〔体育比赛中〕轻取，轻松击败 Of course, they totally creamed the other team. 当然，他们轻松击败了另一队。 nI hope we thrash them! wipe the floor with somebody informal to beat someone completely in a game or argument 〔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。 nThey won a £1,000 prize after wiping the floor with the opposition in a bowling competition. PHRASAL VERBS 32 beat down phrasal verbphr v a) DNif the sun beats down, it shines very brightly and the weather is hot 〔烈日〕曝晒，强烈照射 b) DNif the rain beats down, it is raining very hard 〔雨〕倾盆而下 c) beat the door down to hit a door so hard that it falls down 把门都捶破了 d) beat somebody down British EnglishBrECHEAP to persuade someone to reduce a price 跟某人还价，跟某人杀价 beat somebody down to 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。 e) beat somebody ↔ down to make someone feel defeated, so they no longer respect themselves 使某人颓丧，使某人沮丧 The women seemed beaten down. 这些女人好像很颓丧。 Examples from the Corpus beat somebody down• I beat him down and got the bracelet for $2.• The owners originally wanted $1000 for the horse, but George managed to beat them down to $850. 33 beat off phrasal verbphr v a) beat somebody/something ↔ offPREVENT to succeed in defeating someone who is attacking, opposing, or competing with you 击败某人/某事 McConnell beat off a challenge for his Senate seat. 麦康奈尔挫败了一个挑战他参议员席位的人。 b) SY American EnglishAmE informal not polite if a man beats off, he masturbates 〔男子〕手淫 34 beat somebody/something ↔ out phrasal verbphr v a) CAPMif a drum or something else beats out a rhythm, or if you beat out a rhythm on a drum, it makes a continuous regular sound 敲打出〔节奏〕 b) especially American EnglishAmEBEAT/DEFEAT 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。 for Roberts beat out Tony Gwynn for the Most Valuable Player Award. 罗伯茨击败托尼·格温，获得最有价值球员奖。 c) STOP something THAT IS HAPPENINGto put out a fire by hitting it many times with something such as a cloth 〔用布等拍打以〕扑灭〔火〕 Examples from the Corpus beat out• So now the Channel Islands businessmen want to buy out what they can not beat.• Shall we beat their brains out in court?• We thought the murderous hordes were beaten and whimpering out in the jungles, licking their wounds.• Six months ago, Pete Wilson wanted to beat the daylights out of Bob Dole on the campaign trail.• Like in the Teamsters, where they beat the shit out of people in parking lots.• Before the night was over he was going to beat the shit out of that no-good, fucking drunk.• Fear of the future had long since beaten that out of the young.• Seven hours of beating your brains out when you weren't feeling all that hot to begin with. 35 beat up phrasal verbphr v a) beat somebody ↔ upHIT to hurt someone badly by hitting them 痛打某人，毒打某人 Her boyfriend got drunk and beat her up. 她男朋友喝醉了，把她狠狠揍了一顿。 b) beat up on somebody American EnglishAmEHIT to hit someone and harm them, especially someone younger or weaker than yourself 欺负殴打某人〔尤指弱小的人〕 c) BLAME beat yourself up (also beat up on yourself American EnglishAmE) informal to blame yourself too much for something 太过自责 If you do your best and you lose, you can’t beat yourself up about it. 你要是尽了最大努力后还是失败，就不用太责怪自己了。 Examples from the Corpus beat up• He would come home drunk, get into a fight with Mom, and beat her up.• Carl got beaten up outside a nightclub on Saturday night. beat up on somebody• They just love beating up on architects.• Everybody beat up on him because he made the team.• She's never going to get anywhere if she tries to beat up on males, especially a catch like me.• I used to beat up on my brothers when we were kids.• There was no need to take the time to beat up on the new pioneers. Examples from the Corpus beat• Lewis was a tough boxer, and a hard man to beat.• Hey, it beats a bake sale.• Back then, girls were told that they could never beat a boy at tennis.• Jake's home-made burgers beat anything you can get at fast-food restaurants.• Whatever Messrs Mondale, Foot and Kinnock said about raising taxes in the 1980s, they were going to be beaten anyway.• It's not a particularly good job, but it certainly beats being unemployed.• It was clear that she had been badly beaten by her husband.• My Father used to let me beat him at chess.• Following the incident with the boy a Dig Daddy style man had gone to his door and beaten him up.• But UMass still won on the road against a team that should have beaten it.• Brazil beat Italy in the final.• He used to come home drunk and beat my mother.• Children were beating on different kinds of drums.• Convention delegates were beaten, stabbed, and shot promiscuously by the police.• On the ultrasound machine, I could see the baby's heart beating strongly.• Teachers are no longer allowed to beat students who misbehave.• Beat the cream into the fruit puree, pour into bowls, and chill.• Beat the eggs and pour in the milk.• Carry on beating the eggs with a fork until they're light and fluffy.• Do you think the Socialists will beat the Liberals in the election?• Osborne wanted to beat the living daylights out of Flanagan.• Police officers had beaten the man with their batons.• No one has figured out how to beat the problem of rodents eating the crops.• My torso and my wrists felt as though Edna had beaten them with sticks.• In a separate bowl, beat together the oil and flour.• Slaves were sometimes beaten with sticks or even whipped. beaten to death• A Chancellor of the Exchequer who had failed to prevent thieves penetrating his treasury was summarily beaten to death.• And when he himself was nearly beaten to death.• Her body will be covered with bruises, as if she had been beaten to death.• Recalcitrants were chained, starved and beaten to death.• In Westport, a 3-year-old boy was beaten to death after wetting his pants, authorities allege.• Apparently, he was beaten to death and, as a result, swore that he would for ever haunt the local area.• In the minutes that followed, McDuffie was beaten to death by a group of Dade County police officers.• We don't see gays being beaten to death in our country because of their sexuality. beat on/against/at etc• This type of groove should be played very tight, smack on the beat at all times, but with a little bounce.• With an electric mixer, beat at low speed until moistened and then at medium speed for 3 minutes.• Blend at lowest speed 30 seconds and then beat at medium speed 3 minutes.• The rain beat against my face, pasted my hair to my scalp, ran down my neck.• Recovering, Emmie seized the thin old hearthrug and began to beat at the flames.• When the sun is at its highest, it beats on the wall.• A young man was beaten on two occasions but never arrested for anything. you can’t beat something (for something)• For romance, you can't beat the Rainbow Lodge. beat ... to it• Book now before you're beaten to it!• Bridget had only just beaten her to it.• Gloria had beaten me to it.• Martin learnt later that another team had beaten him to it.• The Aldam family from Guildford have beaten them to it.• Gary had beaten them to it, and had demanded contributions for the mission.• He'd beaten Danny Crompton to it that time. Related topics: Colours & sounds, Music, Police beat2 ●●○ S3 noun 1 [countableC]HIT one of a series of regular movements or hitting actions 〔连续有节奏的〕跳动，敲击 a heart rate of 80 beats a minute 一分钟80跳的心率 the steady beat of the drum 节奏均匀的鼓声 2 [singular]CSOUND a regular repeated noise 有节奏的声音 SYN rhythm beat of the beat of marching feet 列队行进的脚步声 3 [countableC]APM the main rhythm that a piece of music or a poem has 〔音乐或诗歌的〕节奏 a song with a beat you can dance to 带有舞蹈节奏的一首歌曲 4 [singular]SCP 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 journalists covering the Washington beat 驻华盛顿地区的新闻记者 on the beat People like to see police officers on the beat. 人们愿意看到有警察在执勤巡逻。 5. [countableC]APM one of the notes in a piece of music that sounds stronger than the other notes 节拍，拍子 Examples from the Corpus beat• My heart lurched and seemed to miss a beat, but I went on reading calmly, though the print was blurred.• But beat duty was of course not the only punitive experience for the rank-and-file policeman.• Their new song has a good beat that you can dance to.• Multiply the number of beats by six to get the number of heart beats per minute.• journalists covering the political beat• I could hear the rapid beat of his heart and him breathing all funny.• But for some beat constables, there was another possibility.• The more rum punch, the better the beat!• Police on the beat are feeling increasingly vulnerable.• Jessica moved her hips to the beat of the music.• The beat was the only genuinely musical element in it, of course. beat of• the slow beat of the drum on the beat• He called for more bobbies on the beat, an end to court delays and reform of prisons.• Ian Westwood, head of the federation's Manchester branch, blamed the demise of the traditional bobby on the beat.• Rain could shape every incident on the beat.• Eighty percent of you feel that having more police officers on the beat would certainly alleviate your fears.• police officers on the beat• I would like to see more police on the beat.• This type of groove should be played very tight, smack on the beat at all times, but with a little bounce.• Men were sometimes on the beat twenty-one out of twenty-four hours during the transition between day and night duty.• In his years on the beat, Cowgill earned a reputation for fearlessness. beat3 adjectiveadj [not before noun] 1 informalTIRED 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 →20-26 →n COLLOCATIONS1 →THESAURUS1 →SPOKEN PHRASES1 →PHRASAL VERBS1beat2 nounbeat3 adjectiveadj
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