beats

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 打；猛击
   If you beat someone or something, you hit them very hard.
   1. My wife tried to stop them and they beat her...
      我妻子想阻止他们，他们就打了她。
   2. They were beaten to death with baseball bats.
      他们被人用棒球棒打死了。
2. VERB （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.
   1. 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。
   2. 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。
   3. The rain was beating on the windowpanes.
      雨点拍打着窗玻璃。
   4. Beat is also a noun.
      
   5. ...the rhythmic beat of the surf.
      海浪有节奏的拍打
3. VERB （心脏、脉搏等）跳动
   When your heart or pulse beats, it continually makes regular rhythmic movements.
   1. I felt my heart beating faster.
      我感觉我的心越跳越快。
   2. Beat is also a noun.
      
   3. He could hear the beat of his heart...
      他能听见自己的心跳声。
   4. 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。
4. V-ERG 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 .
   1. When you beat the drum, you feel good.
      敲鼓的时候感觉很好。
   2. ...drums beating and pipes playing.
      敲鼓和吹风笛
   3. Beat is also a noun.
      
   4. ...the rhythmical beat of the drum.
      有节奏的鼓点
5. N-COUNT （音乐的）节奏
   The beat of a piece of music is the main rhythm that it has.
   1. ...the thumping beat of rock music.
      摇滚乐强烈的节奏
   2. ...the dance beats of the last two decades.
      过去20年的舞曲节奏
6. See also: It's got four beats to a bar. upbeat downbeat
7. VERB 搅拌；搅打
   If you beat eggs, cream, or butter, you mix them thoroughly using a fork or beater.
   1. 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 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.
   1. Beating their wings they flew off...
      它们拍打着翅膀飞走了。
   2. Its wings beat slowly.
      它的翅膀缓慢拍动着。
9. VERB 打败；击败；战胜
   If you beat someone in a competition or election, you defeat them.
   1. 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。
   2. 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。
   3. She was easily beaten into third place.
      她轻易落败，跌至第三。
10. VERB 打破（纪录等）；超过； 突破
    If someone beats a record or achievement, they do better than it.
    1. 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 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.
    1. 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。
    2. 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。
    3. 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 （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.
    1. 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。
    2. 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 好于；优于；胜于
    If you say that one thing beats another, you mean that it is better than it.
    1. Being boss of a software firm beats selling insurance...
       当软件公司的老板比卖保险强多了。
    2. 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。
    3. 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 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.
    1. 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 赶在…前面；抢先
    To beat a time limit or an event means to achieve something before that time or event.
    1. 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。
    2. 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 （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.
    1. 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 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.
    1. '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。”
    2. How you can be so insensitive absolutely beats me.
       我真搞不懂你怎么会这么麻木。
18. PHRASE 滚开；走开
    If you tell someone to beat it, you are telling them to go away.
    1. Beat it before it's too late.
       趁早滚开。
19. CONVENTION （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.
    1. 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 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.
    1. 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. 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.
23. PHRASE 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.
    1. '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 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.
    1. 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 （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.
    1. 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 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.
    1. 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

1. It's got four beats to a bar.
   一个小节有4拍。
2. Being boss of a software firm beats selling insurance
   当软件公司的老板比卖保险强多了。
3. '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。”
4. How you can be so insensitive absolutely beats me.
   我真搞不懂你怎么会这么麻木。
5. He beats time with hands and feet.
   他手脚并用地打着拍子。
6. His heart rate was 30 beats per minute slower
   他的心率每分钟慢了30次。
7. They've revivified rhythm and blues singing by giving it dance beats.
   他们为节奏布鲁斯的歌曲中加入了舞曲的节奏，使之变得更加活跃。
8. The wind blows and the rain beats down.
   风吹雨打。
9. He beats the gong twice.
   他筛了两下锣。
10. As long as my heart still beats, I will go on working for the people.
    只要我的心脏还在跳动，我就要为人民工作。
11. My pulse beats normally.
    我脉搏正常。
12. The other village always beats our team at cricket.
    另一个村的板球队在比赛中总是击败我们队。
13. The sun beats down all day.
    太阳整天照射。
14. He has a pulse rate of one hundred ( beats per minute).
    他的脉搏每分钟一百次。
15. She wore a necklace of brightly coloured wooden beats.
    她戴了一串色彩鲜艳的木质珠项链。
16. The heart makes from seventy to eighty beats a minute.
    心脏每分钟跳70至80次。
17. My heat beats have become faster.
    我的脉搏变快了。
18. My heart beats fast ( slow).
    我的心跳得快（慢）。
19. You get job satisfaction-and it beats working in an office.
    你会从工作中得到满足而且这比在办公室工作好多了。
20. You know I can't wait to seeyou move to my beats.
    我都等不及想你过来和我坐了。
21. Right at lift-off I guess I was up to about 140 heart beats.
    估计在升空时我的心跳速度达到了140次。
22. I know that inside you beats a heart of darkness.
    我知道你的内心其实是黑暗的。
23. Simon always beats me at tennis.
    我和西蒙打网球老是输。
24. Because if somebody abuses, beats you and then runs away.
    如果有人袭击你，打了你然后跑了。
25. My heart beats faster after running.
    跑步之后我的心跳加快。
26. I have this heart that beats and works.
    我拥有这颗跳动着的心。
27. Then she did check about baby's heart beats, very clear and I feel it grows bigger.
    然后给我的宝宝进行了心跳检查，很清晰，我的子宫也大了很多，和我自己感觉的一样。
28. She's the one that beats me.
    打我的人是她。
29. I know that he beats your mom.
    我知道他打你妈妈。

noun

1. a United States youth subculture of the 1950s

   Synonym:    beat generationbeatniks