batter
v
1 [Ipr, Ip, Tn]
~ at/on sth hit (sb/sth) hard and often 接連猛擊(某人[某物])
He kept battering (away) at the door. 他接連不斷地砸門.
battered babies/wives, ie ones that suffer repeated violence from parents/husbands 受虐的幼兒[妻子].
2 (phr v) batter sth down flatten sth by hitting it repeatedly 不斷打擊某物使之倒下
Let's batter the door down. 咱們把這門砸掉吧. batter sth to sth cause sth to become a specified shape by hitting it hard and often 經常猛力打擊使某物變成某狀
The huge waves battered the wrecked ship to pieces. 巨浪將那艘失事的船只沖擊得支離破碎.
The victim's face was battered to a pulp. 受害者的臉打得血肉模糊.
batter n [U]
beaten mixture of flour, eggs, milk, etc for cooking (為烹調而將面粉、蛋、奶等攪拌成的)糊狀物
fish fried in batter 蘸面糊煎的魚
pancake batter 做薄煎餅的面糊.