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v (pt beat, pp beaten)
1 [Ipr, Tn, Tn.pr]
hit (sb/sth) repeatedly, esp with a stick （接連地）打（某人[某物]）（尤指棒打）
Somebody was beating at the door. 有人不停地敲門.
Who's beating the drum? 誰在敲鼓?
She was beating the carpet/beating the dust out of the carpet, ie removing dust from the carpet by beating it. 她正在敲打地毯[敲打地毯上的灰塵]（以敲打的方式除塵）.
2 [Cn.a] reduce (sb) to a specified state by hitting repeatedly 把（某人）直打成某種狀況
They beat the prisoner unconscious. 他們把那囚犯打得不省人事. =>Usage at hit1 用法見 hit1.
3 [Tn, Tn.pr, Tn.p, Cn.a]
change the shape of (esp metal) by blows; hammer 錘打使（尤指金屬）變形; 用錘敲打: beaten silver 銀箔
The gold was beaten (out) into fine strips. 金子被錘成了細條形.
beat metal flat 把金屬錘平.
4 [I, Tn] strike (bushes, undergrowth, etc) to raise game for shooting 擊打（灌木、下層林木等）使獵物暴露出來以便射殺之.
5 [Tn, Tn.pr]
make (a path, etc) by pressing branches down and walking over them 披荊斬棘開辟（路等）; 踏出（一條路）
a well-beaten path, ie one worn hard by much use 久經踐踏的路
The hunters beat a path through the undergrowth. 獵人們開了一條路穿過小樹叢.
6 [Ipr] ~ against/on sth/sb (of the rain, sun, wind, etc) strike sth/sb （指雨、日、風等）襲及某物[某人]
Hailstones beat against the window. 冰雹落在窗戶上.
The waves were beating on the shore. 波濤拍岸.
7 [Tn, Tn.pr, Tn.p]
~ sth (up) mix sth vigorously using a fork, whisk, etc （用叉子、打蛋器等）用力攪拌某物
beat the eggs (up) (to a frothy consistency) 打蛋（至起泡的濃度）
beat the flour and milk together 把面粉和牛奶攪拌一起.
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(a) [I] (of the heart) expand and contract rhythmically （指心臟）有節奏地舒張與收縮, 跳動
He's alive his heart is still beating. 他還活著--心臟還在跳.
(b) [I] give a rhythmical sound; pulsate 發出有節奏的響聲; 脈動
We heard the drums beating. 我們聽到了敲鼓的聲音.
(c) [I, Tn] (cause sth to) move up and down repeatedly; flap （使某物）不停地上下動; 拍動
The birds wings were beating franticall. beat, adj [pred 作表語]
tired out; exhausted 筋疲力盡; 疲憊不堪
I'm (dead) beat. 我已筋疲力盡.
beat n
1 stroke (eg on a drum) or regular sequence of strokes; sound of this 敲擊（聲）（如擊鼓）; 有規律的一連串敲打（聲）
We heard the beat of a drum. 我們聽見敲鼓的聲音.
2 emphasis repeated regularly, marking rhythm in music or poetry; strongly marked rhythm of pop or rock music （音樂或詩歌中形成節奏的）強音拍; （流行音樂或搖滾音樂的）強節奏
The song has a good beat. 這歌曲節奏很強.
3 route along which sb goes regularly; area allocated to a policeman, watchman, etc （某人日常行經的）路線; （警察、看守人等執行任務的）區域
a policeman out on the/his beat 外出到轄區執行巡邏任務的警察.
4 (idm 習語) out of/off one's `beat (infml 口) different from what one usually does; unfamiliar 非自己本行的; 非自己所擅長的. pound the beat => pound3.
?? 考研助記
諧音：斃它，就是 打死
?? 擴展釋義
*[bi:t]n. 心跳(聲), 打, 敲打聲, 拍子vt. 打, 拍打, 打敗vi. 打, 拍打, 打敗a. 疲乏的, 頹廢的beat的過去式【計】 拍; 節拍【化】 拍; 攪打【醫】 搏動【經】 還(價)相關詞組: beat about... beat...away beat sb down beat it beat...off beat sth out beat sb up beat up and down beat about the bush off the beat on the beat hearts beat with the hearts of...
?? 醫學釋義
搏動，敲打，振動
?? 同詞根單詞
battervt.& vi. 連續猛擊;搗碎，打爛;磨損;使內傾，使傾斜;
n. （鉛字的）磨損，毀損;（用雞蛋、牛奶、面粉等調成的）糊狀物;擊球員，擊球手;墻面的傾斜;
spreadvt.& vi. 伸開;展開;（使）傳播;（使）散布;
n. 范圍;連續的一段時間;
vt. 涂;把…覆蓋在…上(over);把…敲平;散發（氣、煙等）;
vi. （景色、景致）展現;傳開;（人群）散開;軟化;
adj. 張開的;[語言學]雙唇展開的;（寶石）扁薄發光的;（文章、照片等）跨兩欄（或多欄）的;