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So they beat her like an animal.When I went to the hospital, her nose was broken...her jaw was shattered... ——The Godfather所以他们像打一只动物一样对待她。当我去医院时，她的鼻子被打破了...她的下巴被粉碎了... ——《教父》
一、关于beat，你应该知道的用法有
adj.
1.疲劳不堪的，筋疲力尽的
2.大吃一惊的
n.
1.拍打；节奏，拍子，节拍 [C]
Rock roll has a strong beat.
摇滚乐的节拍热爱强烈。
2.跳动（声） [C]
Why does my heart skip a beat when he looks in my eyes?
为什么我见了他会砰然心跳动？
3.一击，敲击 [C]
I heard the rhythmical beat of the drum.
我听到了有节奏的鼓点。
4.辖区，巡逻区 [C]
Her regular 'beat', you might say.
可以说这是她经常“巡逻“的路线。
v.
1.打，击，敲；撞击，猛撞，拍打 [I,T]
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.打败，击败，战胜 [I,T]
You can't beat the system.
你打不败现政府。
3.欺骗，诈骗，哄骗 [T]
They beat him out of hundreds of pounds on that deal.
他们在那笔生意中骗走了数百英镑。
4.把…难住，使不明白，使无法解释 [T]
It beats me how to get him to understand.
令我为难的是如何使他明白。
5.不断地走，徘徊 [T]
He was beating the streets looking for a job.
他在街头徘徊寻找工作。
二、词义辨析：你还知道还有哪些词表示“战胜”的含义吗？
conquer, overcome, overthrow, defeat, beat, subdue
这些动词均含“征服，战胜”之意。conquer侧重战胜和控制。书面用词。overcome多指战胜或克服非物质的东西，如困难和不良习惯等。语气较弱也可指在斗争或竞争中战胜或压倒对方。overthrow指彻底击败对手，使其丧失力量和地位。defeat普通用词，多指在战争、比赛、竞选或辩论中战胜对手，侧重胜利的暂时性。beat口笔语均可用，可与defeat换用。subdue正式用词，与conquer同义，但强调失败后的臣服状态；也可用作借喻，表克制、压抑感情、欲望等。
三、下面我们来学习一下含有beat的常见短语
beat a retreat
鸣金收兵,打退堂鼓,撤退,放弃
beat about
v.四处闲逛,四处搜寻[航海]迎风斜驶
beat around the bush
拐弯抹角，说话兜圈子，旁敲侧击
beat down
v.打倒,杀价,镇压,使沮丧
beat out
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