beating

英 [ˈbiːtɪŋ]

美 [ˈbiːtɪŋ]

n.  狠打; 揍; 笞打; 惨败; 严重受挫; 有规律的敲打(声); 有节奏的运动(声)
v.  (在比赛或竞争中)赢，打败(某人); 控制; 难倒
beat的现在分词

复数：beatings　现在分词：beating　

TEM8化学

BNC.8522 / COCA.5988

习惯用语

n.

take some beating
• 难做；难以超过
  to be difficult to do or be better than
• As a place to live, Oxford takes some beating.
  就居住环境而论，牛津市是个难得的好地方。

牛津词典

noun

• 狠打；揍；笞打
  an act of hitting sb hard and repeatedly, as a punishment or in a fight
  1. to give sb a beating
     把某人揍一顿
• 惨败；严重受挫
  a very heavy defeat
  1. The team has taken a few beatings this season.
     本赛季该队已经几次严重受挫。
• 有规律的敲打（声）；有节奏的运动（声）
  a series of regular blows to sth such as a drum, or movements of sth, such as your heart; the sound that this makes
  1. He could hear the beating of his own heart.
     他听得到自己的心跳。
  2. the beating of drums/wings
     敲鼓声；翅膀的拍打声

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT （尤指用棍子等进行的）殴打，痛打
  If someone is given abeating, they are hit hard many times, especially with something such as a stick.
  1. ...the savage beating of a black motorist by white police officers...
     白人警察对一名黑人驾车者的野蛮殴打。
  2. The team secured pictures of prisoners showing signs of severe beatings.
     这个小组搞到了一些显示囚犯有被毒打痕迹的照片。
• N-SING （竞争或选举中的）大败，惨败
  If something such as a business, a political party, or a team takesa beating, it is defeated by a large amount in a competition or election.
  1. Our firm has taken a terrible beating in recent years.
     我们公司近几年败得一塌糊涂。
• PHRASE 难以被超越
  If you say that something willtake some beating, you mean that it is very good and it is unlikely that anything better will be done or made.
  1. For sheer scale and grandeur, Leeds Castle in Kent takes some beating.
     单从规模和气势来说，肯特的利兹城堡独领风骚。

英英释义

noun

• the act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows
  Synonym:thrashinglickingdrubbinglacingtrouncingwhacking
• the act of overcoming or outdoing
  Synonym:whipping

双语例句

• The team secured pictures of prisoners showing signs of severe beatings.
  这个小组搞到了一些显示囚犯有被毒打痕迹的照片。
• He claimed the title after beating the American Sean Moran in a run-off at Bradford.
  他在布拉德福德的决胜赛中打败美国人肖恩·莫兰之后获得了冠军。
• He is shown in the tape of the beating as administering most of the blows.
  录像显示在斗殴中他打得最凶。
• Nottingham Forest qualified for the final by beating Tranmere on Tuesday
  诺丁汉森林队于星期二打败了特兰米尔队，取得了决赛资格。
• 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。
• He reached the semis after beating Lendl in the quarterfinal.
  在1/4决赛中他击败了伦德尔，闯入半决赛。
• Britain's prospects of beating the United States in the relay looked poor.
  英国要在接力赛中战胜美国，前景看上去并不那么乐观。
• For sheer scale and grandeur, Leeds Castle in Kent takes some beating.
  单从规模和气势来说，肯特的利兹城堡独领风骚。
• One chapter is headed, 'Beating the Test'.
  有一章的标题为“战胜考试”。
• Our firm has taken a terrible beating in recent years.
  我们公司近几年败得一塌糊涂。