1.[t]~ sb (at sth)（在比赛或竞争中）赢，打败（某人）to defeat sb in a game or competition
He beat me at chess.他下棋赢了我。
Their recent wins have proved they're still the ones to beat(= the most difficult team to beat) .他们最近的胜利已证明，他们仍然是最难打败的队。
2.[t](informal)~ sth控制to get control of sth
The government's main aim is to beat inflation.政府的主要目标是抑制通货膨胀。
3.[t](informal)难倒to be too difficult for sb
a problem that beats even the experts连专家都难以解决的问题
It beats me(= I don't know) why he did it.我弄不懂他为什么这样做。
What beats me is how it was done so quickly(= I don't understand how) .使我困惑不解的是，这事怎么这么快就完成了。
4.[t]~ sth比…更好；赛过；胜过to do or be better than sth
Nothing beats home cooking.什么也比不上家里做的好吃。
You can't beat Italian shoes.意大利鞋是无与伦比的。
They want to beat the speed record(= go faster than anyone before) .他们想打破这一速度纪录。
5.[t](informal)~ sth避免；逃避to avoid sth
If we go early we should beat the traffic.我们早点出发应该就可以避开交通拥挤。
We were up and off early to beat the heat .我们很早就起床出发了，趁天还没热。
6.[i][t]敲打；锤砸to hit sb/sth many times, usually very hard
Somebody was beating at the door.有人在打门。
Hailstones beat against the window.冰雹不断地砸在窗户上。
Someone was beating a drum.有人在敲鼓。
She was beating dust out of the carpet(= removing dust from the carpet by beating it) .她正在拍掉地毯上的灰尘。
At that time children were regularly beaten for quite minor offences(= a punishment) .那时候孩子们常常因为很小的过错而挨打。
An elderly man was found beaten to death .有人发现一名老翁被打死了。
They beat him unconscious(= hit him until he became unconscious) .他们把他打得不省人事。
7.[i][t]（使）规律作响，作节奏运动to make, or cause sth to make, a regular sound or movement
She's alive─her heart is still beating .她没死 — 她的心还在跳动。
We heard the drums beating .我们听到鼓声。
The bird was beating its wings(= moving them up and down) frantically.鸟儿没命地扑着翅膀。
8.[t]（用叉等）快速搅拌，打to mix sth with short quick movements with a fork, etc.
Beat the eggs up to a frothy consistency.把鸡蛋打成黏稠泡沫状。
Beat the flour and milk together.把面粉和牛奶搅拌在一起。
9.[t]把（金属等）锤成；敲打（成…）to change the shape of sth, especially metal, by hitting it with a hammer, etc.
beaten silver银箔
The gold is beaten out into thin strips.金子被锤成了薄薄的长条。
The metal had been beaten flat.那块金属被锤平了。
10.[t]~ sth (through, across, along, etc. sth)踏出，踩出（道路）to make a path, etc. by walking somewhere or by pressing branches down and walking over them
a well-beaten track(= one that has been worn hard by much use)经过很多人踏出来的路
The hunters beat a path through the undergrowth.猎人们在灌木丛中踩出了一条小径。
Stop beating about the bush and tell me what you want.别绕来绕去了，告诉我你想要什么吧。
Stop beating about the bush and tell me what you want.别绕来绕去了，告诉我你想要什么吧。
This is private land, so beat it!这里是私人土地，滚开！
This is private land, so beat it!这里是私人土地，滚开！
Top theatrical agents are beating a path to the teenager's door.顶尖级演员经纪正纷纷把目光投向那个青少年。
Top theatrical agents are beating a path to the teenager's door.顶尖级演员经纪正纷纷把目光投向那个青少年。
She beat time with her fingers.她用手指打拍子。
She beat time with her fingers.她用手指打拍子。
They live miles off the beaten track.他们住在偏远地带。
They live miles off the beaten track.他们住在偏远地带。
That score is going to take some beating.那一得分将很难超过。
For sheer luxury, this hotel takes some beating.单看豪华的程度，这家旅馆是难以超越的。
That score is going to take some beating.那一得分将很难超过。
For sheer luxury, this hotel takes some beating.单看豪华的程度，这家旅馆是难以超越的。
1.[c]（鼓的）一击；（翅的）一振；（心脏等的）跳动；击鼓声；振翅声；跳动声a single blow to sth, such as a drum, or a movement of sth, such as your heart; the sound that this makes
several loud beats on the drum几下隆隆鼓声
His heart missed a beat when he saw her.他在见到她的一刹那心跳顿了一下。
2.[sing]有规律的敲击（声）a series of regular blows to sth, such as a drum; the sound that this makes
the steady beat of the drums有节奏的敲鼓声
3.[c]（音乐、诗歌等的）主节奏，节拍the main rhythm, or a unit of rhythm, in a piece of music, a poem, etc.
This type of music has a strong beat to it.这种音乐节奏感很强。
The piece has four beats to the bar.这首曲子每小节四拍。
4.[c][ususing]（警察）巡逻地段the area that a police officer walks around regularly and which he or she is responsible for
More police officers out on the beat may help to cut crime.增加巡逻的警察可能有助于减少罪行。
During the 'altered state', the part of each person's brain that controls the nervous system began to beat together.
在这一“变化状态”中，每个人大脑中控制神经系统的那一部分就会开始同步运作。
This season has been a bit strange. We have done really well against all the top teams but have sometimes struggled to beat the others.
本赛季有些奇怪，我们在对阵强队的比赛中表现很棒，但在与弱队的比赛中遭遇到很多困难。
IBM's solution seems to be the most mature so far being based on Watson technology, an AI system that beat two of the best Jeopardy!
IBM的解决方案是迄今为止看起来最为成熟的，基于Watson技术，这是一个AI系统，它打败了两名今年的Jeopardy！
Although Nichols, 35, said he hasn't noticed any negative effects, his wife says he looks beat up and run down.
尽管35岁的尼科尔斯自己没意识到睡眠不足对他产生的不良影响，他妻子却称他经常看上去精疲力竭的，非常疲劳。
You know how when you listen to rock, rap, or any popular music, it's easy to clap your hands with the beat.
当你听摇滚乐、饶舌乐，或是任河流行乐时，跟随节奏用手打拍子很容易。
How much money do you want? Would you believe if it if I beat you to death with money.
你要多少钱，你开口，信不信我今天用钱砸死你！
One of the reasons it beat the mark was that it wasn't forced into discounts as it had been in recent years.
业绩超预期的一大原因是，该品牌没有像前几年那样被迫低价甩卖产品。
For a start, they are not simply trying to beat an index. Instead, their goal is to increase their clients' wealth in absolute terms.
首先，它们不仅仅是要超越某个指数，相反，它们的目标是要增加客户财富的绝对值。
Liverpool boss Rafa Benitez had one of his top scouts in Bari on Wednesday night to see Italy beat Scotland.
利物浦主帅拉法·贝尼特斯星期三晚上出现在意大利击败苏格兰的巴里赛场进行考察。
But consider this: Julian Assange did not upload the classified documents and wait for the world to beat a path to his door.
但想想这件事：朱利安阿桑奇没有把这些机密文件上载到网上然后等着全世界找上门来。
May be in violation of regulations, Juanzi do not agree, Wang Jinyang hand would beat her, his mouth still swore.
可这违反了规定，娟子不同意，王金扬手就要打她，嘴里还骂着。
Rodriguez was a starter when Liverpool beat Everton in a feisty Merseyside derby at the beginning of the month.
本月初利物浦莫西塞德德比击败埃弗顿比赛中，罗德里格斯是其中一员。
It's easy to beat ourselves over it, but this approach is not going to help.
战胜它是很容易的，但是这个办法并不奏效。
If he dare bully you again, I'll help you beat the devil out of him.
要是他敢再欺负你，我就帮你狠狠地揍他一顿。
A gang of muggers beat the living daylights out of him.
一帮劫匪把他狠狠地揍了一顿。
The hot African sun beat down on her; her truck sat in the street with a cargo of guns and ammunition and land mines.
太热了。她的卡车就安静地停在街上，上面装了一车枪支，弹药和地雷。
When he said we were trying to make a fool of him, I could only murmur that the Creator had beat us to it.
当他们说我们在企图愚弄他的时候，我惟有嘟哝着说：造物主早已抢先了我们一步啦。
I'm gonna beat you to death with all that's left of your daughter.
我要用你女儿的骨头打死你
She was as tired as I was of our side getting beat and treating defeat as evidence of moral virtue and superiority.
我们民主党人总是把遭受打击和挫败看成道德高尚和地位优越的证明，希拉里和我一样对这种态度感到厌烦。
Robbie: Well, you've got to run up and down with us in the market holding a frying pan with a pancake in it and try to beat the other teams.
罗比：你得手持煎锅，锅中盛块薄饼，和我们一起在市场来回跑，要跑得比其他队伍快。
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