,beast of 'burden noun an animal used for heavy work such as
carrying or pulling things 役畜；牲口；
驮兽
beat 〇T«r /bi:t/ verb, noun, adj.
m verb (beat, beaten /'biitn/j
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IN GAME 比赛 *1 [VN]〜sb (at sth) to defeat sb in a game or competition (在比赛g竞争+)贏，打败.(:某人> : ffe beat me at chess.他下棋臝了我D ◊ rheir recent wins have
proved theyfre 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。
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CONTROL 控制 2 [VN] to get control of sth 控制 BZ3 defeat： The
governments main aim is to beat inflation. 政府的主要目标是抑制通货膨胀。
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BE TOO DIFFICULT 太难 3
to be
too difficult for sb 难倒 HT?1 defeat： [VN] a problem that
beats even the experts 连专家都难以解决的问题◊ [VN wh-] It beats
me (= I don’t know) why he dfd ft.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。
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BE BETTER 更好 4 [VM] to do or be better than sth 比…更 好；赛过；胜过：Nothing beats home coofcing. _
什么1
也
不上'家里做的好吃。◊ You can’t beat
JtaZian shoes. 意头利鞋是夬乌也比的。◊ rhey
want to beat the speed record (= go faster than anyone before)•他们想打破这 一速度爸系。
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AVOID 避免° 5 [VN] to avoid sth 避免；逃避：// we go ear〖y we s/iouW beat the
trnj^c.我们早点出发就‘避开交 通
_ 挤。◊ We were up and ojf earZy to beat the heat. 我们很早就起床出发了，趁天还没热。
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HIT 山打.6 to hit sb/sth many times, usually very hard
敲打；锤砸：[V Somebody was beating at
the door.有人在打 h。◊ Hailstones beat
against tfte window.冰霞不断地—在窗户上。◊ [VN，often +〇i/v./ pre/?.] Someone was
beating a drum.有人在敲鼓。◊ She was bearing
du^t out 〇/ the carpet
.(= removing dust from the carpet by beating it).她 iE 在拍掉地毯上
的灰尘。◊ An
elderiy man was /oimd beaten to death. W乂发现一名老翁M打死了。◊ At
thaf time chiWren 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。
〇 [VN-AD)] They beat him unconscious
(= hit him until he became unconscious)•他们把他打得不省人事。
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OF HEART/DRUMS/WINGS 心脏:鼓；翅膀
7 to
make，or cause sth to make, a
regular sound or movement (使）规律作响，作+奏运动：[V] She’s aiive—her heart
is stiH bearing.她没死 她的心脏还在跳动。◊ VV^e
heard the drums beating.我们听到鼓声。◊ [VN] 77ie bird
was beating its wings (= moving them up and down)_/hmricaHy.鸟儿没命地扑着翅膀。
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MIX M拌 8 [VN]〜sth (up) I 〜A and B together to mix sth with short quick
movements with a fork, etc.(用 叉等}快速搅拌，打：Beat t心eggs up to a consistency.把鸡蛋打成黏稠泡沫状。◊ Beat the /four and
miWc together.铯面系而牛奶搅—起。
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SHAPE METAL 使，金属成形
9 〜sth (out)(丨nto sth) to change the shape of sth, especially
metal, by hitting it with a hammer，etc.把（金属等f.}燊炼，敲打
(成…』），：[VN] beaten siZver•银箱◊ 77ie goW is beaten
out into thin strips.金子被锤打成了薄薄的长条。〇~化
ADJ]
rhe metai had been beaten那块金属被锤薄了。
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MAKE PATH 幵辟路径 10 [VN!〜sth (through, across,
along, etc. sth) to make a path, etc. by walking somewhere or by pressing branches down
and walking over them 踏出，%出（道路）：a weH-beaten trade (= one
that has been worn hard by much use)经过很多人踏出
^ 〇 The hunters beat a path through the under- growth.猎人们在灌木丛中踩出了一条小径。
U»!^1 beat about the bush (Br^) [NAmE beat around the bush) to talk about sth for a
long time without coming to the main point拐弯抹角地讲话；.绕圈子：
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。beat sb at their own 'game to defeat or do better than
sb in an activity which they have chosen ar in which they think they are strong贏某人的看家本领；打败某人的强项beat your brains out (informal, especially