beat

the act of beating to windward

迎风拍打

sailing as close as possible to the direction from which the wind is blowing

尽可能接近风向的航行

a stroke or blow

一击

the signal was two beats on the steam pipe

信号是蒸汽管上的两下跳动

a regular rate of repetition

有规律的重复率

the cox raised the beat

考克斯加快了节奏

the basic rhythmic unit in a piece of music

音乐中的基本节奏单位

the piece has a fast rhythm

这首曲子节奏很快

the conductor set the beat

指挥家定下节拍

rhythm

musical rhythm

(prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse

（韵律）韵律韵脚的重音

meter

metre

measure

cadence

the sound of stroke or blow

敲击或打击的声音

he heard the beat of a drum

他听到了鼓声

the rhythmic contraction and expansion of the arteries with each beat of the heart

心脏每次跳动时动脉的有节奏的收缩和扩张

he could feel the beat of her heart

他能感觉到她的心跳

pulse

pulsation

heartbeat

a regular route for a sentry or policeman

哨兵或警察的常规路线

in the old days a policeman walked a beat and knew all his people by name

在过去，一个警察走了一大圈，认识他的所有人

round

a member of the beat generation

垮掉一代的成员

a nonconformist in dress and behavior

在衣着和行为上不一致的人

beatnik

a single pulsation of an oscillation produced by adding two waves of different frequencies

由两个不同频率的波叠加而产生的一次振荡

has a frequency equal to the difference between the two oscillations

频率等于两个振荡之间的差

wear out completely

完全磨损

This kind of work exhausts me

这种工作使我筋疲力尽

I'm beat

我累坏了

He was all washed up after the exam

考试后他筋疲力尽

exhaust

wash up

tucker

tucker out

be a mystery or bewildering to

神秘的或迷惑的

This beats me!

我受不了了！

Got me--I don't know the answer!

明白了——我不知道答案！

a vexing problem

令人烦恼的问题

This question really stuck me

这个问题真的让我很困惑

perplex

vex

stick

get

puzzle

mystify

baffle

pose

bewilder

flummox

stupefy

nonplus

gravel

amaze

dumbfound

come out better in a competition, race, or conflict

在竞争、竞赛或冲突中表现得更好

Agassi beat Becker in the tennis championship

阿加西在网球锦标赛中击败了贝克尔

We beat the competition

我们击败了对手

Harvard defeated Yale in the last football game

哈佛在上一场足球赛中击败耶鲁

beat out

crush

shell

trounce

vanquish

beat through clrness and wit

战胜聪明和机智

I beat the traffic

我堵车了

She outfoxed her compes

她战胜了竞争对手

outwit

overreach

outsmart

outfox

circumvent

give a beating to

打一顿

subject to a beating, either as a punishment or as an act of aggression

遭受殴打，作为惩罚或侵略行为

Thugs beat him up when he walked down the street late at night

他深夜走在街上时，把他打了一顿

The teacher used to beat the students

老师过去常打学生

beat up

work over

hit repeatedly

反复打击

beat on the door

敲门

beat the table with his shoe

用鞋打桌子

strike (water or bushes) repeatedly to rouse animals for ting

反复敲击（水或灌木丛）以唤醒动物狩猎

strike (a part of one's own body) repeatedly, as in great emotion or in accompaniment to music

反复敲击（身体的一部分），如在强烈的感情中或在音乐的伴奏中

beat one's breast

捶胸顿足

beat one's foot rhythmically

有节奏地跺脚

stir vigorously

剧烈搅拌

beat the egg whites

打蛋白

beat the cream

打奶油

scramble

shape by beating

敲打成形

beat swords into ploughshares

把剑打成犁头

produce a rhythm by striking repeatedly

通过反复敲击产生节奏

beat the drum

击鼓

make by pounding or trampling

拍打或践踏

beat a path through the forest

穿过森林的小径

move with or as if with a regular alternatinotion

以或好象以有规律的交替运动移动

the city pulsated with music and excitement

这座城市因音乐和兴奋而跳动

pulsate

quiver

move rhythmically

有节奏地移动

Her heart was beating fast

她的心跳很快

pound

thump

indicate by beating, as with the fingers or drumsticks

用敲击表示，如用手指或鼓槌

Beat the rhythm

节奏

sail with much tacking or with difficulty

航行困难

The boat beat in the strong wind

船在强风中颠簸

move with a flappinotion

拍打动作

The bird's wings were flapping

鸟的翅膀在拍打

flap

move with a thrashinotion

以猛击的动作移动

The bird flapped its wings

鸟儿拍打着翅膀

The eagle beat its wings and soared high into the sky

老鹰拍打着翅膀，高飞上天

flap

glare or strike with great intensity

强烈的眩光或打击

The sun was beating down on us

太阳正照在我们身上

make a rhythmic sound

发出有节奏的声音

Rain drummed against the windshield

雨点敲打着挡风玻璃

The drums beat all night

鼓打了一整夜

drum

thrum

make a sound like a clock or a timer

发出时钟或计时器的声音

the clocks were ticking

时钟在滴答作响

the grandfather clock beat midnight

祖父的钟敲响了午夜

tick

ticktock

ticktack

avoid paying

避免付款

beat the subway fare

比地铁费便宜

bunk

be superior

高人一等

Reading beats watching television

读书胜过看电视

This sure beats work!

这当然比工作好！