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 beatverb, noun, adjective verb (beat, beaten ) in game 1 [VN] ~ sb (at sth) to defeat sb in a game or competition: He beat me at chess.  Their recent wins have proved they're still the ones to beat (  the most difficult team to beat).control 2 [VN] to get control of sth SYN DEFEAT: The government's main aim is to beat inflation. be too difficult 3 to be too difficult for sb SYN DEFEAT: [VN] a problem that beats even the experts [VN wh-] It beats me ( I don't know) why he did it. What beats me is how it was done so quickly ( I don't understand how).be better 4 [VN] to do or be better than sth: Nothing beats home cooking. You can't beat Italian shoes. They want to beat the speed record ( go faster than anyone before).avoid 5 [VN] to avoid sth: If we go early we should beat the traffic. We were up and off early to beat the heat.hit 6 to hit sb/sth many times, usually very hard: [V,  adv./prep.] Somebody was beating at the door. Hailstones beat against the window. [VN] [often adv./prep.] Someone was beating a drum. She was beating dust out of the carpet ( removing dust from the carpet by beating it). An elderly man was found beaten to death. At that time children were regularly beaten for quite minor offences ( a punishment). The prisoners were beaten into submission ( they were beaten until they did what was wanted). [VN-ADJ] They beat him unconscious ( hit him until he became unconscious).of heart / drums / wings 7 to make, or cause sth to make, a regular sound or movement: [V] She's alive-her heart is still beating. We heard the drums beating. [VN] The bird was beating its wings ( moving them up and down) frantically.mix 8 [VN] ~ sth (up) | ~ A and B together to mix sth with short quick movements with a fork, etc: Beat the eggs up to a frothy consistency. Beat the flour and milk together.shape metal 9 ~ sth (out) (into sth) to change the shape of sth, especially metal, by hitting it with a hammer, etc: [VN] beaten silver The gold is beaten out into thin strips. [VN-ADJ] The metal had been beaten flat.make path 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: a well-beaten track ( one that has been worn hard by much use) The hunters beat a path through the undergrowth.IDIOMS beat about the bush (BrE) (AmE beat around the bush) to talk about sth for a long time without coming to the main point: Stop beating about the bush and tell me what you want. beat sb at their own game to defeat or do better than sb in an activity which they have chosen or in which they think they are strong beat your brains out (informal, especially AmE) to think very hard about sth for a long time: I've been beating my brains out all weekend to get this script written. beat your breast to show great sadness or guilt, especially in public and in an exaggerated way beat the clock to finish a task, race, etc. before a particular time beat it (spoken, slang) (usually used in orders) to go away immediately: This is private land, so beat it Idioms:beat a path to sb's door if a lot of people beat a path to sb's door, they are all interested in sth that person has to sell, or can do or tell them: Top theatrical agents are beating a path to the teenager's door. beat the rap (AmE, slang) to escape without being punished beat a (hasty) retreat to go away or back quickly, especially to avoid sth unpleasant beat time (to sth) to mark or follow the rhythm of music, by waving a stick, TAPPING your foot, etc: She beat time with her fingers. beat sb to the punch (informal) to get or do sth before sb else can can you beat that / it (spoken) used to express surprise or anger if you can't beat them, join them (saying) if you cannot defeat sb or be as successful as they are, then it is more sensible to join them in what they are doing and perhaps get some advantage for yourself by doing so off the beaten track far away from other people, houses, etc: They live miles off the beaten track. a rod / stick to beat sb with a fact, an argument, etc. that is used in order to blame or punish sb take some beating to be difficult to beat: That score is going to take some beating. For sheer luxury, this hotel takes some beating.more at BLACK adj., DAYLIGHTS, DRUM n., HELL PHRASAL VERBS beat sth<->down to hit a door, etc. many times until it breaks open beat down (on sb/sth) if the sun beats down it shines with great heat: The sun beat down on the desert sand. beat sb/sth down (to sth) to persuade sb to reduce the price at which they are selling sth: He wanted $8 000 for the car but I beat him down to $6 000. I beat down the price to $6 000.beat off (AmE, Idioms:, slang) to MASTURBATE beat sb/sth<->off to force sb/sth back or away by fighting: The attacker was beaten off. She beat off a challenge to her leadership.beat sth<->out 1 to produce a rhythm by hitting sth many times 2 to put a fire out by beating: We beat the flames out. 3 to remove sth by hitting it with a hammer, etc: They can beat out the dent in the car's wing. beat sb out of sth (AmE, informal) to cheat sb by taking sth from them: Her brother beat her out of $200. beat sb to sth / ... | beat sb to it to get somewhere or do sth before sb else: She beat me to the top of the hill. I was about to take the last cake, but he beat me to it.beat sb<->up to hit or kick sb hard, many times: He was badly beaten up by a gang of thugs. beat up on sb (AmE) to hit sb hard, especially sb who is young or weak: I've heard people say he used to beat up on his wife. noun of drums / heart / wings 1 [C] 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 His heart missed a beat when he saw her.2 [sing.] a series of regular blows to sth, such as a drum; the sound that this makes: the steady beat of the drums see also HEARTBEAT rhythm 3 [C] 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. The piece has four beats to the bar. Pause for two beats and then repeat the chorus.of police officer 4 [C] the area which 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. IDIOMS see HEART, WALK v. adjective [not before noun] (informal) DEAD BEAT▼ Từ liên quan / Related words
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