beating

noun

1. 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
2. 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。
3. 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

1. N-COUNT （尤指用棍子等进行的）殴打，痛打
   If someone is given a beating, 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。
2. 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 takes a 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。
3. PHRASE 难以被超越
   If you say that something will take 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。

1. 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。
2. They have begun a hunger strike in protest at the alleged beating.
   他们开始绝食以抗议有人所宣称的殴打行为。
3. There was dead silence but for a fly beating against the glass
   当时一片寂静，只听见一只苍蝇不停地撞击着玻璃。
4. The rain was beating on the windowpanes.
   雨点拍打着窗玻璃。
5. I felt my heart beating faster.
   我感觉我的心越跳越快。
6. Beating their wings they flew off
   它们拍打着翅膀飞走了。
7. 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。
8. Even in the winter with the rain beating down, it's nice and cosy in there.
   即使在大雨倾盆的冬天，那里也非常舒适。
9. The government supporters are beating up anyone they suspect of favouring the demonstrators.
   政府的支持者痛打任何一个被他们怀疑支持示威者的人。
10. 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。
11. Our firm has taken a terrible beating in recent years.
    我们公司近几年败得一塌糊涂。
12. 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。
13. Stop beating about the bush. What's he done?
    别再拐弯抹角了，他到底干了什么？
14. Do you think they have a chance of beating Australia?
    你认为他们有可能击败澳大利亚吗？
15. Blend in the eggs, one at a time, beating well after each one.
    一次一个地掺入鸡蛋，每放一个都充分打匀。
16. When the police came, Larry had him by the ear and was beating his head against the pavement.
    警方赶到时，拉里正揪着他的耳朵，把他的头往人行道上撞。
17. One chapter is headed, 'Beating the Test'.
    有一章的标题为“战胜考试”。
18. 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。
19. Cameroon have also qualified after beating Sierra Leone.
    喀麦隆队击败塞拉利昂队之后也成功晋级。
20. 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。
21. After his beating Colin ran away and hasn't been heard of since
    科林被他打了一顿后就离家出走了，从此杳无音讯。
22. 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。
23. 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。
24. Australia made hard work of beating them.
    澳大利亚队非常艰难地击败了他们。
25. She was unconscious but her heart was still beating.
    她已经不省人事，但脉搏还在跳。
26. His heart stopped beating.
    他的心脏停止了跳动。
27. The war drum is beating.
    战鼓敲响了。
28. His heart is beating violently in her breast.
    他的心在胸膛里激烈地跳动。
29. You really deserve a good beating, you naughty boy.
    你这个调皮孩子真该打。

n.

take some beating

• 难做；难以超过
  to be difficult to do or be better than
  1. 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。

noun

1. the act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows

   Synonym:    thrashinglickingdrubbinglacingtrouncingwhacking

2. the act of overcoming or outdoing

   Synonym:    whipping