/'bi:tə(r); `bitɚ/
n
1 (often in compounds 常用以构成复合词) utensil for beating things 打东西用的器具
*a `carpet-beater
* an `egg-beater.
2 person employed to drive birds and animals out of the undergrowth towards huntsmen with guns 助猎者（受雇将鸟兽从矮树丛中驱赶至猎人处的人）.

n[C]
an object that is designed to beat something
　an egg beater
　a carpet beater
wife/child beater
someone who hits his wife or child, especially someone who does this often
someone who forces wild birds or animals out of bushes, long grass etc so that they can be shot for sport
AmE informal an old car in bad condition
→world-beater