/bi:t; bit/ v (pt beat, pp beaten/ 5bi:tn; `bitn/)
1 [Ipr, Tn, Tn.pr] hit (sb/sth) repeatedly, esp with a stick （接连地）打（某人[某物]）（尤指棒打）
*Somebody was beating at the door. 有人不停地敲门.
* Who's beating the drum? 谁在敲鼓?
* She was beating the carpet/beating the dust out of the carpet, ie removing dust from the carpet by beating it. 她正在敲打地毯[敲打地毯上的灰尘]（以敲打的方式除尘）.
2 [Cn.a] reduce (sb) to a specified state by hitting repeatedly 把（某人）直打成某种状况
*They beat the prisoner unconscious. 他们把那囚犯打得不省人事. =>Usage at hit1 用法见 hit1.
3 [Tn, Tn.pr, Tn.p, Cn.a] change the shape of (esp metal) by blows; hammer 锤打使（尤指金属）变形; 用锤敲打
*beaten silver 银箔
* The gold was beaten (out) into fine strips. 金子被锤成了细条形.
* beat metal flat 把金属锤平.
4 [I, Tn] strike (bushes, undergrowth, etc) to raise game for shooting 击打（灌木、下层林木等）使猎物暴露出来以便射杀之.
5 [Tn, Tn.pr] make (a path, etc) by pressing branches down and walking over them 披荆斩棘开辟（路等）; 踏出（一条路）
*a well-beaten path, ie one worn hard by much use 久经践踏的路
* The hunters beat a path through the undergrowth. 猎人们开了一条路穿过小树丛.
6 [Ipr] ~ against/on sth/sb (of the rain, sun, wind, etc) strike sth/sb （指雨、日、风等）袭及某物[某人]
*Hailstones beat against the window. 冰雹落在窗户上.
* The waves were beating on the shore. 波涛拍岸.
7 [Tn, Tn.pr, Tn.p] ~ sth (up) mix sth vigorously using a fork, whisk, etc （用叉子、打蛋器等）用力搅拌某物
*beat the eggs (up) (to a frothy consistency) 打蛋（至起泡的浓度）
* beat the flour and milk together 把面粉和牛奶搅拌一起.
8 (a) [I] (of the heart) expand and contract rhythmically （指心脏）有节奏地舒张与收缩, 跳动
*He's alive his heart is still beating. 他还活着--心脏还在跳.
(b) [I] give a rhythmical sound; pulsate 发出有节奏的响声; 脉动
*We heard the drums beating. 我们听到了敲鼓的声音.
(c) [I, Tn] (cause sth to) move up and down repeatedly; flap （使某物）不停地上下动; 拍动
*The birds wings were beating franticall

adj [pred 作表语] tired out; exhausted 筋疲力尽; 疲惫不堪
*I'm (dead) beat. 我已筋疲力尽.

/bi:t; bit/
n
1 stroke (eg on a drum) or regular sequence of strokes; sound of this 敲击（声）（如击鼓）; 有规律的一连串敲打（声）
*We heard the beat of a drum. 我们听见敲鼓的声音.
2 emphasis repeated regularly, marking rhythm in music or poetry; strongly marked rhythm of pop or rock music （音乐或诗歌中形成节奏的）强音拍; （流行音乐或摇滚音乐的）强节奏
*The song has a good beat. 这歌曲节奏很强.
3 route along which sb goes regularly; area allocated to a policeman, watchman, etc （某人日常行经的）路线; （警察、看守人等执行任务的）区域
*a policeman out on the/his beat 外出到辖区执行巡逻任务的警察.
4 (idm 习语) out of/off one's `beat (infml 口) different from what one usually does; unfamiliar 非自己本行的; 非自己所擅长的. pound the beat => pound3.