beat
UK/bi:t/US
NGSL 2kIELTSTOEFLGRE中考高考B1
释义
v.
To hit someone or something repeatedly
(反复)打,敲打
v.
To defeat someone in a game, contest or fight
打败,战胜
v.
(of the heart) to make a regular movement; to pulsate
(心脏)搏动,跳动
n.
A regular rhythm or pulse, as in music or the heart
节拍,拍子;搏动
词根拆分
词根派生=beat
beat 就是词根本身,来自古英语 beatan(击打)。反复击打扩散为三层含义:节奏(鼓的 beat)、竞争(beat a rival = 把对手击倒)、搏动(心脏 beats)。动词不规则变化:beat / beat / beaten。
词根 beat 还连着 6 个词使用指南
不规则动词:beat(现在)/ beat(过去)/ beaten(过去分词)——注意过去式也是 beat,不是 beated。习语:beat someone up(痛打),beat the odds(逆势成功),you can't beat X(没什么比 X 更好)。
例句
- 1.
Our team beat the champions in the final.
我们队在决赛中击败了卫冕冠军。
- 2.
Her heart was beating fast after the climb.
爬完山后她的心跳得很快。
- 3.
He beat the drum in time with the music.
他随着音乐的节奏敲鼓。
- 4.
You can't beat a cold drink on a hot day.
大热天里没什么比得上一杯冷饮。