beat the pants off

ˈbēt

（非正式）远远胜过

verb

transitive verb

to strike repeatedly:

to hit repeatedly so as to inflict pain—often used with up… brutes who beat up their victims without compunction …—J. H. Plumb

Inmates were put in solitary for beating other inmates.

to walk on : tread

beat the pavement looking for work

to strike directly against forcefully and repeatedly : dash against beat the door with her fists

waves beating the shore

to flap or thrash at vigorously

a trapped bird beating the air

hunting to strike at in order to rouse gamealso: to range over in or as if in quest of game … beat the woods and rouse the bounding prey … —Matthew Prior

beating a hedgerow

to mix by stirring : whip—often used with up

beat the eggs

to strike repeatedly in order to produce music or a signal

beat a drum

to drive or force by blows

beat back his attackers

to pound into a powder, paste, or pulp

to make by repeated treading or driving over

beat a path through the woods

to dislodge by repeated hitting

beat dust from the carpet

to shape by beatingespecially: to flatten thin by blows

beat swords into plowshares

to sound or express especially by drumbeat

beating out a rhythm on the conga

to cause to strike or flap repeatedly

a bird beating its wings

overcome, defeat beating your opponent in chess They beat us 14 to 3.also: surpass She beat the old record by three seconds. —often used with out Someone else beat her out for the job.

beat the insurgents in a bloody battle

to prevail despite

beat the odds

bewilder, baffle

it beats me how she does it

fatigue, exhaust

Years of failure had beaten him down.

cheat, swindle

beat him out of his inheritance

to act ahead of usually so as to forestall

I was going to make the suggestion, but she beat me to it.

to come or arrive before

I beat him to the finish line.

circumvent

beat the system

sports to outmaneuver (a defender) and get free

The player attempts to beat the defender and score.

sports to score against (a goalkeeper)

to produce (music or a signal) by striking something repeatedly : to indicate by beating

beat the tempo

intransitive verb

to become forcefully propelled forward : dash

waves beating against the shore

to glare or strike with oppressive intensity

The sun beat down on us.

to sustain distracting activity

… the turbulence of the Renaissance … beating about his head …—Douglas Stewart

to strike a drum repeatedly : to beat a drum

The drummers kept beating.

pulsate, throb

Her heart beat wildly.

to sound upon being struck

the sound of a beating drum

to strike repeated blows … their air attack still beating upon us …—Sir Winston Churchill

beating on the door

to strike the air : flap

The bird's wings beat frantically.

hunting to strike bushes or other cover in order to rouse gamealso: to range or scour for or as if for game

to progress with much difficulty

nautical to sail to windward by a series of zigzag movements

beating along the coast

verb

transitive verb

to strike repeatedly:

to hit repeatedly so as to inflict pain—often used with up… brutes who beat up their victims without compunction …—J. H. Plumb

Inmates were put in solitary for beating other inmates.

to walk on : tread

beat the pavement looking for work

to strike directly against forcefully and repeatedly : dash against beat the door with her fists

waves beating the shore

to flap or thrash at vigorously

a trapped bird beating the air

hunting to strike at in order to rouse gamealso: to range over in or as if in quest of game … beat the woods and rouse the bounding prey … —Matthew Prior

beating a hedgerow

to mix by stirring : whip—often used with up

beat the eggs

to strike repeatedly in order to produce music or a signal

beat a drum

to drive or force by blows

beat back his attackers

to pound into a powder, paste, or pulp

to make by repeated treading or driving over

beat a path through the woods

to dislodge by repeated hitting

beat dust from the carpet

to shape by beatingespecially: to flatten thin by blows

beat swords into plowshares

to sound or express especially by drumbeat

beating out a rhythm on the conga

to cause to strike or flap repeatedly

a bird beating its wings

overcome, defeat beating your opponent in chess They beat us 14 to 3.also: surpass She beat the old record by three seconds. —often used with out Someone else beat her out for the job.

beat the insurgents in a bloody battle

to prevail despite

beat the odds

bewilder, baffle

it beats me how she does it

fatigue, exhaust

Years of failure had beaten him down.

cheat, swindle

beat him out of his inheritance

to act ahead of usually so as to forestall

I was going to make the suggestion, but she beat me to it.

to come or arrive before

I beat him to the finish line.

circumvent

beat the system

sports to outmaneuver (a defender) and get free

The player attempts to beat the defender and score.

sports to score against (a goalkeeper)

to produce (music or a signal) by striking something repeatedly : to indicate by beating

beat the tempo

intransitive verb

to become forcefully propelled forward : dash

waves beating against the shore

to glare or strike with oppressive intensity

The sun beat down on us.

to sustain distracting activity

… the turbulence of the Renaissance … beating about his head …—Douglas Stewart

to strike a drum repeatedly : to beat a drum

The drummers kept beating.

pulsate, throb

Her heart beat wildly.

to sound upon being struck

the sound of a beating drum

to strike repeated blows … their air attack still beating upon us …—Sir Winston Churchill

beating on the door

to strike the air : flap

The bird's wings beat frantically.

hunting to strike bushes or other cover in order to rouse gamealso: to range or scour for or as if for game

to progress with much difficulty

nautical to sail to windward by a series of zigzag movements

beating along the coast

noun (1)

a single stroke or blow especially in a seriesalso: pulsation, tick

a single beat on a drum

a sound produced by or as if by beating (see beat entry 1) listening to the beat of his heart

dance to the beat of the drums

a driving impact or force … the fierce beat of the eastern sun.—T. B. Costain

… the full force of the surf beat …—Joyce Allan

one swing of the pendulum or balance (see balance entry 1 sense 9) of a timepiece

a regularly traversed round (see round entry 3 sense 6a)

a cop patrolling her beat

journalism a group of news sources that a reporter covers regularly

a reporter on the beat

a metrical or rhythmic stress in poetry or music or the rhythmic effect of these stresses keeping a steady beat

four beats per bar

music the tempo indicated (as by a conductor) to a musical performer

music the pronounced rhythm (see rhythm sense 2b) that is the characteristic driving force in some types of music (such as jazz or rock)also: rock entry 2 sense 2

music with a Latin beat

one that excels

I've never seen the beat of it

journalism the reporting of a news story ahead of competitors

deadbeat

an act of sailing toward the side or direction from which the wind is blowing by a series of zigzag movements : an act of beating (see beat entry 1 sense intransitive 5) to windward

one of the reaches (see reach entry 2 sense 1) in the zigzag course so traversed : tack

physics each of the pulsations of amplitude (see amplitude sense 1a) produced by the union of sound or radio waves or electric currents having different frequencies

dance an accented stroke (as of one leg or foot against the other)

moment

waited a beat before responding

noun (1)

a single stroke or blow especially in a seriesalso: pulsation, tick

a single beat on a drum

a sound produced by or as if by beating (see beat entry 1) listening to the beat of his heart

dance to the beat of the drums

a driving impact or force … the fierce beat of the eastern sun.—T. B. Costain

… the full force of the surf beat …—Joyce Allan

one swing of the pendulum or balance (see balance entry 1 sense 9) of a timepiece

a regularly traversed round (see round entry 3 sense 6a)

a cop patrolling her beat

journalism a group of news sources that a reporter covers regularly

a reporter on the beat

a metrical or rhythmic stress in poetry or music or the rhythmic effect of these stresses keeping a steady beat

four beats per bar

music the tempo indicated (as by a conductor) to a musical performer

music the pronounced rhythm (see rhythm sense 2b) that is the characteristic driving force in some types of music (such as jazz or rock)also: rock entry 2 sense 2

music with a Latin beat

one that excels

I've never seen the beat of it

journalism the reporting of a news story ahead of competitors

deadbeat

an act of sailing toward the side or direction from which the wind is blowing by a series of zigzag movements : an act of beating (see beat entry 1 sense intransitive 5) to windward

one of the reaches (see reach entry 2 sense 1) in the zigzag course so traversed : tack

physics each of the pulsations of amplitude (see amplitude sense 1a) produced by the union of sound or radio waves or electric currents having different frequencies

dance an accented stroke (as of one leg or foot against the other)

moment

waited a beat before responding

adjective

being in a state of exhaustion : exhausted

Sometimes I'd be so beat that I'd flop down and go to sleep fully dressed.—Polly Adler

sapped of resolution or morale

often capitalized [earliest in beat generation; perhaps in part by association with beat entry 2 in sense "pronounced rhythm" or -beat in deadbeat entry 1] of, relating to, or being beatniks

beat poets

adjective

being in a state of exhaustion : exhausted

Sometimes I'd be so beat that I'd flop down and go to sleep fully dressed.—Polly Adler

sapped of resolution or morale

often capitalized [earliest in beat generation; perhaps in part by association with beat entry 2 in sense "pronounced rhythm" or -beat in deadbeat entry 1] of, relating to, or being beatniks

beat poets

noun (2)

beatnik

noun (2)

beatnik

Verb Middle English beten, from Old English bēatan; akin to Old High German bōzan to beat Noun (1) noun derivative of beat >entry 1 Adjective from past participle of beat >entry 1 Noun (2) from beat >entry 3 in beat generation, or by shortening of beatnik

The first known use of beat was before the 12th century

beat1 of 3verb

to hit again and again rain beating on the roof—often used with uptwo bullies beat him up

beat a drum

to flap against

wings beating the air

to mix by stirring : whip

beat two eggs

to drive or force by blows

beat off the intruder

to make by walking or riding over

beat a path

to shape by blows

beat gold into thin strips

to cause to strike or flap repeatedly

birds beating their wings

to win against : defeat

baffle entry 1 sense 1

it beats me where they are

surpass sense 1

can you beat that?

to act ahead of

beat me to the punch

to arrive before

beat us home

to measure or mark off by strokes

beat time to the music

to glare or strike harshly

the sun beats down

pulsate, throb

the heart beating

beat2 of 3noun

a stroke or blow especially in a series

pulsation

a sound produced by or as if by beating

the beat of waves against the rock

a rhythmic stress in poetry or music

the tempo given to a musical performer

rhythm sense 2

likes music with a Latin beat

a place or area regularly visited in the course of work or duty a reporter's beat

a police officer's beat

beat3 of 3adjective

being tired out

having lost one's morale

beat1 of 3verb

to hit again and again rain beating on the roof—often used with uptwo bullies beat him up

beat a drum

to flap against

wings beating the air

to mix by stirring : whip

beat two eggs

to drive or force by blows

beat off the intruder

to make by walking or riding over

beat a path

to shape by blows

beat gold into thin strips

to cause to strike or flap repeatedly

birds beating their wings

to win against : defeat

baffle entry 1 sense 1

it beats me where they are

surpass sense 1

can you beat that?

to act ahead of

beat me to the punch

to arrive before

beat us home

to measure or mark off by strokes

beat time to the music

to glare or strike harshly

the sun beats down

pulsate, throb

the heart beating

beat2 of 3noun

a stroke or blow especially in a series

pulsation

a sound produced by or as if by beating

the beat of waves against the rock

a rhythmic stress in poetry or music

the tempo given to a musical performer

rhythm sense 2

likes music with a Latin beat

a place or area regularly visited in the course of work or duty a reporter's beat

a police officer's beat

beat3 of 3adjective

being tired out

having lost one's morale

beat1 of 3verb

to hit again and again rain beating on the roof—often used with uptwo bullies beat him up

beat a drum

to flap against

wings beating the air

to mix by stirring : whip

beat two eggs

to drive or force by blows

beat off the intruder

to make by walking or riding over

beat a path

to shape by blows

beat gold into thin strips

to cause to strike or flap repeatedly

birds beating their wings

to win against : defeat

baffle entry 1 sense 1

it beats me where they are

surpass sense 1

can you beat that?

to act ahead of

beat me to the punch

to arrive before

beat us home

to measure or mark off by strokes

beat time to the music

to glare or strike harshly

the sun beats down

pulsate, throb

the heart beating

beat2 of 3noun

a stroke or blow especially in a series

pulsation

a sound produced by or as if by beating

the beat of waves against the rock

a rhythmic stress in poetry or music

the tempo given to a musical performer

rhythm sense 2

likes music with a Latin beat

a place or area regularly visited in the course of work or duty a reporter's beat

a police officer's beat

beat3 of 3adjective

being tired out

having lost one's morale

beat1 of 3verb

to hit again and again rain beating on the roof—often used with uptwo bullies beat him up

beat a drum

to flap against

wings beating the air

to mix by stirring : whip

beat two eggs

to drive or force by blows

beat off the intruder

to make by walking or riding over

beat a path

to shape by blows

beat gold into thin strips

to cause to strike or flap repeatedly

birds beating their wings

to win against : defeat

baffle entry 1 sense 1

it beats me where they are

surpass sense 1

can you beat that?

to act ahead of

beat me to the punch

to arrive before

beat us home

to measure or mark off by strokes

beat time to the music

to glare or strike harshly

the sun beats down

pulsate, throb

the heart beating

beat2 of 3noun

a stroke or blow especially in a series

pulsation

a sound produced by or as if by beating

the beat of waves against the rock

a rhythmic stress in poetry or music

the tempo given to a musical performer

rhythm sense 2

likes music with a Latin beat

a place or area regularly visited in the course of work or duty a reporter's beat

a police officer's beat

beat3 of 3adjective

being tired out

having lost one's morale

beat1 of 3verb

to hit again and again rain beating on the roof—often used with uptwo bullies beat him up

beat a drum

to flap against

wings beating the air

to mix by stirring : whip

beat two eggs

to drive or force by blows

beat off the intruder

to make by walking or riding over

beat a path

to shape by blows

beat gold into thin strips

to cause to strike or flap repeatedly

birds beating their wings

to win against : defeat

baffle entry 1 sense 1

it beats me where they are

surpass sense 1

can you beat that?

to act ahead of

beat me to the punch

to arrive before

beat us home

to measure or mark off by strokes

beat time to the music

to glare or strike harshly

the sun beats down

pulsate, throb

the heart beating

beat2 of 3noun

a stroke or blow especially in a series

pulsation

a sound produced by or as if by beating

the beat of waves against the rock

a rhythmic stress in poetry or music

the tempo given to a musical performer

rhythm sense 2

likes music with a Latin beat

a place or area regularly visited in the course of work or duty a reporter's beat

a police officer's beat

beat3 of 3adjective

being tired out

having lost one's morale