beating
beating — 名詞
1. a bad loss, especially one where the other side wins easily
慘敗；敗仗
比賽或選戰中的重挫
a bad loss, especially one where the other side wins easily
United took a beating in Seoul and lost four-one.
United 在首爾慘敗，以四比一落敗。
take a beating = suffer a heavy defeat
After two weak debates, the mayor faced another beating at the polls.
兩場辯論表現不佳後，市長在選舉中又吞下一場敗仗。
The young side avoided a beating by defending deeply all night.
那支年輕球隊靠著死守整晚，才避免一場慘敗。
Saturday's beating ended the club's hopes of reaching the final.
週六那場慘敗斷送了球會打進決賽的希望。
Even home fans expected a beating once three starters got injured.
三名先發受傷後，連主場球迷都預料會吞下敗仗。
文法句型
take a beating
suffer a beating
hand someone a beating
用法筆記
Often follows take, get, suffer, or hand somebody. Distinguish from sense 2, which is about physical violence to a person rather than losing a game, vote, or other contest.
常見錯誤
2. a violent punishment or attack in which someone is hit many times
毆打；痛打
反覆重擊人的暴力行為
a violent punishment or attack in which someone is hit many times
The guard gave the prisoner a beating after lights out.
熄燈後，獄警把那名囚犯痛打了一頓。
give someone a beating
Police found blood on the stairs after the beating in the hall.
警方在走廊那場毆打後，發現樓梯上有血跡。
After the street beating, Omar needed stitches above one eye.
那場街頭毆打後，Omar 眼睛上方縫了幾針。
The dog survived the beating and was taken to a shelter.
那隻狗撐過了那場痛打，後來被送到收容所。
Court papers described the beating as punishment for missing money.
法院文件把這場毆打描述成對失款的懲罰。
- protection
focuses on keeping someone safe from harm
文法句型
give someone a beating
take a beating
after a beating
用法筆記
Usually appears with verbs like give, get, take, or suffer. Common in reports about crime or abuse, and unlike sense 1 it refers to repeated blows to a person or animal.
常見錯誤
3. a steady sound or movement made by repeated strikes, as in a drum or a heart
搏動；鼓點
規律敲擊或心跳的聲響
a steady sound or movement made by repeated strikes, as in a drum or a heart
By dusk, the beating of drums rolled across the square.
到了黃昏，鼓點穿過廣場一路傳來。
beating of + noun
All night, Marta listened to the beating of rain on the tent.
整個晚上，Marta 聽著雨點打在帳篷上的聲音。
beating of + noun for a repeated sound
From the boat, we heard the beating of wings above us.
在船上，我們聽見頭頂上方翅膀拍動的聲音。
Inside the cabin, slow beating from the old engine filled the air.
小木屋裡，那台老引擎緩慢的敲擊聲充滿整個空間。
At the factory gate, the beating of hammers echoed for blocks.
在工廠大門口，錘子的敲擊聲傳了好幾個街口。
- stillness
suggests an absence of movement or repeated sound
文法句型
the beating of drums
the beating in someone's chest
hear the beating of wings
用法筆記
Often appears in the pattern beating of + noun, especially with drums, wings, or other repeated movements. For the ordinary everyday sense of a person's heart, heartbeat is usually more natural.