Beating
打败对手(beating the champion);反复敲打(rain beating on the roof);心脏 beating 跳动。名词 take a beating 遭受重创。不规则动词 beat–beat–beaten,但 beating 来自原形 beat。
- “Our team is beating the league leaders by two points.” (我们队以两分领先联盟榜首。)
- “You could hear the drum beating in the parade.” (游行中能听到鼓声咚咚。)
- “The stock took a beating after the earnings miss.” (财报不及预期后,股价遭受重挫。)
古英语 beatan(打、击),与德语 bösen 等有遥远联系,核心义为“反复击打”。
beat + -ing;过去分词 beaten 与 beating 形式不同,需注意 beat the record 打破纪录。
体育 headline beating rivals;医学 heart beating 心率。口语 beating around the bush 拐弯抹角(另一短语 beat about)。
- 固定搭配: “heart beating” (心跳), “beating the odds” (战胜逆境), “take a beating” (遭受打击)
- 过去分词: beaten;原形: beat
beat 是“打拍子/打败”,-ing 是“正在打/正在赢/正在跳”。
“The underdog is beating expectations after three straight wins.” (这支弱旅三连胜后表现超出预期。)