1. | [c] 狠打;揍;笞打an act of hitting sb hard and repeatedly, as a punishment or in a fight |
to give sb a beating 把某人揍一顿 |
2. | [c] (informal) 惨败;严重受挫a very heavy defeat |
The team has taken a few beatings this season. 本赛季该队已经几次严重受挫。 |
3. | [u] 有规律的敲打(声);有节奏的运动(声)a series of regular blows to sth such as a drum, or movements of sth, such as your heart; the sound that this makes |
He could hear the beating of his own heart. 他听得到自己的心跳。 | |
the beating of drums/wings 敲鼓声;翅膀的拍打声 |