音标:英 /biːts/,美 /biːts/
击打:用力或连续击打某物。例:The rain beats against the window.(雨水不停地敲打着窗户。)
跳动:心脏、脉搏等规律搏动。例:Her heart beats faster when she runs.(她跑步时心跳加快。)
击败:在竞争、比赛中战胜对手。例:Switzerland beat the United States 2-1.(瑞士队以2比1击败美国队。)
搅打:用工具快速混合食材。例:Beat the eggs until they thicken.(将鸡蛋搅打至浓稠。)
拍打(翅膀):鸟类或昆虫扇动翅膀。例:The bird beats its wings and flies off.(鸟拍打着翅膀飞走了。)
节拍:音乐的基本节奏单位。例:The song has a strong beat.(这首歌节奏强劲。)
跳动:心脏或脉搏的一次搏动。例:He counted the beats of his pulse.(他数着自己的脉搏跳动。)
差拍振动:物理学术语,指两列声波干涉产生的周期性强弱变化。
| 短语 | 含义 | 例句 |
|---|---|---|
| Angel Beats | 《天使的心跳》(日本动画名) | Angel Beats is a popular anime series. |
| Beats Studio | Beats Studio(耳机型号) | He bought a pair of Beats Studio headphones. |
| it beats me | (口语)我不知道;难倒我了 | It beats me how he afford a new car.(我不明白他怎么买得起新车。) |
| beat around the bush | 拐弯抹角;旁敲侧击 | Don't beat around the bush—just tell me the truth.(别拐弯抹角,直接告诉我真相。) |
The drum beats loudly during the parade.(游行中鼓声震耳欲聋。)
She beats the dough to make bread.(她揉面团做面包。)
His heart missed a beat when he saw her.(见到她时,他的心跳漏了一拍。)
The team beats all opponents this season.(该队本赛季击败了所有对手。)
It beats me why she left without saying goodbye.(她不告而别,我完全搞不懂。)
The bird beats its wings rapidly.(鸟快速拍打翅膀。)
The band emphasized the beats in the marching tune.(乐队突出了进行曲的节拍。)
He tried to beat the world record.(他试图打破世界纪录。)
The rain beats against the roof all night.(雨水整夜敲打着屋顶。)
Can you feel the beat of the music?(你能感受到音乐的节拍吗?)
俚语表达:
Beat it! (滚开!)— 如迈克尔·杰克逊名曲《Beat It》即为此意。
I’m beat. (我累垮了。)例:After running 10km, I’m beat.(跑了10公里后,我累瘫了。)
多义词注意:
beat作为形容词时意为“疲惫的”(仅用于口语),例:He looks beat after working all day.(他工作一整天后显得疲惫不堪。)
字母组合“ea”发长音 /iː/,类似“ee”;结尾“s”因前面是清辅音/t/,故发/s/,整体读作/biːts/。
注意与“beast”(/biːst/,野兽)区分,避免混淆。
从音乐节拍、心脏跳动到竞技胜利,“beats”的用法贯