batter
verb /ˈbætə(r)/
/ˈbætər/
[intransitive, transitive, often passive]动词形式
Phrasal Verbspresent simple I / you / we / they batter | /ˈbætə(r)/ /ˈbætər/ |
he / she / it batters | /ˈbætəz/ /ˈbætərz/ |
past simple battered | /ˈbætəd/ /ˈbætərd/ |
past participle battered | /ˈbætəd/ /ˈbætərd/ |
-ing form battering | /ˈbætərɪŋ/ /ˈbætərɪŋ/ |
- to hit somebody/something hard many times, especially in a way that causes serious damage
连续猛击;殴打 - batter at/on something She battered at the door with her fists.
她用双拳不断地擂门。 - batter against something The waves battered against the ship.
海浪拍打着船只。 - batter somebody He had been badly battered around the head and face.
他被打得鼻青脸肿。 - Her killer had battered her to death.
凶手把她殴打致死。 - batter something Severe winds have been battering the north coast.
狂风一直在北海岸肆虐。
Synonyms beatbeat- batter
- pound
- lash
- hammer
- beat to hit somebody/something a lot of times, especially very hard:
- Someone was beating at the door.
有人在打门。 - A young man was found beaten to death last night.
昨天夜里有人发现一名小伙子被打死了。 - At that time, children were often beaten for quite minor offences (= as a punishment).
那时候孩子们常常因为很小的过错而捱打。
- Someone was beating at the door.
- batter to hit somebody/something hard a lot of times, especially in way that causes serious injury or damage:
- He had been badly battered around the head and face.
他被打得鼻青脸肿。 - Severe winds have been battering the coast.
狂风一直在海岸肆虐。
- He had been badly battered around the head and face.
- pound to hit somebody/something hard a lot of times, especially in a way that makes a lot of noise:
- Heavy rain pounded on the roof.
暴雨砰砰地砸在屋顶上。
- Heavy rain pounded on the roof.
- lash to hit somebody/something with a lot of force:
- The rain lashed at the window.
雨点猛烈地打在窗户上。
- The rain lashed at the window.
- hammer to hit somebody/something hard a lot of times, in a way that is noisy or violent:
- He hammered the door with his fists.
他不断地用拳头擂门。
- He hammered the door with his fists.
There is not much difference in meaning between these two, but to pound is sometimes a steadier action. To hammer can be more violent and it is often used figuratively.Patterns用 pound 还是 hammer? - to beat/batter/pound/lash/hammer somebody/something with something
- to beat/batter/pound/lash/hammer against something
- to beat/batter/pound/hammer on something
- to beat/batter/hammer something down
- the rain/wind/sea beats/batters/pounds/lashes (at) something
Topics Crime and punishmentc2- She battered on the door.
她用力敲门。 - He started furiously battering the door with a piece of wood.
他开始用一块木头猛烈地砸门。 - An intruder attacked him and battered him to death.
一名闯入者袭击了他,并将他殴打致死。 - Heavy rains battered what remained of the crop.
暴雨摧毁了剩下的庄稼。
词源verb Middle English: from Old French batre ‘to beat’ (from Latin battuere) + -er.noun senses 1 to 2 late Middle English: from Old French bateure ‘the action of beating’, from batre ‘to beat’. - batter at/on something She battered at the door with her fists.