| 单词 | to take a beating |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto take a beating to take a beating: to be the victim of a (punitive) physical attack; to sustain damage, harm, or punishment (literal and figurative). Also: to suffer a setback or defeat.In figurative use, often hyperbolical and colloquial. ΚΠ 1667 P. Rycaut Present State Ottoman Empire iii. vi. 17 These [sc. the Spahees] are more tame, and subject to the Cudgel, and can take a beating patiently on the soles of the feet, which is their punishment. a1774 O. Goldsmith Epil. for Mrs. Bulkely in Misc. Wks. (1812) II. 88 The Mohawk too..Goes out, affronts his man, and takes a beating. 1848 Southern Literary Messenger 14 317 As for the blood-spilling,..a fine young man will do such things, when a blackguard, brought up to carry books under his arm and go to meetings with old ladies, will take a beating and sue for damages. 1958 Life 19 May 1/1 (advt.) Whether your hair takes a beating ninety feet under water or under your morning shower, you need Vitalis. 1982 Daily Tel. 30 Dec. 15/4 The dollar is due to take a beating on foreign exchanges next year. 2007 U.S. News & World Rep. 16 Apr. 34/2 As blue team forces continued to take a beating, Van Riper was told that he had to play by the rules—and that those rules did not include insurgency tactics. < as lemmas |
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