beaten

beat·en

B0138300 (bēt′n)adj.1. Formed or made thin by hammering: beaten gold.2. Worn by continuous use; familiar and much traveled: a village located well off the beaten path.3. Totally worn-out; exhausted.

beaten

(ˈbiːtən) adj1. defeated or baffled2. (Crafts) shaped or made thin by hammering: a bowl of beaten gold. 3. much travelled; well trodden (esp in the phrase the beaten track)4. off the beaten track a. in or into unfamiliar territoryb. out of the ordinary; unusual5. (Cookery) (of food) mixed by beating; whipped6. tired out; exhausted7. (Hunting) hunting (of woods, undergrowth, etc) scoured so as to rouse game

beat•en

(ˈbit n)

adj. 1. formed or shaped by blows; hammered: a dish of beaten brass. 2. much trodden; commonly used: a beaten path. 3. defeated; vanquished; thwarted. 4. overcome by exhaustion; worn-out. 5. mixed or made light by beating: beaten eggs. Idioms: off the beaten track or path, out of the ordinary; not well-known; unusual. [before 1100; Middle English beten, Old English bēaten, past participle of bēatan to beat]

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	beaten - formed or made thin by hammering; "beaten gold"
	2.	beaten - much trodden and worn smooth or bare; "did not stray from the beaten path"familiar - well known or easily recognized; "a familiar figure"; "familiar songs"; "familiar guests"

beaten

adjective1. well-trodden, worn, trodden, trampled, well-used, much travelled Before you is a well-worn path of beaten earth.2. stirred, mixed, whipped, blended, whisked, frothy, foamy Cool a little and slowly add the beaten eggs.3. shaped, worked, formed, stamped, hammered, forged brightly painted beaten metal4. defeated, overcome, frustrated, overwhelmed, cowed, thwarted, trounced, vanquished, disheartened They had looked a beaten side with just seven minutes left.

Translations

充分搅拌的打败了的

beat

(biːt) – past tense beat: past participle ˈbeaten – verb1. to strike or hit repeatedly. Beat the drum. （接连地）击打 2. to win against. She beat me in a contest.战胜3. to mix thoroughly. to beat an egg.搅拌4. to move in a regular rhythm. My heart is beating faster than usual.跳动5. to mark or indicate (musical time) with a baton etc. A conductor beats time for an orchestra.打拍子 noun1. a regular stroke or its sound. I like the beat of that song. 敲击声，拍子 2. a regular or usual course. a policeman's beat.巡逻路线ˈbeater noun敲打者ˈbeating noun敲打ˈbeaten adjective1. overcome; defeated. the beaten team; He looked tired and beaten.打败了的2. mixed thoroughly. beaten egg.充分搅拌的beat about the bush to approach a subject in an indirect way, without coming to the point or making any decision. 旁敲侧击beat down1. (of the sun) to give out great heat. The sun's rays beat down on us. （太阳）直射，烤晒 2. to (force to) lower a price by bargaining. We beat the price down; We beat him down to a good price.杀价beat it to go away. Beat it, or I'll hit you!; She told her little brother to beat it.滚开beat off to succeed in overcoming or preventing. The old man beat off the youths who attacked him; He beat the attack off easily.打退beat a (hasty) retreat to go away in a hurry. The children beat a hasty retreat when he appeared.仓皇逃走beat up to punch, kick or hit (a person) severely and repeatedly. He beat up an old lady.痛殴off the beaten track away from main roads, centres of population etc. 离开熟路，远离喧嚣

beaten

along the beaten track

Following that which is commonly used by or known to most people, as of a course, route, or trend. I know people say to be adventurous when traveling, but I like to stay along the beaten track in places I don't know very well. I generally stay along the beaten track with books. I'm not fond of reading those that get too weird or are meant for academics.See also: beaten, track

on the beaten track

Following that which is commonly used by or known to most people, as of a course, route, or trend. I know people say to be adventurous when traveling, but I like to stay on the beaten track in places I don't know very well. I generally stay on the beaten track with books. I'm not fond of reading those that get too weird or are meant for academics.See also: beaten, on, track

be off the beaten path

To be little-known or in a remote or lesser-known area, as of a place or business. We'll definitely be able to get a table at that restaurant, it's really off the beaten path. I chose that island as a vacation spot because I knew it was off the beaten path and would give me some much-needed solitude.See also: beaten, off, path

be off the beaten track

To be little-known or in a remote or lesser-known area, as of a place or business. We'll definitely be able to get a table at that restaurant, it's really off the beaten track. I chose that island as a vacation spot because I knew it was off the beaten track and would give me some much-needed solitude.See also: beaten, off, track

beat down

1. To exhaust or discourage someone. In this usage, a person's name or pronoun is used between "beat" and "down." The long winters here just beat me down. I miss the warmth of the sun! I think working three jobs has finally beaten Alicia down—all she does these days is come home and sleep.2. To strike someone or something repeatedly. That bully is always beating down on the smaller kids in our class. Just yesterday, he gave Joey a bloody nose. The rain has been beating down on our roof for hours, and I'm starting to worry that we'll have a leak.3. To strike something so violently as to cause its collapse. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "beat" and "down." I'm coming! Geez, you're going to beat the door down!4. To strike something repeatedly in order to flatten it. That chicken needs to be thinner before we add the bread crumbs, so beat down on it some more.See also: beat, down

beat (one) to within an inch of (one's) life

To physically attack one, as with punches and other blows, such that they suffer significant, life-threatening injury. This phrase can be used both literally and hyperbolically. Our neighbor is in the hospital because a burglar beat him to within an inch of his life. I'm worried that the captain of the football team will beat me to within an inch of my life if he finds out that I'm secretly seeing his girlfriend. If you ever scare me like that again, I'll beat you to within an inch of your life, I swear!See also: beat, inch, life, of, within

off the beaten path

Little-known or in a remote or lesser-known area, as of a place or business. A "beaten path" refers to a route that is heavily traveled. We'll definitely be able to get a table at that restaurant, it's really off the beaten path. I chose that island as a vacation spot because I knew it was off the beaten path and would give me some much-needed solitude.See also: beaten, off, path

off the beaten track

Little-known or in a remote or lesser-known area, as of a place or business. A "beaten track" refers to a route that is heavily traveled. We'll definitely be able to get a table at that restaurant, it's really off the beaten track. I chose that island as a vacation spot because I knew it was off the beaten track and would give me some much-needed solitude.See also: beaten, off, track

beaten at the post

Defeated or overcome by someone by a very narrow margin or at the final, crucial moment, especially in a race, competition, or athletic event. Primarily heard in UK, Australia, Ireland. The favoured runner held the lead for the majority of the race, but he was beaten at the post by a relatively unknown competitor in the final 100 metres. It appears the current MP has been beaten at the post, being narrowly defeated by the youngest person to ever win a seat in parliament.See also: beaten, post

beat (someone) hands down

To defeat or best someone easily or decisively. We were really unprepared for our last game, so the other team beat us hands down. Popular opinion has been that the president beat his opponent hands down in last night's debate.See also: beat, down, hand

beat down (on someone or something)

to fall on someone or something. The rain beat down on us for an hour. The rock slide beat down on the car and totally ruined the body.See also: beat, down

beat someone down

Fig. to defeat or demoralize someone. The constant bombing finally beat them down. The attackers beat down the defenders.See also: beat, down

beat something down

1. to break something in; to break through something. Don't beat the door down! I'm coming! Please don't beat down the door! 2. to flatten something. Sam beat the veal down to the thickness of a half an inch. First you beat down the meat to a very thin layer.See also: beat, down

*off the beaten track

and *off the beaten pathFig. away from the frequently traveled routes. (*Typically: be ~; go ~; travel ~.) We found a nice little Italian restaurant off the beaten track.See also: beaten, off, track

beat down

1. Force or drive down; defeat or subdue. For example, "And finally to beat down Satan under our feet" ( The Book of Common Prayer, 1552). [c. 1400] 2. Strike violently, as in the The sun kept beating down on us all day long. [Mid-1800s] 3. beat someone down. Make someone lower a price, as in He's always trying to beat us down. Economist Jeremy Bentham used this idiom in 1793: "Thus monopoly will beat down prices." [Slang; late 1700s] See also: beat, down

off the beaten track

An unusual route or destination, as in We found a great vacation spot, off the beaten track. This term alludes to a well-worn path trodden down by many feet and was first recorded in 1860, although the phrase beaten track was recorded in 1638 in reference to the usual, unoriginal way of doing something. See also: beaten, off, track

off the beaten track

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off the beaten path

AMERICANCOMMON If a place is off the beaten track, it is far away from places where most people live or go. The house is sufficiently off the beaten track to deter all but a few tourists. Rents at these malls, which are generally off the beaten path, are lower than at most suburban shopping centers. Note: A track here is a footpath or narrow road. See also: beaten, off, track

beaten (or pipped) at the post

defeated at the last moment. The post alluded to here is the marker at the end of a race.See also: beaten, post

off the beaten track (or path)

1 in or into an isolated place. 2 unusual. 2 1992 Iain Banks The Crow Road ‘Your Uncle Hamish…’ She looked troubled. ‘He's a bit off the beaten track, that boy.’ See also: beaten, off, track

off the ˌbeaten ˈtrack

far away from where people normally live or go: Our house is a bit off the beaten track.See also: beaten, off, track

beat down

v.1. To hit something until it falls down: The police beat down the door of the suspect's house. They approached the crumbling wall and beat it down with their bare hands.2. To defeat or demoralize someone: The constant criticism beat me down, and it was hard for me to try again. The invaders beat down every village they passed through.3. To fall down steadily and heavily: The rain beat down on the roof.4. To persuade someone to reduce the price of something: The clerk wanted $40 for the shoes but I beat him down to $30.See also: beat, down

beaten track, (off) the

A well-worn path, (not) the usual route or method. The origin seems obvious, since a much-used route would indeed be flattened by the tramp of many feet. The phrase began to be used figuratively, in the sense of trite or unoriginal, in the seventeenth century or before, and off the beaten track, in the meaning of new or unusual, is just about as old. Samuel Johnson spelled it out in 1751 when he wrote, “The imitator treads a beaten walk.”See also: beaten

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along the beaten track

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be off the beaten path

be off the beaten track

beat down

beat (one) to within an inch of (one's) life

off the beaten path

off the beaten track

beaten at the post

beat (someone) hands down

beat down (on someone or something)

beat someone down

beat something down

*off the beaten track

beat down

off the beaten track

off the beaten track

off the beaten path

beaten (or pipped) at the post

off the beaten track (or path)

off the ˌbeaten ˈtrack

beat down

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adj well-trodden

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adj stirred

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adj shaped

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adj defeated

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adj much trodden and worn smooth or bare

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