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beat up
beat up vb 1. (tr, adverb) to strike or kick (a person), usually repeatedly, so as to inflict severe physical damage 2. beat oneself up to reproach oneself adj 3. worn-out; dilapidated 4. in bad condition ThesaurusVerb | 1. | beat up - give a beating to; subject to a beating, either as a punishment or as an act of aggression; "Thugs beat him up when he walked down the street late at night"; "The teacher used to beat the students"work over, beatstrong-arm - use physical force against; "They strong-armed me when I left the restaurant"soak - beat severelypistol-whip - beat with a pistolbelabour, belabor - beat soundlyrough up - treat violently; "The police strong-armed the suspect"flog, lash, lather, trounce, welt, whip, slash, strap - beat severely with a whip or rod; "The teacher often flogged the students"; "The children were severely trounced"cane, lambast, lambaste, flog - beat with a canekayo, knock cold, knock out - knock unconscious or senseless; "the boxing champion knocked out his opponent in a few seconds"flail, thrash, lam, thresh - give a thrashing to; beat hardclobber, baste, batter - strike violently and repeatedly; "She clobbered the man who tried to attack her"larrup, spank, paddle - give a spanking to; subject to a spanking | | 2. | beat up - gather; "drum up support" drum up, rallycollect, pull in - get or bring together; "accumulate evidence" | Translationsbeat (biːt) – past tense beat: past participle ˈbeaten – verb1. to strike or hit repeatedly. Beat the drum. (接連地)擊打 (接连地)击打 2. to win against. She beat me in a contest. 戰勝 战胜3. to mix thoroughly. to beat an egg. 攪拌 搅拌4. to move in a regular rhythm. My heart is beating faster than usual. 跳動 跳动5. to mark or indicate (musical time) with a baton etc. A conductor beats time for an orchestra. 打拍子 打拍子 noun1. a regular stroke or its sound. I like the beat of that song. 節奏 敲击声,拍子 2. a regular or usual course. a policeman's beat. 固定的(巡邏)路線 巡逻路线ˈbeater noun 敲打者 敲打者ˈbeating noun 敲打 敲打ˈbeaten adjective1. overcome; defeated. the beaten team; He looked tired and beaten. 被打敗的 打败了的2. mixed thoroughly. beaten egg. 充分攪拌的 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. 旁敲側擊 旁敲侧击beat down1. (of the sun) to give out great heat. The sun's rays beat down on us. (太陽)發散酷熱 (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. 殺價 杀价beat it to go away. Beat it, or I'll hit you!; She told her little brother to beat it. 滾開 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. 擊退 打退beat a (hasty) retreat to go away in a hurry. The children beat a hasty retreat when he appeared. 倉惶逃走 仓皇逃走beat up to punch, kick or hit (a person) severely and repeatedly. He beat up an old lady. 痛毆 痛殴off the beaten track away from main roads, centres of population etc. 遠離喧囂 离开熟路,远离喧嚣 beat up
beat (oneself) upTo continually criticize or question oneself, usually about something that one cannot change. Oh, honey, I know you're upset about failing the driver's license test, but try not to beat yourself up too much. I've been really beating myself up about that fight I had with my mom. I wish I could take back a lot of the things I said.See also: beat, upbeat up1. verb To physically attack someone, as with punches and other blows, such that they suffer significant injury. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "beat" and "up." The captain of the football team swore he would beat me up if I ever talked to his girlfriend again. I can't believe that skinny kid beat up the school bully!2. verb To defeat an opponent easily and/or by a wide margin. In this usage, the phrase is often followed by "on." The final score was 17-1? Wow, we really beat up on that team! I got beat up by a much more highly ranked opponent in the first round.3. verb To criticize someone harshly and/or continually. In this usage, the phrase is often followed by "on." Mom, I know you're disappointed in Stephanie's grades, but quit beating up on her—she feels bad enough as it is. I haven't made many sales this year, so I expect to get beat up in my performance review.4. verb To damage or wear out from heavy use. I'm afraid I tend to beat up my shoes really quickly.5. adjective Showing signs of wear or damage, as from heavy use. The phrase is typically hyphenated before a noun. Can we throw away these beat-up old notebooks already? The old car looks really beat up, but it runs pretty well.See also: beat, upbeat someone upto harm or subdue a person by striking him. The robber beat me up and took my money. I really wanted to beat up that intruder.See also: beat, upbeat something up 1. to whip up something, such as an egg. Beat the egg up and pour it in the skillet. Beat up another egg and do the same. 2. to ruin something; to damage something. The banging of the door has really beat this wall up. The frequent pounding of the door handle beat up the wall.See also: beat, upbeat up on someoneto batter someone, usually physically. Lefty beat up on Max and made a mess of him. Don't beat up on me, you bully!See also: beat, on, upbeat up1. Strike repeatedly, as in She told the police her husband had beaten her up. [Slang; first half of 1900s] 2. Also, beat up on. Attack verbally, as in That newspaper article really beat up on the town council. [Slang; late 1900s] See also: beat, upbeat up mod. visibly worn; shabby. (This is hyphenated before a nominal.) Get your beat-up car painted or something! See also: beat, up beat up on1. To attack physically.2. To criticize or scold harshly.See also: beat, on, upbeat up
beat upi. A colloquial term for making repeated low passes and/or carrying out steep dives over an object or a place. ii. Making close passes in dangerous proximity to slower aircraft.MedicalSeebeatbeat up
Synonyms for beat upverb give a beating toSynonymsRelated Words- strong-arm
- soak
- pistol-whip
- belabour
- belabor
- rough up
- flog
- lash
- lather
- trounce
- welt
- whip
- slash
- strap
- cane
- lambast
- lambaste
- kayo
- knock cold
- knock out
- flail
- thrash
- lam
- thresh
- clobber
- baste
- batter
- larrup
- spank
- paddle
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