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Từ điển tiếng Anh - Cambridge Advanced Learners Dictionary
beat 
beat UK US [biːt] verb [ beat ], [ beaten ] or [US ALSO beat ] [ beaten beats beating ] DEFEAT 1. <E > transitive to defeat or do better than • Simon always beats me at tennis. • Holland beat Belgium (by) 3-1. • Our team was comfortably/easily/soundly beaten in the first round of the competition. • The nationalists were narrowly beaten in the local election. • He beat me fair and square (= without cheating). • They were beaten hands down (= completely) by their opponents. • She has beaten her own record of three minutes ten seconds. • US He beat out all the top competitors in his sport. Thesaurus+: ↑Winning and defeating ↑Scoring, winning and losing in sport 2. informal to be more enjoyable than another activity or experience • + -ing verb Taking the bus sure beats walking. • slang Taking the bus beats the hell out of (= is much better than) walking all the way there. • You can't beat (= there is nothing more enjoyable than) a cold beer on a hot afternoon. Thesaurus+: ↑Good, better and best in terms of quality 3. transitive To beat something that is going to happen is to take action before the thing happens • Let's try to beat the traffic problems by leaving early in the morning. • I always do my shopping early to beat the rush. Thesaurus+: ↑Acting and acts ↑Dealing with things or people 4. beat sb to it to do something before someone else does it • I was just going to tidy up the kitchen, but you've beaten me to it. Thesaurus+: ↑Preceding and introducing • Paul beat me by three games to two. • With this new product, we are well situated to beat our competitors. • They will be a tough team to beat. • The Liberal Democrats may form a pact with Labour to try to beat the Conservatives in the next election. • She came within two seconds of beating the world record. HIT 5. <A > intransitive or transitive usually + adverb or preposition to hit repeatedly • They saw him beating his dog with a stick. • The child had been brutally/savagely beaten. • She was beaten to death. • + object + adjective He was beaten senseless. • Beat the drum. • The rain was beating down incessantly on the tin roof. Thesaurus+: ↑Hitting and beating ↑Punishing by causing pain 6. beat a path through sth to form a path in an area where long grass or bushes grow closely together, by hitting the plants with your hands or an object, or by stepping on them • We beat a path through the undergrowth. Thesaurus+: ↑Pedestrian routes • The rain beat against her face as she struggled through the wind. • They've threatened to beat him to a jelly if he doesn't repay the money. • People were shocked by the advertisement which depicted a woman beating her husband. • His bruises lent credence to his statement that he had been beaten. • I felt sick when I heard about the prisoners being beaten. MIX 7. to mix something repeatedly using a utensil such as a spoon or whisk • To make an omelette you must first beat the eggs. Thesaurus+: ↑Mixing and mixtures ↑Variety and mixtures ↑Connecting and combining ↑Groups and collections of things ↑Cookery terms MOVEMENT 8. intransitive or transitive to (cause to) make a regular movement or sound • The doctor could feel no pulse beating. • The hummingbird beats its wings at great speed. Thesaurus+: ↑Shaking, swinging and vibrating 9. beat time to make a regular sound or movement to music Thesaurus+: ↑Playing music ↑Singing in general • They danced to the beat of the drums. • The beat of the music was strangely hypnotic. • The car radio was pumping out music with a heavy beat. • Every time he looks at me my heart skips a beat. • Waltzes have three beats in/to the bar. Idioms: Beat it! ▪ If you can't beat 'em, join 'em ▪ beat a path to somebody's door ▪ beat a retreat ▪ beat around the bush ▪ beat somebody at their own game ▪ beat somebody hollow ▪ beat somebody's brains out ▪ beat the rap ▪ beat your chest ▪ it beats me ▪ take some beating ▪ that beats everything Phrasal Verbs: beat down ▪ beat off ▪ beat somebody back ▪ beat somebody down ▪ beat somebody off ▪ beat somebody out ▪ beat somebody up ▪ beat something out ▪ beat something out of somebody adjective after verb informal extremely tired • I'm beat - I'm going to bed. • UK You've been working too hard, you look dead beat. See also deadbeat Thesaurus+: ↑Tired and making tired noun MOVEMENT 1. <A > countable or uncountable a regular movement or sound, especially that made by your heart • I put my head on his chest but I could feel no heart beat. • My heart missed a beat (= I felt very excited) when she said, "Yes, I'll marry you". Thesaurus+: ↑The circulatory system and blood • They danced to the beat of the drums. • The beat of the music was strangely hypnotic. • The car radio was pumping out music with a heavy beat. • Every time he looks at me my heart skips a beat. • Waltzes have three beats in/to the bar. MUSIC 2. <A > countable or uncountable in music, a regular emphasis, or a place in the music where such an emphasis is expected • The guitar comes in on the third beat. • Make sure you play on the beat (= on the beats). • He tapped his foot to the beat (= rhythm) of the music. Thesaurus+: ↑Beats or lengths of musical notes AREA 3. countable usually singular an area for which someone, such as a police officer, has responsibility as part of their job • Bob has worked as an officer on this particular beat for 20 years. Thesaurus+: ↑The police generally 4. be on/walking the beat A police officer who is on/walking the beat is on duty, walking around rather than driving in a police car. Thesaurus+: ↑The police generally
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