【beaten】 - A-level备考词汇

beaten

UK:  ['biːt(ə)n]

US:  ['bit(ə)n]

adj.

1.打败了的;被打伤的;精疲力尽的;精神颓丧的

2.打成的,(金属等)锤薄的,敲平的;(路等)踏平的,走出来的;〔比喻〕陈腐的,平凡的

3.(接连)被打击的

4.打起泡沫的

5.沮丧,委顿

6.吃亏

7.给人踏出来的

1 . His great stick hit several of the other robbers, but at last he himself fell. He was beaten with his own stick until he lay as if dead.
他虽然用那根威风的棍子打了几个强盗，最后还是寡不敌众地倒下，他的手下拿他的棍子痛打他，打得他躺在地上奄奄一息。

2 . I was limp as a dish rag. My back felt as though it had been beaten with wires.
我软得像一团棉花，脊背疼痛得好像被钢丝抽打过一样。

3 . The poor child, who was used to being beaten, did not know the meaning of this, and ran away in confusion.
那可怜的孩子，挨惯了揍，全不懂得这是什么意思，觉得怪难为情地溜走了。

4 . Well, as I said, the bandits stopped the lorry, and they beat up the driver dreadfully. I wasn't beaten up quite so badly.
唉，我刚说过，歹徒们截住货车，将司机一顿胖揍，我挨的打倒没那么狠。

5 . A few days ago, a traffic warden was beaten by a group of lawyers for stopping a lawyer's motorcycle for a traffic violation on The Mall.
几天前，一名交通督导员因阻止一名在TheMall地区违规交通的律师，而被一群律师殴打。