beat /bi:t/ I. vi.& vt. (beat, beaten)1. (心脏等)跳动： Her heart was beating with joy. 她高兴得心直跳。2.敲打：The boy was beaten until he was black and blue. 那孩子被打得遍体鳞伤。Waves beat the shore. 波浪冲击岸边。 3. 打败，打赢：He beat all runners in the country. 他赛跑成绩全国第一。4.用于短语动词：beat down（太阳）直射；倾盆大雨：The sun beat down over the desert. 太阳直射沙漠。The rain beat down all day and kept them inside.一整天大雨滂沱，他们没法子出去。beat up 殴打（某人）：He claims he was beaten up by police. 他声称遭到警察的殴打。‖II. n.［c］ 1.有节奏地敲打：the beat of the waves on the beach 浪涛拍岸 2.(心脏等的)跳动：His heart beats were getting weaker.他的心脏跳动逐渐变弱了。
［辨析］与win和defeat辨见win
