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beating

/bee-ting/US // ˈbi tɪŋ //UK // (ˈbiːtɪŋ) //

殴打,敲打,挨打,搏击

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : the act of a person or thing that beats, as to punish, clean, mix, etc.: Give the rug a good beating.
    • : a defeat or reverse; loss; setback: Several stocks took a beating in the market today.
    • : pulsation; throbbing: the beating of her heart.

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Examples

  • For decades, data centers have been the beating hearts of many businesses—the fortified secret rooms where huge amounts of capital sit, busily transforming electricity into revenue.

  • Nature takes a beating from a different kind of tourist in Tahoe

  • It’s a model, as Loncar told Fortune during the time of the AbbVie-Allergan deal, which incentivizes financial engineering over the medical magic which is the beating heart of the industry.

  • At its subtly beating heart is an attempt to deliver comfort in a small, furry package.

  • The upfront model of buying and selling ad inventory, which was the cornerstone of television industry ad placement for decades, has taken a beating in 2020.

  • She fills her characters up—strong women beating back against a sexist system—with so much heart.

  • And it is true that since Blair was in power the pub culture has taken a beating.

  • In the Bible, Moses does kill a guy—the Egyptian slave master who is beating an Israelite to death.

  • Often, the processes that result in death begin when the heart stops beating.

  • Doctors will likely check more than one location for pulses to determine if the heart is beating.

  • She threw out her arms as if swimming when she walked, beating the tall grass as one strikes out in the water.

  • The sound of the swift beating of horse-hoofs was heard from the south, and soon three men came riding up.

  • The Empress's hand was on her beating forehead, but she turned, even fiercely to his question.

  • With beating heart, but steady hand and frowning eye, he advanced another step and found—that the object was a yellow stone!

  • Squinty turned around, standing on the edge of the little brook, and waited, his heart beating faster and faster.