全民英檢初級至高級單字 &托福單字
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Day 290 Sep. 28
beat [bit] v. 1. 擊打；毆打to hit again and again
Beating children is a crime. [ beat — beat — beat或beaten ]
A man beat another man with a club.
2. 敲打；拍打
I beat on the door with my fists.
The rain beat against the window.
The waves were beating against the rocks.
3. (規律地) 跳動；搏動to make a regular rhythm or sound
Her heart was beating rapidly.
He could feel his heart beating.
4. 攪拌；打(蛋等) to mix or blend
She beat the eggs with a spoon.
5. 擊敗；戰勝to win; defeat
Our team beat the other team. // He often beats me at tennis.
Our team had beaten the opposing team by five points.
New York beat Boston 4-1.
We will beat you. (錯r We will win you. )
ö beat it : 滾開 used to tell someone to go away
Stop bothering the animals — go on, beat it.
The teenagers beat it when the cops arrived.
ö beat up : 痛打；痛毆
The guards beat him up.
They beat up anyone who disagreed with them.
He was badly beaten up by a gang of thugs.
ö beat someone to something； beat someone to it : 搶先；捷足先登 92指
He beat me to the top of the hill.
I was about to take the last cookie, but she beat me to it.
n. 1. 心動；跳動 tempo, rhythm of music
My heart rate is 72 beats per minute.
Her heart rate went up to 120 beats a minute.
2. (音樂的) 節拍；拍子；節奏
The beat of the music makes me want to dance.
The music had a lively beat.
I could hear the beat of the music from the party downstairs.
beating ['bit0H] n. 1. 痛打；揍
The man had been given a severe beating.
2. (遊戲、競賽或選舉中) 慘敗；敗北
It looked like Knicks was going to get a beating.
cri.te.ri.on [kra0}t0riDn] n. ( pl. criteria或criterions) (評判的) 標準；尺度；準則
a rule used to judge something; standard of measurement
Our company must make a 10% profit; that is the criterion of success that we use.
What are the main criteria for awarding the prize?
The criteria for being able to vote are that you must be 18 years old and a
citizen of the U.S.
What criteria do you have for selecting patients for treatment?
Everyone whose qualifications meet our criteria will be considered.
the university’s criteria for admission
pro.to.type ['protD`ta0p] n. (汽車、機器等的) 原型；雛型
A car manufacturer built a prototype of an electric car.
The test pilots tried out the prototype of the new plane.
【字首proto- (第一；原始)】
a.lign [D'la0n] v. 1. 排成直線；排列整齊
The worker aligned the chairs in straight rows in the meeting hall.
Make sure the shelf is aligned with the top of the cupboard.
2. 使一致
Domestic prices have been aligned with those in global markets.
3. 與 ------ 結盟；公開支持 align oneself with ~
Five Democrats have aligned themselves with the Republicans on this vote.
Two small political parties aligned themselves so that together they would have
more power.
Many women do not want to align themselves with the movement.
a.lign.ment [D'la0nmDnt] n. 1. 直線排列；列隊
~ the alignment of the planets
A bone in my spine was out of alignment.
2. 結盟
~ a close alignment between Syria and Egypt
bar.ren ['b$rDn] adj. 1. 貧瘠的 having no life, no animals, plants, or people
Some deserts are barren, with no life.
a barren landscape // a barren desert
2. 不能生育的 not able to have children
Because of an illness, she is barren.
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