beat

verb [vt. 及物动词]（反复地）敲，击，打；狠打，猛抽；搅拌，混合；拍动，扇动（翅膀）；（心脏）跳动，搏动；击败，战胜；抢……之先，赶在……之前；避开，避免

• My wife tried to stop them and they beat her.  ^{我妻子试图阻止他们，他们就猛打她。}

noun [具体名词]敲，击；（音乐或诗歌的）强音拍；（经常去或经过的）路线，地点；以之字形航线抢风航行

• The beat of a piece of music is the main rhythm that it has. (^{音乐的) 节奏}