batter
verb🔊/ˈbætə(r)/
🔊/ˈbætər/
[intransitive, transitive, often passive]Verb Forms
Phrasal Verbs| present simple I / you / we / they batter | 🔊/ˈbætə(r)/ 🔊/ˈbætər/ |
| he / she / it batters | 🔊/ˈbætəz/ 🔊/ˈbætərz/ |
| past simple battered | 🔊/ˈbætəd/ 🔊/ˈbætərd/ |
| past participle battered | 🔊/ˈbætəd/ 🔊/ˈbætərd/ |
| -ing form battering | 🔊/ˈbætərɪŋ/ 🔊/ˈbætərɪŋ/ |
to hit somebody/something hard many times, especially in a way that causes serious damage 连续猛击；殴打 - batter at/on something
She battered at the door with her fists. 她用双拳不断地擂门。 🔊🔊 - batter against something
The waves battered against the ship. 海浪猛烈击打了船。 - batter somebody
He had been badly battered around the head and face. 他被打得鼻青脸肿。 Her killer had battered her to death. 凶手把她殴打致死。 🔊🔊 - batter something
Severe winds have been battering the north coast. 狂风一直在北海岸肆虐。 🔊🔊
Synonyms beatbeat- batter
- pound
- lash
- hammer
- beat to hit somebody/something a lot of times, especially very hard:
Someone was beating at the door. 有人在打门。 A young man was found beaten to death last night. 昨天夜里有人发现一名小伙子被打死了。 At that time, children were often beaten for quite minor offences (= as a punishment). 那时候孩子们常常因为很小的过错而捱打。
- batter to hit somebody/something hard a lot of times, especially in way that causes serious injury or damage:
He had been badly battered around the head and face. 他被打得鼻青脸肿。 Severe winds have been battering the coast. 狂风一直在海岸肆虐。
- pound to hit somebody/something hard a lot of times, especially in a way that makes a lot of noise:
Heavy rain pounded on the roof. 暴雨砰砰地砸在屋顶上。
- lash to hit somebody/something with a lot of force:
The rain lashed at the window. 雨点猛烈地打在窗户上。
- hammer to hit somebody/something hard a lot of times, in a way that is noisy or violent:
He hammered the door with his fists. 他不断地用拳头擂门。
pound or hammer? 用 pound 还是 hammer？ - to beat/batter/pound/lash/hammer somebody/something with something
- to beat/batter/pound/lash/hammer against something
- to beat/batter/pound/hammer on something
- to beat/batter/hammer something down
- the rain/wind/sea beats/batters/pounds/lashes (at) something
Extra ExamplesTopics Crime and punishmentc2She battered on the door. 她在门上殴打。 He started furiously battering the door with a piece of wood. 他开始用一块木头猛烈地砸门。 An intruder attacked him and battered him to death. 入侵者袭击了他，并将他殴打致死。 Heavy rains battered what remained of the crop. 暴雨使庄稼剩下的一切都受了打击。
Word Originverb Middle English: from Old French batre ‘to beat’ (from Latin battuere) + -er.noun senses 1 to 2 late Middle English: from Old French bateure ‘the action of beating’, from batre ‘to beat’.- batter at/on something
