| 单词 | beat |
| 释义 | beat beat // verb [+ obj] (beat, beaten //)
1 to defeat sb/sth: The way to beat the big companies is to specialize. a strategy to beat the competition
2 to do or be better than sth: Nobody beats our prices! Last year's sales beat the previous record achieved in 2002. By working overtime for a month, we just managed to beat the deadline. The results beat expectations, showing profits of €350 million.
IDIOMS
beat sb at their own game to do better than sb in an activity in which they think they are strong: They're trying to beat the low-cost airlines at their own game.
beat a path to sb's door if a lot of people beat a path to sb's door, they are all interested in sth that person has to sell or to offer: You've launched your new website, but you can't sit back and wait for the world to beat a path to your door.
if you can't beat them, join them if you cannot defeat sb or be as successful as they are, then it is more sensible to join them in what they are doing and perhaps get some advantage for yourself by doing so
PHRASAL VERBS
beat sb/sth down (to sth) to persuade sb to reduce the price at which they are selling sth: I beat down the price to $6 000.
beat off sb/sth to force sb/sth away: They have managed to beat off competition from two large energy groups. HELP NOTE A noun goes after off, but a pronoun comes between the verb and off. |
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