6 BEAT: （反復(fù)地）打，擊；碰撞，撞擊；發(fā)出；踏出，開辟；搶先；避 免，逃避
6 BEAT: （反復(fù)地）打，擊；碰撞，撞擊；發(fā)出；踏出，開辟；搶先；避 免，逃避
詞組講解
1. beat a dead horse ** 做徒勞無益的事；白費(fèi)力氣
解 習(xí)語；詞義溯源：打“死馬”，引申為做徒勞之事
例 Look, you're beating a dead horse. This issue was settled in last night's meeting.
2. beat a path to one's door ** 拜訪者絡(luò)繹不絕，門庭若市
解 習(xí)語；詞義溯源：某人的家門前已經(jīng)被踏出了一條［路（path）］
例 Tom thinks he is so famous now that agents will be beating a path to his door to get a contract with him.
3. beat a retreat ** 逃避，退卻
解 習(xí)語；詞義溯源：發(fā)出［撤退信號(hào)（retreat）］
例 Several students scaled the embassy's gate, but beat a retreat when armed riot police came after them.
4. beat around 〔about〕 the bush ** 顧左右而言他，旁敲側(cè)擊，繞圈子
解 習(xí)語；詞義溯源：擊打［樹叢（bush）］［邊緣（around）］
例 Politicians are notorious for beating around the bush when they want to avoid answering a question.
5. beat one's brains out * 猛烈毆打，打死
解 俚語；詞義溯源：連某人的腦子都要打［出來（out）］了；常用于武力威脅時(shí)，不能輕易使用
例 Greg's father warned him that if he ever caught him using drugs he would beat his brains out.
6. beat one's gums * 長(zhǎng)時(shí)間地嘮叨，說沒有重點(diǎn)的話
解 俚語；詞義溯源：反復(fù)碰撞［牙齦（gums）］
例 While the speaker was beating his gums, half of the audience got up and left.
7. beat 〔bang〕 one's head against a brick wall ** （為完成一件完全沒有希望的事情）浪費(fèi)時(shí)間，徒勞無益
解 〈口〉習(xí)語；詞義溯源：用頭撞擊［墻壁（brick wall）］
例 Go ahead and try if you want to, but I think you're just beating your head against a brick wall.
8. beat 〔knock〕 sb. down to size / beat sb. down ** （通過打等）讓某人變謙遜，滅某人的氣焰
解 習(xí)語；詞義溯源：打某人，讓其氣勢(shì)［下降（down）］到一定［程度（size）］；參照cut sb. down to size
例 I wish someone would beat that arrogant guy down to size someday.
9. beat sb. to the punch 〔draw〕 ** 搶先行動(dòng)，搶先下手
解 習(xí)語；詞義溯源：搶先某人［出拳、打擊（punch）］或［獲得有利地位（draw）］
例 His company beat the competitor to the punch by introducing the new technology in their mobile phones six months ahead.
10. beat sb. up / beat up sb. *** 痛打, 毆打
解 短語動(dòng)詞；詞義溯源：［重重地（up）］打某人
例 First Walter beat Ed Smith up for saying something bad, then Ed's older brother beat up Walter.
11. beat sth. into one's head ** 灌輸，重復(fù)某事使某人記住
解 習(xí)語；詞義溯源：將某事捶打［入（into）］某人的腦中
例 What do I have to do to make you understand? Do I have to beat it into your head?
12. beat the band ** 快速地，迅猛地
解 習(xí)語；詞義溯源：打一幫人，引申為迅猛的
例 My secretary typed the letter to beat the band, finishing it in less than five minutes.
13. beat the gun ** （在結(jié)束前）設(shè)法完成
解 習(xí)語；詞義溯源：搶先于［槍聲（gun）］；原來是體育用語，表示在比賽結(jié)束幾秒前得分
例 The deadline for filing the report is 2:00 o'clock tomorrow. If we work on it all night tonight, we might just beat the gun.
14. beat the living daylights out of sb. ** 毒打，狠打
解 〈口〉習(xí)語；詞義溯源：把某人的［生命力（daylights）］打出體內(nèi)
例 Mother used to beat the living daylights out of us if she caught us fighting each other.
15. beat the pants off sb. ** 猛烈地毆打某人
解 〈口〉習(xí)語；詞義溯源：把某人打到其［褲子（pants）］都已經(jīng)［掉落（off）］的程度
例 Heavyweight champion Stuart Vogel is going to beat the pants off Boris Ivan.
16. beat the rap * 逃避懲罰，逍遙法外
解 俚語；詞義溯源：避免、擺脫［犯罪嫌疑、刑事責(zé)任（rap）］
例 High-priced lawyers helped Mr. Simpson beat the rap, and so another celebrity murderer had escaped punishment for his crime.
參考譯文
1. 你看，你這是在白費(fèi)力氣。這個(gè)問題在昨晚的會(huì)議上就解決了。
2. 湯姆覺得自己現(xiàn)在這么出名，經(jīng)紀(jì)人肯定會(huì)爭(zhēng)先恐后地到他家來跟他簽合同。
3. 一些學(xué)生爬上了大使館的大門，但是在武裝防暴警察追過來之后就撤退了。
4. 眾所周知，政客們?cè)谙胍乇苣骋粏栴}的時(shí)候都喜歡繞圈子。
5. 格雷格的父親警告他，如果抓到他吸毒，就要打死他。
6. 演講者說的都是空洞無物的話，所以一半聽眾都起身離開了。
7. 如果你愿意的話就去試試吧，但是我認(rèn)為你只是白費(fèi)力氣。
8. 我希望有一天有人能夠滅了那個(gè)傲慢的家伙的氣焰。
9. 他的公司先下手為強(qiáng)，比競(jìng)爭(zhēng)對(duì)手提前六個(gè)月推出手機(jī)新技術(shù)。
10. 先是沃爾特因?yàn)榘５隆な访芩拐f了一些不好聽的話而暴打了他一頓，然后埃德的哥哥又把沃爾特揍了一頓。
11. 我怎么才能讓你明白呢？是不是得把它塞到你腦袋里？
12. 我的秘書打字非?？欤坏轿宸昼娋桶研糯蛲炅?。
13. 提交報(bào)告的最后期限是明天凌晨2:00。如果我們今天晚上熬夜做的話，到時(shí)應(yīng)該可以正好完成。
14. 如果媽媽發(fā)現(xiàn)我們?cè)诖蚣艿脑?，她?huì)狠狠地揍我們。
15. 舉重冠軍斯圖爾特·沃格爾要把鮑里斯· 伊萬打個(gè)落花流水。
16. 辛普森先生花重金聘請(qǐng)律師幫自己逃脫了刑事責(zé)任，于是，又一個(gè)名人殺人犯逃脫了法律制裁。
