Level | A2 |
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Kind | verb |
Front | beat |
IPA | /biːt / verb (past tense beat; past participle beaten /ˈbiːtn /) |
Back | yenmek, üstün gelmek yemek yemek dövmek, vurmak |
Back 2 | beat (verb) /biːt
/ verb (past
tense beat; past
participle beaten /ˈbiːtn /)
1 [transitive]
beat sb (at sth); beat sth
to defeat sb; to be better than sth
yenmek, üstün
gelmek
He
always beats me at tennis.
We're
hoping to beat (kırmak) the
world record.
If
you want to keep fit, you can't beat swimming (yüzme
en iyisidir. ).
2 [intransitive,
transitive]
to hit many times, usually very hard
dövmek; vurmak
The
man was beating the donkey with a stick.
The
rain was beating on the roof of the car.
note at HIT1
3 [intransitive,
transitive]
to make a regular sound or movement
çarpmak, çalmak,
çırpmak
Her
heart beat faster as she ran to pick up her child.
We
could hear the drums beating in the distance.
The
bird beat its wings.
She
beat (tempo tuttu) with her finger in time to
the music.
4 [transitive]
to mix quickly with a fork, etc.
çırpmak
Beat
the eggs and sugar together.
IDIOMS
beat about/around the bush
to talk about sth for a long time without
mentioning the main point
lafı ağzında gevelemek, sadede gelmemek
Stop
beating about the bush and tell me how much money you need.
(it) beats me
(spoken)
I do not know
bilmiyorum
This
question beats me.
It
beats me where he's gone.
‘Why
is she angry?’ ‘Beats me!’
off the beaten track
in a place where people do not often go
ıssız sapa (yer); kuş uçmaz kervan geçmez (yer)
PHRASAL VERBS
beat sb/sth off
to fight until sb/sth goes away
püskürtmek
The
thieves tried to take his wallet but he beat them off.
beat sb to sth
to get somewhere or do sth before sb else
önce davranmak
She
beat me back to the house.
I
wanted to ring him first but Kate beat me to it.
beat sb up
to attack sb by hitting or kicking them
many times
dövmek, sopa
çekmek
He
was badly beaten up outside the pub last night.
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