Word · CEFR C1 · Frequency #7865
battered
磨损的;弄垮的;破旧的;受到虐待的
核心释义
指因击打或使用而损坏,尤指因长期使用而破旧,或指因反复的身心伤害而表现出症状
damaged by blows or hard usage; damaged especially by hard usage; exhibiting symptoms resulting from repeated physical and emotional injury
- 1.
因大量使用而破旧;状况粗糙;风化的。
Beaten up through a lot of use; in rough condition; weathered.
- 2.
反复或持续被打;被打得很惨。
Beaten repeatedly or consistently; beaten up.
- 3.
裹上面糊的。
Coated with batter (noun).
因大量使用而破旧;状况粗糙;风化的。;反复或持续被打;被打得很惨。;裹上面糊的。
用法In use
The old suitcase was battered from years of travel.
用法提示:此处battered作形容词,表示物体因长期使用而磨损破旧。
She sought shelter from her abusive husband at a battered women's clinic.
用法提示:此处battered作形容词,修饰women,表示受到虐待的。
After the marathon, his legs were battered and sore.
用法提示:此处battered作形容词,形容腿部因过度劳累而虚弱疼痛。
battered by [noun phrase]
表示被某物损坏或打击。
The car was battered by the storm.
汽车被暴风雨损坏了。
battered [noun]
用作定语,描述物品破旧。
She held a battered suitcase.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- battered wife
- 受虐待的妻子
- The shelter provides support for battered wives.这个庇护所为受虐待的妻子提供支持。
- battered old car
- 破旧的汽车
- He drove a battered old car that barely ran.他开着一辆几乎跑不动的破旧汽车。
- battered suitcase
- 磨损的手提箱
- She carried a battered suitcase filled with clothes.她提着一个装满衣服的磨损手提箱。
- battered child
- 受虐待的儿童
- The doctor noticed signs of a battered child syndrome.医生注意到了受虐儿童综合症的迹象。
- battered and bruised
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
想象被球棒(bat)连续击打后变得破旧不堪的样子。
语境与语域Context & Register
语境:磨损的物品(如旧家具、书籍);遭受虐待的人或动物。语域:中性。注:通常用于描述物体因使用而破旧,或描述人的身心受创。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
All six words share the same pronunciation ending /ætəd/ and first-syllable stress, making them true rhymes with battered. Be careful not to confuse with words like 'bartered' which have a different vowel.
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1,建议结合例句记忆,而不是只背中文释义。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, OCTANOVE, WIKTIONARY.