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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。
磨损的；弄垮的；破旧的；受到虐待的
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磨损的；弄垮的；破旧的；受到虐待的
damaged by blows or hard usage; damaged especially by hard usage; exhibiting symptoms resulting from repeated physical and emotional injury
The car was battered by the storm.
汽车被暴风雨损坏了。
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
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.
反复或持续被打；被打得很惨。
Beaten repeatedly or consistently; beaten up.
裹上面糊的。
Coated with batter (noun).
The old suitcase was battered from years of travel.
这个旧手提箱因多年旅行而磨损破旧。
She sought shelter from her abusive husband at a battered women's clinic.
她在受虐妇女庇护所寻求庇护，躲避施暴的丈夫。
After the marathon, his legs were battered and sore.
马拉松结束后，他的双腿又累又疼。
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。
用作定语，描述物品破旧。
She held a battered suitcase.
她拿着一个破旧的手提箱。
常与表示状态的形容词连用。
The soldier was battered and exhausted.
士兵疲惫不堪，伤痕累累。
Not this
I am battered after the workout.
Use this
I am exhausted after the workout.
battered 常指物品损坏或人受虐待，不用于描述运动后的疲劳；正确应使用 exhausted 或 worn out。
Not this
My phone's battered is low.
Use this
My phone's battery is low.
battered 是形容词，意为“磨损的”，而 battery 是名词，意为“电池”。发音相近但词性和意义不同，需注意区分。
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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。
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。
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。
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。
遍体鳞伤的
After the fight, he was battered and bruised.
打架之后，他遍体鳞伤。
被海浪冲刷的海岸线
The battered coastline showed the effects of the storm.
被冲刷的海岸线显示出风暴的影响。
伤痕累累
After the accident, he was battered and bruised.
事故后，他伤痕累累。
被暴风雨摧残
The coast was battered by the storm.
海岸被暴风雨摧残。
破旧的
He drives a battered old truck.
他开着一辆破旧的卡车。
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想象被球棒（bat）连续击打后变得破旧不堪的样子。
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。
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.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, OCTANOVE, WIKTIONARY.