Word · CEFR C1 · Frequency #7865
battered
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
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
- 1.
Beaten up through a lot of use; in rough condition; weathered.
因大量使用而破旧；状况粗糙；风化的。
- 2.
Beaten repeatedly or consistently; beaten up.
反复或持续被打；被打得很惨。
- 3.
Coated with batter (noun).
裹上面糊的。
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。
In use
The old suitcase was battered from years of travel.
She sought shelter from her abusive husband at a battered women's clinic.
After the marathon, his legs were battered and sore.
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.
她拿着一个破旧的手提箱。
battered and [adjective]
常与表示状态的形容词连用。
The soldier was battered and exhausted.
Connections
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
- 遍体鳞伤的
- After the fight, he was battered and bruised.打架之后，他遍体鳞伤。
- battered coastline
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象被球棒（bat）连续击打后变得破旧不堪的样子。
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。
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.
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.