Word · Frequency #18554
battering
/ˈbætəriŋ/
noun
猛击；殴打
核心释义
the act of subjecting to strong attack
- 1.
猛烈的殴打；痛打。
A heavy beating.
- 2.
惨败；大败。
A large defeat.
猛烈的殴打；痛打。；惨败；大败。
用法In use
The constant battering of the waves slowly wore away the cliff.
用法提示：此处battering是名词，表示海浪对悬崖的猛烈冲击。
After the battering it took in the storm, the old shed needed major repairs.
用法提示：battering作名词，指事物在暴风雨中受到的强烈冲击。
The boxer's face showed the battering he had received in the ring.
用法提示：battering为名词，表示在拳击比赛中遭受的猛烈殴打。
take a battering
take a battering 是常用搭配，表示‘遭受猛烈打击或严重损害’。
The small business took a battering during the economic crisis.
这家小企业在经济危机期间遭受重创。
give sb/sth a battering
give sb/sth a battering 的主语是施加打击的一方。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- take a battering
- 遭受重创
- The economy took a battering during the global crisis.经济在全球危机中遭受了重创。
- give someone a battering
- 痛打某人
- The boxer gave his rival a severe battering.那位拳击手把对手痛打了一顿。
- battering ram
- 攻城槌；破门槌
- Police used a battering ram to break down the door.警察用破门槌把门撞开。
- sustained battering
- 持续打击；持续猛击
- The town endured a sustained battering from the storm.这座小镇遭受了暴风雨的持续猛击。
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
由'batter'（击打）联想棒球棒连续挥击，battering即反复猛击、殴打。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：新闻报道、日常口语 该词为名词，表示‘猛击、殴打’或‘遭受猛烈打击’。通常用于书面或新闻语境，如报道暴力事件；也比较常见于口语中的比喻说法。整体语气中性，没有明显的正式或随意限制。
语法说明Grammar Note
batterings
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
与 battering 押韵的词：shattering、flattering、chattering、clattering、smattering，它们都以 /ætərɪŋ/ 结尾。注意 bartering 拼写相似，但发音是 /ˈbɑːrtərɪŋ/，不押韵。
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