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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。
猛击；殴打
batterings — plural of battering
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猛击；殴打
the act of subjecting to strong attack
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。
猛烈的殴打；痛打。
A heavy beating.
惨败；大败。
A large defeat.
The constant battering of the waves slowly wore away the cliff.
海浪的不断猛击慢慢侵蚀了悬崖。
After the battering it took in the storm, the old shed needed major repairs.
在暴风雨中受到猛烈冲击后，这个旧棚屋需要大修。
The boxer's face showed the battering he had received in the ring.
那名拳击手的脸上显示出他在拳击场上遭受的殴打。
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 的主语是施加打击的一方。
The strong wind gave the roof a battering last night.
昨晚大风猛烈袭击了屋顶。
battering 后接 of 短语，说明被猛烈攻击的对象。
The battering of the old bridge by the flood was severe.
洪水对旧桥的冲击非常严重。
Not this
The house took battering in the storm.
Use this
The house took a battering in the storm.
这里的 battering 是“猛击、重创”的可数名词，表示一次具体事件时前面需要不定冠词 a；不加冠词会让人理解为泛指或不可数，句子不自然。
Not this
He was charged with battering.
Use this
He was charged with battery.
表示法律上的“殴打罪”要用名词 battery，而 battering 指的是“猛击”这一具体行为，不是罪名；charge with 后接法律罪名，因此应改用 battery。
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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。
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。
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。
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。
遭受重创；受到猛烈抨击
The company's reputation took a battering after the scandal.
丑闻曝光后，公司声誉遭受重创。
痛打某人；狠批某人
The boxer gave his opponent a real battering in the final round.
这位拳击手在最后一轮将对手狠狠揍了一顿。
把某物当作攻击武器
He used the media as a battering ram against his rivals.
他把媒体当作攻击对手的武器。
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由'batter'（击打）联想棒球棒连续挥击，battering即反复猛击、殴打。
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。
batterings
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