Phrase
beats out
以微弱优势击败
beats out is the third person singular of beat out.
to defeat someone or something by a small amount in a competition or election
常用于比赛或选举
- 1.
To sound a rhythm on a percussion instrument such as a drum.
在打击乐器上敲出节奏
- 2.
To extinguish.
熄灭
- 3.
To work out fully.
彻底解决
- 4.
To make gold or silver leaf out of solid metal.
将金属打成金箔或银箔
- 5.
To bash a hole in.
打出一个洞
- 6.
To reach base after a bunt or groundball.
击球后安全上垒
- 7.
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see beat, out.
见 beat, out 的其他用法
敲打出（节奏）；扑灭（火）；在打击乐器上敲出节奏；熄灭；彻底解决
In use
He used a hammer to beat out the dent in the metal.
The journalist beat out the truth from the reluctant witness.
We need to beat out the exact cost before signing the contract.
beat out + object (to flatten)
用于使某物变平，如金属。
He beat out the metal sheet.
他敲平了金属板。
beat something out of someone (to force information)
含暴力或强迫意味，常用于负面语境。
The police beat a confession out of the suspect.
警察逼嫌疑人招供。
Verb forms
base beat out · third person beats out · -ing beating out · past beat out · past participle beaten out
注意：短语动词 'beat out' 的过去式和过去分词形式不规则。
Common mistakes
Connections
Confusing words
- hammer out
- 敲打出；锤平 · beat out 侧重用反复敲打使平整，常用于金属；hammer out 可指用锤子敲打出形状或解决难题
- figure out
- 弄明白；计算出 · beat out 作“搞清”解时较罕见，多用于破解密码或节奏；figure out 是日常用语，指通过思考理解或解决
- beat up
- 殴打；毒打 · beat out 意为敲平或弄清，不涉及暴力；beat up 指用拳头或棍棒多次击打使人受伤
Word family
- beats out
- third person singular
- beaten out
- past participle
- beating out
- present participle
Learner notes
Grammar Note
常用于竞争：beat out sb for sth；也可指敲平（如 beat out metal）
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.