“beat face”可不是“打脸”！

beat one's face
化妆

beat
英 [biːt]  美 [bit]
n. 拍打；节拍；跳动（声）；敲击；辖区

v. 打；撞击；打败；欺骗；把……难住；徘徊；跳动；搅拌；搜索；吹打；抢先；优于；中止；打破

adj. 筋疲力尽的；大吃一惊的

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adj. 筋疲力尽的；疲惫不堪的 <非正式>

I'm beat. I haven't slept well for weeks.
我累坏了，好几周都没有睡好了。

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n. 跳动（声）；搏动（声）；冲击（声）

They were beaten to death with baseball bats.
他们被人用棒球棒打死了。

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n. 节奏

He was tapping his foot to the beat.
他用脚随着节奏轻轻打拍子。

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n. 巡逻区域，巡逻路线

The officer on the beat picks up information; hears cries for help; makes people feel safe.
巡逻中的警官获取信息，倾听求救声，让人们有安全感。

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miss a beat
错失良机

Skye has scarcely missed a beat as one of the Gold Coast's spectacular models.
作为黄金海岸上最出色的模特之一，斯凯几乎从未错失过任何机会。

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without missing a beat
not missing a beat
毫不犹豫地；毫不迟疑地

Harrison replied without missing a beat.
哈里森毫不迟疑地回答。

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vt.（连续地）打，击，敲

My wife tried to stop them and they beat her.
我妻子试图阻止他们，却被他们打了。

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vt.（惩罚性地）毒打，狠揍

His stepfather used to beat him with an iron bar.
他的继父过去常用铁条毒打他。

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vt. 用力搅打

Beat the eggs and sugar until they start to thicken.
用力搅打鸡蛋和糖至开始变稠。

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vt.（在比赛、战斗中）击败，战胜

In yesterday's games, Switzerland beat the United States 2–1.
在昨天的比赛中，瑞士队以2比1战胜美国队。

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vt.胜过；超过；超越

He was eager to beat the record.
他急于打破纪录。

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beat time：打拍子

He beats time with hands and feet.
他用手和脚打拍子。

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adj. 使困惑；使费解；难住 <非正式>

What am I doing wrong, anyway?—Beats me, Lewis.
我到底做错什么了？——我不知道，刘易斯。

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beat it!
走开！滚开！

Beat it before it's too late.
趁还不算太晚，赶紧滚开。

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beat a retreat
匆忙撤退；匆忙离开

The visitors beat a hasty retreat.
游客们匆匆忙忙地离开了。

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beat sb to it
抢在某人前面

Mr Fischler beat him to it with a statement announcing his own resignation.
菲施勒先生抢在他前面宣布了自己辞职的消息。

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can you beat it?;
can you beat that?
你相信吗？你想得到吗？（表示惊奇或惊讶）

Can you beat it; there was Graham Greene in Freetown and there was I on the other side of Africa.
你想得到吗？格雷厄姆•格林在弗里敦而我在非洲的另一边。