beating
n
1 hitting repeatedly with a stick, etc, usu as punishment (用棍棒等)接连打(通常作为惩罚)
givesb/get a good beating 给某人[挨了]一顿痛打.
2 (infml 口) defeat 失败: Our team got a sound beating. 我们队遭到惨败.
3 (idm 习语) take a lot of/some `beating be difficult to surpass 难以超越
She will take some beating, ie It will be difficult to do better than her. 超越她是不易的(要做得比她好绝非易事).
His record will take a lot of beating. 他创的纪录很难打破.
🗣️ 情景例句
He's working with me during the summer months as an intern.
在夏天的这几个月到我这里来当实习生。
But this doesn't mean that Mr. Li is a bookworm.
但这并不意味着李先生是个书呆子。
but I could not conceal the fact that I was impressed by the size of the diamonds.