beat down

• 动词短语，指反复击打某物使其倒下，或坚决压低、克服某事物（如价格或抵抗）。

A phrasal verb used to indicate the act of striking something repeatedly to make it fall, or to forcefully reduce or overcome something, such as a price or opposition.

不可数 · 不规则动词 · 及物和不及物 · 短语动词，可分

1. Sun's intense heatinformal

   To shine with great intensity and heat, often uncomfortably.

   烈日当空

   • The sun beat down on the desert travelers.
   • The midday sun beat down relentlessly on the beach.
   • We sought shade as the sun beat down on the field.

   同义词blazeburnglarepoundscorch

2. Rain heavilyinformal

   To fall with great force and intensity, used for rain.

   倾盆大雨

   • The rain beat down on the roof all night.
   • The storm beat down on the coastal town.
   • We waited inside as the rain beat down outside.

   同义词lashpeltpourteem

3. Negotiate price downinformal

   To persuade someone to lower the price of something.

   砍价

   • He beat down the seller's price by $50.
   • She managed to beat down the cost of the car.
   • They tried to beat down the rent for the apartment.

   同义词bargaindickerhaggleknock downnegotiate

基本动词beat