beat out

• 短语动词，指在竞争中击败某人或某物，也指通过拍打把火扑灭。

A phrasal verb meaning to defeat someone or something in a competition, or to extinguish a fire by beating it.

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1. Defeat in competitioninformal

   To defeat someone or something in a competition, race, or contest.

   在比赛中击败

   • Our team beat out the rivals in the final match.
   • She beat out several other candidates for the job.
   • The startup beat out larger companies to win the contract.

   同义词bestdefeatoutdooutshineovercomepipsurpasstrounce

   反义词lose

2. Extinguish by hittinginformal

   To put out a fire by hitting it repeatedly, often with a tool or cloth.

   击打灭火

   • He beat out the flames with a blanket.
   • The firefighters beat out the small brush fire quickly.
   • She beat out the sparks before they could spread.

   同义词extinguishput outquenchsnuff outstamp out

3. Produce a rhythminformal

   To create a rhythm by striking something repeatedly, often as part of music.

   敲出节奏

   • The drummer beat out a steady rhythm on the snare.
   • He beat out the tune on the table with his fingers.
   • She beat out a complex pattern on the bongos.

   同义词drumhammerpoundraptapthump

基本动词beat