mid-14c., "an implement for beating;" mid-15c., "a person who punishes" (c. 1200 as a surname); agent noun from beat (v.). Of various mechanical devices that "beat" in some sense from early 17c. Meaning "one who rouses game" is from 1825. Slang meaning "old car" is from c. 1980.
雙語例句
1. The huntsman sent a beater ahead to scare out the partridge.
獵人派一名趕獵助手上前把鷓鴣從隱蔽處趕出來.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
2. He works as a panel beater in a local garage.
他在當(dāng)?shù)匾患倚捃噺S做板金維修工.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
3. Whisk the batter with a wire whisk or hand beater until it is smooth and light.
用攪打器或手動(dòng)攪拌器將面糊攪打均勻暄軟。
來自柯林斯例句
4. Ward is not the most consistent of players, but when he is on song he looks a world-beater.