3、beat作“击打”解时主语一般为人,宾语可为人,也可为物; 作“拍打”解时,主语多为风、雨、海浪等名词。“拍打在…(地方)”则用at, on, against等引起的介词短语。当作“战胜”“胜过”解时,其主语多为team一类的名词,当作“难倒”“使无法解答”解时,其主语则为problem等。beat还可指劈荆斩棘、开辟道路或踏出一条路。
1、The band emphasized the beats in the music to show that it was a marching tune.
乐队强调这支乐曲的节拍,以显示它是进行曲。
2、Her dancing symbolizes the visual imparity of thought diving in it beats, approaching the infinity with the metronome of its indestructible fragility.