batter

batter1
verb
  1. [with obj.]strike repeatedly with hard blows
    连续猛击
    a prisoner was battered to death with a table leg.
    一个犯人被人用桌腿打死了。
    their idealism has been battered.
    他们的理想主义遭到了连续重创。
    ■[often as noun battering]subject (one's spouse, partner, or child) to repeated violence and assault
    对（配偶、伴侣或孩子）虐待殴打
    ■(figurative)[usu. as noun battering]censure, criticize, or defeat severely or thoroughly
    (喻)抨击，责难
    the film took a battering from critics.
    那部电影遭到了评论家的抨击。
派生
batterer
noun
语源
  1. Middle English : from Old French batre 'to beat' (from Latin battuere) + -er
batter2
noun
  1. [mass noun]a semi-liquid mixture of flour, egg, and milk or water, used especially for making pancakes or for coating food before frying[count noun]
    面糊（用面粉、鸡蛋、牛奶或水调制而成，作薄饼或裹在即将油炸的食品外）
    ■(N. Amer.)a mixture of ingredients for a cake
    (北美)（做蛋糕用的）混合面糊
  2. (Printing)a damaged area of metal type or a printing block
    (印刷)（活字或铅版的）字面磨损处
语源
  1. late Middle English : from Old French bateure 'the action of beating', from batre 'to beat'
batter3
noun
  1. (in various sports, especially baseball) a player who is batting
    （尤指棒球运动中的）击球员
batter4
noun
  1. a gradual backwards slope in a wall or similar structure
    （墙等）向后倾斜
verb
  1. [noobj.](of a wall) have a receding slope
    （墙）向后倾斜
语源
  1. mid 16th cent. (as a verb): of unknown origin
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