a person who hits someone or something, in particular 打击者,敲打者,尤指 ■a person employed to flush out or drive game birds for shooting by striking at the ground cover 拍打地被以惊起野鸟供狩猎的人 ■a person who beats metal in manufacturing 打磨技工,钣金工 ■[incombination]a person who habitually hits someone 动辄打人的人 a wife-beater. 经常打老婆的人。
[often with modifier]an implement or machine used for beating something, in particular 用来敲打的工具或机器,尤指 ■(in cookery) a device for whisking or blending ingredients (烹饪用的)配料搅拌器 ■an implement used to dislodge dirt from rugs and carpets by hitting them (踏脚毯及地毯的)除尘拍
[incombination](informal)a means of defeating or preventing something (非正式)挫败(或阻止)某事的手段 a recession-beater. 阻止经济衰退的办法。
(N. Amer. informal)an old or dilapidated vehicle (北美,非正式)破旧的车子