beater

beater
noun
  1. 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。
  2. [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
  3. [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。
  4. (N. Amer. informal)an old or dilapidated vehicle
    (北美,非正式)破旧的车子
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