batter
v
1 [Ipr, Ip, Tn]
~ at/on sth hit (sb/sth) hard and often 接连猛击(某人[某物])
He kept battering (away) at the door. 他接连不断地砸门.
battered babies/wives, ie ones that suffer repeated violence from parents/husbands 受虐的幼儿[妻子].
2 (phr v) batter sth down flatten sth by hitting it repeatedly 不断打击某物使之倒下
Let's batter the door down. 咱们把这门砸掉吧. batter sth to sth cause sth to become a specified shape by hitting it hard and often 经常猛力打击使某物变成某状
The huge waves battered the wrecked ship to pieces. 巨浪将那艘失事的船只冲击得支离破碎.
The victim's face was battered to a pulp. 受害者的脸打得血肉模糊.
batter n [U]
beaten mixture of flour, eggs, milk, etc for cooking (为烹调而将面粉、蛋、奶等搅拌成的)糊状物
fish fried in batter 蘸面糊煎的鱼
pancake batter 做薄煎饼的面糊.
Some of the bigger firms are engaged in researches which are of such general and fundamental nature that it is a positive advantage to them not to keep them secret.