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beat batter pound pummel lash hammer All these words mean to hit sb/sth many times, especially hard. 以上各词均含反复敲打之义，尤指使劲地击打。 beat to hit sb/sth a lot of times, especially very hard 指反复敲打、使劲锤砸： Someone was beating at the door. 有人在打门。 A young man was found beaten to death last night. 昨天夜里有人发现一名小伙子被打死了。 At that time, children were often beaten for quite minor offences (= as a punishment) . 那时候，孩子们常常因为很小的过错而挨打。 batter to hit sb/sth hard a lot of times, especially in a way that causes serious damage 指连续猛击，尤指殴打致伤或造成破坏： He had been badly battered around the head and face. 他被打得鼻青脸肿。 Severe winds have been battering the coast. 狂风一直在海岸肆虐。 pound to hit sb/sth hard a lot of times, especially in a way that makes a lot of noise 指连续猛击，尤指发出砰砰的撞击声： Heavy rain pounded on the roof. 暴雨砰砰砰地砸在屋顶上。 pummel to hit sb/sth a lot of times, especially with your fists (= tightly closed hands) 指反复拳打、捶打 lash to hit sb/sth with a lot of force 指猛击、狠打： The rain lashed at the window. 雨点猛烈地打在窗户上。 注释 The subject of lash is often rain , wind , hail , sea or waves . lash的主语常为rain、wind、hail、sea或waves。 hammer to hit sb/sth hard a lot of times, in a way that is noisy or violent 指大声、猛烈地反复敲打、连续击打： He hammered the door with his fists. 他不断地用拳头擂门。 用pound还是hammer？ There is not much difference in meaning between these two, but to pound is sometimes a steadier action. To hammer can be more violent and it is often used figuratively. 这两个词意思差别不大，但pound有时指较匀速而稳定地击打；hammer更猛烈，且常用于比喻。 常用搭配 to beat / batter / pound / pummel / lash / hammer sb / sth with sth to beat / batter / pound / lash / hammer against sth to beat / batter / pound / hammer on sth to beat / batter / hammer sth down to beat / batter sb about / around the head the rain
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