beat off

To drive away.

击退，逐走

&I{Vulgar} &I{Slang} To masturbate.

&I{【粗俗用语】} &I{【俚语】} 手淫

beat out

&I{Baseball} To reach base safely on (a bunt or ground ball).

&I{【棒球】} 安全上垒：使（短打或地滚球）成为安打

beat about the bush

discuss a matter without coming to the point

说话绕圈子，不直截了当地说

beat someone at their own game

beat the bounds

(historical)mark parish boundaries by walking round them and striking certain points with rods

(史)划定教区范围（围绕教区四周行走并用杆插入地面以划定界限）

beat someone's brains out

beat one's breast

beat the clock

perform a task quickly within a fixed time limit

赶时间（做某事）

beat the drum for

beat the hell out of informal 非正式

beat (someone) very severely

痛打，狠揍（某人）

surpass or defeat easily

很容易地超过（或打败）

beat the living daylights out

beat the pants off

(informal)prove to be vastly superior to

(非正式)远远胜过

beat a path to someone's door

(of a large number of people) hasten to make contact with someone regarded as interesting or inspiring

（大批的人）争先恐后地去接触，纷纷前去找（某人）

beat a (hasty) retreat

withdraw, typically in order to avoid something unpleasant

（对令人不快的事情）避之唯恐不及