take a beating挨打;受打击
词根:beat
adj.beat 筋疲力尽的;疲惫不堪的
beaten 被打败了的;筋疲力竭的;踏平的
n.beat 拍子;敲击;有规律的一连串敲打
beater 搅拌器;[纸] 打浆机;助猎者
v.beaten 打败(beat的过去分词)
vi.beat 打;打败;拍打;有节奏地舒张与收缩
vt.beat 打;打败
2.The policemen admitted beating the student, but said they were acting on orders from above.
警察承认打了这个学生,但是说他们是根据上级命令行事的。