batter

batter — 動詞

IPA/ˈbætə(r)/
KK[bˈætɚ]IPA/ˈbætər/
  • batterpresent simple I / you / we / they
  • battershe / she / it
  • batteredpast simple
  • battering-ing form

1. to strike a thing, place, or surface again and again with great force, often lea

1.動詞及物 / 不及物B2
釋義

猛擊；猛打

反覆用力重擊某物或地方

to strike a thing, place, or surface again and again with great force, often leaving damage behind.

例句

Hail battered the greenhouse roof through the entire afternoon storm.

冰雹整個下午都在猛擊溫室的屋頂。

weather + batter + surface

Kofi battered the locked shed door with a heavy metal bar.

Kofi 用沉重的金屬棒猛打那扇上鎖的小屋門。

batter + object + with tool

常見搭配
  • batter a door
  • batter the coast
  • batter the roof
  • batter at the gate
  • badly battered
同義詞
  • beat

    broader and more common; batter suggests heavier, more damaging force.

  • pound

    focuses on repeated hard hits, often with a strong up-and-down motion.

  • hammer

    often used when the force is rapid and relentless, especially in news or sports writing.

文法句型

batter + object

batter at/against + noun

用法筆記

Subjects are often weather, waves, or people using great force. English also uses 'batter at' when the attack is directed at a door, wall, or other barrier rather than a person.

常見錯誤

The rain battered to the windows all night.
The rain battered the windows all night.
When you name what is hit, batter usually takes a direct object.
Waves battered on the wall for hours.
Waves battered the wall for hours.
Use the thing receiving the blows as the object.

2. to keep hitting a person as part of repeated violent abuse, especially in a home

2.動詞及物C1
釋義

毆打

長期反覆對人施暴

to keep hitting a person as part of repeated violent abuse, especially in a home or close relationship.

例句

The court heard that Mira's ex-partner had battered her for years.

法庭聽取證詞時得知，Mira 的前伴侶多年來一直毆打她。

batter + person in abuse context

Social workers discovered that the father had battered both children for months.

社工發現那名父親好幾個月來都在毆打兩個孩子。

often appears with time expressions

常見搭配
  • batter a partner
  • batter a child
  • battered wife
  • battered woman
  • battered by her husband
同義詞
  • abuse

    broader; can include emotional or verbal harm as well as physical violence.

  • assault

    more formal and legal; may refer to a single violent attack.

  • beat

    common everyday word; batter is often used when the violence is prolonged or severe.

反義詞
  • protect

    to keep someone safe instead of harming them.

文法句型

batter + person

be battered by + person

用法筆記

This sense is used for repeated violent abuse, not a single punch or shove. It often appears in police, court, medical, or support-service contexts, and the victim is the direct object.

常見錯誤

He battered his brother once in the shoulder.
He punched his brother in the shoulder.
Batter suggests repeated violent abuse, not one isolated hit.

batter — 名詞

IPA/ˈbæt.ər/
KK[bˈætɚ]IPA/ˈbæt̬.ɚ/

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