beaters

IPA/ˈbiː.tər/
KK[bˈitɚz]IPA/ˈbiː.t̬ɚ/

beaters — 名詞

  • beaterssingular
  • beatersesplural

1. A hand-held or electric kitchen tool with rotating blades or wires, designed for

1.名詞B1
釋義

攪拌器

混合食物或清潔地毯的工具

A hand-held or electric kitchen tool with rotating blades or wires, designed for mixing soft foods like eggs or cream. The same word can also describe a carpet or rug tool for knocking dust out.

例句

Reema used an electric egg beater to whip the cream for the birthday cake.

Reema 用電動打蛋器攪拌生日蛋糕用的鮮奶油。

compound noun: egg beater

Luca took the carpet beater to the garden and beat the dust out of the rug.

Luca 把地毯拍打器拿到花園，把灰塵從地毯上拍掉。

compound noun: carpet beater

常見搭配
  • egg beater
  • carpet beater
  • hand-held beater
  • electric beater
  • rotary beater
  • stand mixer beaters
同義詞
  • whisk

    smaller hand-held wire tool for mixing; lighter than a beater

  • mixer

    usually an electric appliance that includes beaters as attachments

  • blender

    a machine with rotating blades for liquids or soft foods; stronger motor than a simple beater

文法句型

beater for [purpose]

[material] beater

[compound] beater

用法筆記

Often appears as part of a compound noun (egg beater, carpet beater, rotary beater) where the first word tells you what the tool is used for.

常見錯誤

He hit the nail with a beater.
He struck the nail with a hammer.
A beater is a kitchen or cleaning utensil, not a tool for pounding nails.

2. Someone who uses physical force against another person on a regular basis, parti

2.名詞B2
釋義

毆打者

反覆毆打家人或伴侶的人

Someone who uses physical force against another person on a regular basis, particularly a family member or partner. This word almost always appears as the second half of a compound.

例句

The court sentenced the abusive husband for being a wife-beater.

法院判處那名施暴丈夫為毆妻者。

compound: wife-beater

Hiro was arrested after neighbours reported him as a child-beater.

鄰居檢舉 Hiro 是虐童者後，他被警方逮捕。

compound: child-beater

常見搭配
  • wife-beater
  • child-beater
  • known beater
  • admitted beater
同義詞
  • abuser

    broader term covering physical and emotional harm; more formal

  • batterer

    formal/legal term specifically for someone who repeatedly hits a partner

文法句型

[noun] + beater (person who beats that category)

用法筆記

Highly accusatory and informal. In legal or formal contexts, words like domestic abuser or batterer are preferred. Almost never used as a standalone noun without the first part of the compound.

常見錯誤

He is a beater.' (without context)
He is a wife-beater.
The standalone form is rare and unclear; the compound specifies who is being beaten.

3. A person employed by hunters to walk through bushes or forest making noise in or

3.名詞B2
釋義

助獵者

在狩獵中將獵物趕出藏身處的人

A person employed by hunters to walk through bushes or forest making noise in order to force birds or wild animals to come out of hiding so they can be shot.

例句

Darius worked as a beater during the pheasant hunting season.

Darius 在雉雞狩獵季擔任助獵者。

pattern: work as a beater

The beaters walked through the forest with sticks to drive the birds toward the hunters.

助獵者拿著樹枝穿過森林，把鳥群趕向獵人。

常見搭配
  • game beater
  • hired beater
  • line of beaters
  • beater-in-charge
同義詞
  • driver

    general term for someone who forces animals to move; broader and less specific to hunting

  • flusher

    a person who forces birds to take flight; more specific to bird hunting

文法句型

beater + for [game animal]

work as a beater

用法筆記

Primarily British English and used in the context of traditional game hunting, especially for pheasants, grouse, and partridges. A group of beaters is often led by a beater-in-charge or gamekeeper.

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