初中·課本中不會教你的 346　beat, hit, knock, pat, tap和strike

346　beat, hit, knock, pat, tap和strike

1　beat 意為“打，敲打”，表示連續(xù)擊打，是一種有意的動作；beat 還表示“（脈搏、心臟）跳動”。

The man beat the boy with a stick. 那男人用棍子打男孩。

The waves beat against the rocks. 海浪擊打著巖石。

She heard someone beating a drum. 她聽見有人在擊鼓。

His heart is beating very fast. 他的心跳得很快。

The rain beat in our faces. 雨打在我們臉上。

2　hit 意為“撞，碰撞，擊中”，強調一次性有目標地打擊、打中某一點；hit 還表示“說中，猜對”。

The car hit the tree. 汽車撞到了樹上。

The stone hit her on the head. 石頭打中了她的頭。

You have hit it. 你猜對了！（說中了）

3　knock 指用手、拳或其他硬的東西“敲，擊，打”。

Someone is knocking at the window. 有人在敲窗戶。

He kept knocking on the table. 他不停地敲著桌子。

I heard a knock at the door. 我聽到了敲門聲。

4　pat 意為“輕拍，輕叩”，多表示愛撫。

The teacher patted him on the shoulder. 老師輕輕拍了拍他的肩膀。

The manager patted Jim on the back and said a few encouraging words. 經理輕拍著吉姆的背，說了幾句鼓勵的話。

5　tap 意為“輕叩，輕拍”，指用手指尖等輕拍。

The teacher tapped the desk with his ruler. 老師用尺子輕敲桌子。

6　strike 指突然或急促地用力打擊或敲擊，有意或無意。

She struck him in the face. 她打了他一記耳光。

The man was struck down. 那男的被擊倒了。