beat out

英 [biːt aʊt]

美 [biːt aʊt]

（用鼓等乐器）敲奏出; （用毯子等）扑灭（火）; 打败; 击败; 战胜

柯林斯词典

PHRASAL VERB （用鼓等乐器）敲奏出
If youbeat outsounds on a drum or similar instrument, you make the sounds by hitting the instrument.
1. Drums and cymbals beat out a solemn rhythm.
  鼓和铙钹奏出了庄严的节奏。
PHRASAL VERB （用毯子等）扑灭（火）
If youbeat outa fire, you cause it to go out by hitting it, usually with an object such as a blanket.
1. His brother beat out the flames with a blanket...
  他哥哥用毯子把火扑灭了。
2. She managed to beat the fire out.
  她好不容易把火扑灭了。
PHRASAL VERB 打败；击败；战胜
If youbeat outsomeone in a competition, you defeat them.
1. Indianapolis beat out nearly 100 other cities as the site for a huge United Airlines maintenance center...
  印第安纳波利斯从近百座城市中胜出，成为美国联合航空公司大型维护中心所在地。
2. If we are certain a rival will beat us out, we are wide open to jealousy.
  如果我们能够确定某个选手将打败我们，我们很容易心生妒忌。

verb

come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
1. Agassi beat Becker in the tennis championship
2. We beat the competition
3. Harvard defeated Yale in the last football game
Synonym:beatcrushshelltrouncevanquish
beat out a rhythm
Synonym:tap outthump out

They beat out the indefatigable rhythm.
他们不停地敲击出节奏。
Joe beat out last year's champion in the100-meter sprint by one second.
乔在百米短跑赛中以一秒之差打败去年冠军。
In the short term I don't expect China's movies to beat out those produced by Hollywood.
从短期来看，我不期待国产电影能打败好莱坞制作的电影。
Drums and cymbals beat out a solemn rhythm.
鼓和铙钹奏出了庄严的节奏。
The drummers beat out their music, and we all danced.
鼓手敲出乐曲，我们都跳起舞来。
He's such a good CEO that he helped his company beat out several rivals to win the contract.
他是个很厉害的CEO，他的公司力挫好几个竞争对手，赢得了该合同。
Indianapolis beat out nearly 100 other cities as the site for a huge United Airlines maintenance center
印第安纳波利斯从近百座城市中胜出，成为美国联合航空公司大型维护中心所在地。
His brother beat out the flames with a blanket
他哥哥用毯子把火扑灭了。
The drums beat out in the still night.
寂静的夜里响起敲鼓声。
"Whatever" easily beat out "you know," which especially grated a quarter of respondents.
“Whatever”轻松击败“youknow（你知道）”位居榜首，另有四分之一的受访者称最讨厌后者。