| 词组 | beat off |
| 释义 | beat off 1. beat off sb/sth • beat sb/sth off to succeed in stopping someone from attacking you, by hitting them: ▪ The old man managed to beat off his attackers using his walking stick. ▪ Although the dog looked very fierce, I was able to beat if off. 2. beat off sth/sb • beat sth/sb off to succeed in defeating someone who is competing with you or opposing you: ▪ The manufacturers were looking at different techniques in an effort to beat off their rivals. beat off competition ▪ Rolls Royce beat off competition from the American companies for the new engine contract. ▪ Stuart Ewin ran twenty yards, beating off strong challenges from the other team, before driving the ball home. 3. beat off AmE informal if a man beats off, he makes himself sexually excited by rubbing his sexual organs ■ SIMILAR TO: masturbate, ↑toss off BrE informal |
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