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beat someone/something back
phrasal verb with beatverbuk /biːt/ us /biːt/beat | beaten or US alsobeat
to use force to move someone or something away from you: 击退，逐回
Riot police beat back the crowds of demonstrators.防暴警察把示威人群逐退了。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Responding to an attack
beat
beat someone off
capitulate
combat patrol
counter-assault
counterattack
countercharge
counterpunch
fight
hold
parry
pull
pull back
refight
repel
repulse
resist
stand
strike
white flag
beat sb/sth back | Business English
beat sb/sth back
phrasal verb with beatverb[ T ]uk /biːt/usbeat | beaten | US alsobeat
to stop someone or something from succeeding:
The central bank has come a step closer to cutting interest rates by trumpeting its success in beating back inflation.
She helped beat back an attempt by industry to weaken the clean-air proposals.
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