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beat someone off
phrasal verb with beatverbuk /biːt/ us /biːt/beat | beaten or US alsobeat
to manage to defeat someone who is attacking you: 击退，打退，击败
She beat off her attacker by hitting him with her handbag.她挥舞手提包把那个袭击她的人打退了。
figurativeThe company managed to beat off the competition and secure the contract.公司设法打败了竞争者，获得了合同。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Responding to an attack
beat
beat someone/something back
capitulate
combat patrol
counter-assault
counterattack
countercharge
counterpunch
fight
hold
parry
pull
pull back
refight
repel
repulse
resist
stand
strike
white flag
beat off
phrasal verb with beatverbuk /biːt/ us /biːt/beat | beaten or US alsobeat
USoffensive
a rude word meaning to masturbate手淫
beat off sb/sth | Business English
beat off sb/sth
phrasal verb with beatverb[ T ]uk /biːt/usbeat | beaten | US alsobeat
to stop someone or something from succeeding:
The company was awarded the contract after beating off fierce competition.
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