資料來源 : pyDict
收孔; 混合
資料來源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Batter \Bat"ter\ (b[a^]t"t[~e]r), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Battered}
(-t[~e]rd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Battering}.] [OE. bateren, OF.
batre, F. battre, fr. LL. battere, for L. batuere to strike,
beat; of unknown origin. Cf. {Abate}, {Bate} to abate.]
1. To beat with successive blows; to beat repeatedly and with
violence, so as to bruise, shatter, or demolish; as, to
batter a wall or rampart.
2. To wear or impair as if by beating or by hard usage.
``Each battered jade.'' --Pope.
3. (Metallurgy) To flatten (metal) by hammering, so as to
compress it inwardly and spread it outwardly.
資料來源 : WordNet®
battering
n : the act of subjecting to strong attack [syn: {banging}]