Beat off Meaning in English

expression

US

ˈbit/ /ˈɔf

BEET-awf

UK

bˈiːt/ /ˈɒf

BEET-of

التعريف

To defend against and successfully stop an attack or unwanted advance, especially by using force or effort; sometimes used to mean rejecting something firmly.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

'Beat off' is mainly used in formal or military contexts to talk about stopping an attack ('beat off an enemy'). In informal British English, 'beat off' can be a slang term with a sexual meaning, so avoid using it casually. Common collocations: 'beat off an attack', 'beat off competitors/attackers'.

• Spanish: repeler - rechazar
• Portuguese (BR): afastar - repelir
• Portuguese (PT): afastar - repelir
• Chinese (Simplified): 击退
• Chinese (Traditional): 擊退
• Hindi: पीछे हटाना - हमला रोकना
• Arabic: صدّ - صد هجوم
• Bengali: প্রতিরোধ করা - দূরে ঠেলে দেওয়া
• Russian: отбить - отразить
• Japanese: 撃退する
• Vietnamese: đánh lui - đẩy lui
• Korean: 물리치다 - 막아내다
• Turkish: geri püskürtmek - savmak
• Urdu: پسپا کرنا - حملہ روکنا
• Indonesian: mengusir - memukul mundur

جمل نموذجية

The soldiers managed to beat off the enemy attack.

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We had to beat off several attempts to steal the painting.

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The goalkeeper managed to beat off the shot.

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They tried to break into our camp last night, but we beat them off.

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She had to beat off tough competition to win the prize.

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If we work together, we can beat off any threat.

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