beat down phrasal verbphr v b) DNif the rain beats down, it is raining very hard 〔雨〕倾盆而下 c) beat the door down to hit a door so hard that it falls down 把门都捶破了
d) beat somebody down British EnglishBrECHEAP to persuade someone to reduce a price 跟某人还价,跟某人杀价beat somebody down to He wanted £4,500 for the car, but I beat him down to £3,850. 这辆车他想卖4,500英镑,但最后我压到了3,850英镑。
e) beat somebody ↔ down to make someone feel defeated, so they no longer respect themselves 使某人颓丧,使某人沮丧 The women seemed beaten down. 这些女人好像很颓丧。
beat somebody down• I beat him down and got the bracelet for $2.• The owners originally wanted $1000 for the horse, but George managed to beat them down to $850.