beatings

英 [ˈbiːtɪŋz]

美 [ˈbitɪŋz]

n. 狠打; 揍; 笞打; 惨败; 严重受挫; 有规律的敲打(声); 有节奏的运动(声)
beating的复数

柯林斯词典

N-COUNT （尤指用棍子等进行的）殴打，痛打
If someone is given abeating, they are hit hard many times, especially with something such as a stick.
1. ...the savage beating of a black motorist by white police officers...
  白人警察对一名黑人驾车者的野蛮殴打。
2. The team secured pictures of prisoners showing signs of severe beatings.
  这个小组搞到了一些显示囚犯有被毒打痕迹的照片。
N-SING （竞争或选举中的）大败，惨败
If something such as a business, a political party, or a team takesa beating, it is defeated by a large amount in a competition or election.
1. Our firm has taken a terrible beating in recent years.
  我们公司近几年败得一塌糊涂。
PHRASE 难以被超越
If you say that something willtake some beating, you mean that it is very good and it is unlikely that anything better will be done or made.
1. For sheer scale and grandeur, Leeds Castle in Kent takes some beating.
  单从规模和气势来说，肯特的利兹城堡独领风骚。