battering
noun [ C or U ] mainly UK uk/ˈbæt.ər.ɪŋ/ us/ˈbæt̬.ɚ.ɪŋ/ (US usually beating)
连续的猛击
an act of hitting someone
baby/wife battering 殴打婴儿／妻子
Idiom
take a batteringidiom UK 惨败
to be defeated heavily
Once again, our team took a battering on Saturday. 我们队再遭星期六惨败。