verb [vi. 不及物动词] 接连猛打；殴打，毒打；肆虐，严重破坏；抨击，责难；给…裹面糊；（墙等的）向后倾斜
The passengers were battered by flying luggage and cargo as the cabin lost pressure. 当机舱失去压力时，乘客们受到飞落的行李和货物连续猛击。
noun [具体名词] 面糊（煎料），面团；击球员；（墙等的）向后倾斜；（活字或铅版的）字面磨损处
Leaving the relationship does not mean that the battering will stop. 脱离了这种关系并不意味着虐待会停止。
bat(打) + ter → 连续猛击
n. 击球手；（用鸡蛋、牛奶、面粉等调成的）糊状物；墙面的倾斜
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- Her battered body was discovered in a field. 她被殴打过的尸体在一块地里被发现了。
- ...evidence that the child was being battered. …这个孩子正遭虐待的证据。
- ...boys who witness fathers battering their mothers. …亲眼目睹父亲虐待他们母亲的男孩们。
- The country has been battered by winds of between fifty and seventy miles an hour. 这个国家一直受到时速50至70英里大风的袭击。
- They were battering the door, they were trying to break in. 他们连续击门，试图破门而入。
- ...pancake batter. …做薄煎饼的面糊。
- ...batters and pitchers. …击球员和投球手们。
- The batter rises as it bakes. 面糊烘烤时膨胀。