含义解释
beat sb into sth 是一个英语习语,字面意思是“把某人打成某种状态”,但在实际使用中常带有强迫、逼迫的含义,即通过施加压力(不一定是身体暴力)使某人做某事或接受某种状态。
常见用法
- beat someone into submission:迫使某人屈服
- beat someone into shape:(比喻)把某人训练得更好、更守规矩
- beat someone into doing something:逼迫某人做某事
例句参考
- The coach tried to beat the team into shape before the championship.
- They couldn’t beat him into submission—he refused to sign the contract.
- She felt like her parents were trying to beat her into becoming a doctor.
注意事项
该短语通常含有负面或强制意味,使用时需注意语境。在现代英语中,更多用于比喻意义,而非字面的身体暴力。