batter
/ˈbætə(r); `bætɚ/ v
1 [Ipr, Ip, Tn]
~ at/on sth hit (sb/sth) hard and often 接连猛击（某人[某物]）
He kept battering (away) at the door. 他接连不断地砸门.
battered babies/wives, ie ones that suffer repeated violence from parents/husbands 受虐的幼儿[妻子].
2 (phr v) batter sth down flatten sth by hitting it repeatedly 不断打击某物使之倒下
Let's batter the door down. 咱们把这门砸掉吧. batter sth to sth cause sth to become a specified shape by hitting it hard and often 经常猛力打击使某物变成某状
The huge waves battered the wrecked ship to pieces. 巨浪将那艘失事的船只冲击得支离破碎.
The victim's face was battered to a pulp. 受害者的脸打得血肉模糊.
batter / ˈbætə(r); `bætɚ/ n [U]
beaten mixture of flour, eggs, milk, etc for cooking （为烹调而将面粉、蛋、奶等搅拌成的）糊状物
fish fried in batter 蘸面糊煎的鱼
pancake batter 做薄煎饼的面糊.