beating
n
1 hitting repeatedly with a stick, etc, usu as punishment （用棍棒等）接连打（通常作为惩罚）
givesb/get a good beating 给某人[挨了]一顿痛打.
2 (infml 口) defeat 失败: Our team got a sound beating. 我们队遭到惨败.
3 (idm 习语) take a lot of/some `beating be difficult to surpass 难以超越
She will take some beating, ie It will be difficult to do better than her. 超越她是不易的（要做得比她好绝非易事）.
His record will take a lot of beating. 他创的纪录很难打破.