batter¹verb
[with obj.]strike repeatedly with hard blows
连续猛击
a prisoner was battered to death with a table leg.
一个犯人被人用桌腿打死了。
their idealism has been battered.
他们的理想主义遭到了连续重创。
■[often as noun battering]subject (one's spouse, partner, or child) to repeated violence and assault
对（配偶、伴侣或孩子）虐待殴打
■(figurative)[usu. as noun battering]censure, criticize, or defeat severely or thoroughly
(喻)抨击，责难
the film took a battering from critics.
那部电影遭到了评论家的抨击。

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派生
batterer
noun

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语源
Middle English : from Old French batre 'to beat' (from Latin battuere) + -er
batter²noun
[mass noun]a semi-liquid mixture of flour, egg, and milk or water, used especially for making pancakes or for coating food before frying[count noun]
面糊（用面粉、鸡蛋、牛奶或水调制而成，作薄饼或裹在即将油炸的食品外）
■(N. Amer.)a mixture of ingredients for a cake
(北美)（做蛋糕用的）混合面糊
(Printing)a damaged area of metal type or a printing block
(印刷)（活字或铅版的）字面磨损处

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语源
late Middle English : from Old French bateure 'the action of beating', from batre 'to beat'
batter³noun
(in various sports, especially baseball) a player who is batting
（尤指棒球运动中的）击球员
batter⁴noun
a gradual backwards slope in a wall or similar structure
（墙等）向后倾斜
verb
[noobj.](of a wall) have a receding slope
（墙）向后倾斜

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语源
mid 16th cent. (as a verb): of unknown origin