beat back

基本解釋

The attack was beaten back, leaving 12 dead and more than 70 injured.
這次襲擊被擊退，導(dǎo)致了12人死70多人受傷。
When America elected Barack Obama, cynicism seemed in retreat, beaten back by a wave of ordinary people staking their time, money, and spirit on the prospect of significant change.
儅美國人選擧貝拉尅·奧巴馬的時候，犬儒主義似乎正在失去勢頭。爲(wèi)了一個意義深遠(yuǎn)的變革的前景，普通民衆(zhòng)們投入他們的時間，金錢和精力，而犬儒主義則被這樣的一股潮流所擊退。
This reaffirmed what has become clear recently: that the epidemic is being beaten back by the widespread deployment of drugs, in combination with changes in the behaviour of those most at risk.
這份評估再次重申了近期發(fā)生的一些明顯的變化：那就是通過葯物的配置普遍廣泛，以及在那些具有較高危險的行爲(wèi)上所做出的改變，使得艾滋病正在一步步被擊退。其中。

So you have this firmament, ; Which is beaten back to hold back primeval waters that are pressing in; you have land which is holding down the waters here.
現(xiàn)在有了蒼穹，它被鎚平來阻擋洶湧而至的水流;,也有阻擋下麪水流的土地。
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Russia feels that it was beaten back by the West, it was exploited by the West.
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Or that your defences had held, and perhaps the Ice Fear could be beaten back.
FORBES: RIP Mike Singleton, Lord of Midnight and Midwinter