beat off

基本解释

Patrolling in high heels, wigs and designer bags, Japanese black-belt policemen have been cross-dressing in a bid to beat off bag-snatchers, according to a report.
据报导，日本黑带级男警员为了打击夺包抢匪，穿上高跟鞋、头戴假发，手拎名牌包变装巡逻。
And it shall come to pass in that day, that the LORD shall beat off from the channel of the river unto the stream of Egypt, and ye shall be gathered one by one, O ye children of Israel.
以色列人哪，到那日，耶和华必从大河，直到埃及小河，将你们一一的收集，如同人打树拾果一样。
Such expertise helps OFCs to beat off the competition.
诸如此类的优势都让离岸金融中心能够胜出。

The woman torn off her apron and tried to beat out the fire with the cloth.
So you're tapping your foot. You're tapping the beat and a lot of the music is coming off the beat.
你用脚打拍子,你在跟着节奏打拍子,很多乐音都不在正拍上
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With syncopation the impulse can come suddenly off the beat, and it gives it a little snap or jazzy aspect to the music.
在切分音里,冲动会突然打乱节拍,让音乐听起来突兀,奔放
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In 2008 the target ship managed to beat off a pirate assault half the time.
ECONOMIST: Piracy