n.節(jié)拍；跳動

名詞beat的復數(shù)形式.

The band emphasized the beats in the music to show that it was a marching tune. 樂隊強調這支樂曲的節(jié)拍，以顯示它是進行曲。

A whale's heart beats nine times a minute. 鯨的心臟每分鐘只跳動次。

The pulse of joy that beats in us at twenty becomes sluggish. 二十歲時在我們身上跳動著的歡樂的脈搏會遲緩下來。