1. | 破旧不堪的old, used a lot, and not in very good condition |
a battered old car 一辆破旧的老爷车 |
2. | [ubn] 受到严重虐待的;受到(炮火、恶劣天气)重创的attacked violently and injured; attacked and badly damaged by weapons or by bad weather |
battered women/children 受虐待的妇女╱儿童 | |
The child had suffered what has become known as ‘battered baby syndrome’. 那孩子患的是后来人称“受虐儿童综合征”的疾病。 | |
Rockets and shells continued to hit the battered port. 火箭和炮弹继续袭击已遭重创的港口。 |