If someone is given a beating, they are hit hard many times, especially with something such as a stick.
双语例句
例：
the investigation into the beating of an alleged car thief.
对偷车嫌疑人遭毒打事件的调查。
2.?[SING 单数型名词] 惨败
If something such as a business, a political party, or a team takes a beating, it is defeated by a large amount in a competition or an election.
双语例句
例：
Our firm has taken a terrible beating in recent years.
我们公司在近几年中败得很惨。
3.?[SING 单数型名词] 敲打
The beating of something such as the rain or the wind refers to it striking hard against something, usually several times or continuously for a period of time.
双语例句
例：
The silence was broken only by the beating of the rain.
唯有雨声打破了宁静。
4.?[SING 单数型名词] 跳动
The beating of your heart is its regular rhythmic movement.