I played him at chess last night and beat him hollow — Я вчера играл с ним в шахматы и буквально разгромил его
It's a fine whiskey but I know a blend that beats even this hollow — Это отличное виски, но я знаю сорт, с которым оно не идет ни в какое сравнение
Новый англо-русский словарь современной разговорной лексики. - М.:«Русский язык-Медиа» . Глазунов С.А. . 2003.
beat — beat1 W2S2 [bi:t] v past tense beat past participle beaten [ˈbi:tn] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(competition/election)¦ 2¦(hit)¦ 3¦(hit against)¦ 4¦(do better)¦ 5¦(be better)¦ 6¦(food)¦ 7¦(control/deal with)¦ … Dictionary of contemporary English
beat — 1 verb /bi:t/ past tense beat past participle beaten / bi:tn/ 1 DEFEAT (T) a) to get the most points, votes etc in a game, race, or competition: Brazil were beaten in the final 2 1. | I could always beat my brother at chess. | beat sb hollow… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
hollow — adjective 1》 having a hole or empty space inside. ↘concave. 2》 (of a sound) echoing. 3》 without real value: the result was a hollow victory. ↘insincere: a hollow promise. noun 1》 a hole or depression. 2》 a small valley. verb (usu. hollow… … English new terms dictionary
beat — [c]/bit / (say beet) verb (beat, beaten or beat, beating) –verb (t) 1. to strike repeatedly and usually violently. 2. to thrash, cane, or flog, as a punishment. 3. to whisk; stir, as in order to thicken or aerate: to beat cream; to beat eggwhites …
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