beat back

基本解释

The attack was beaten back, leaving 12 dead and more than 70 injured.
这次袭击被击退，导致了12人死70多人受伤。
When America elected Barack Obama, cynicism seemed in retreat, beaten back by a wave of ordinary people staking their time, money, and spirit on the prospect of significant change.
当美国人选举贝拉克·奥巴马的时候，犬儒主义似乎正在失去势头。为了一个意义深远的变革的前景，普通民众们投入他们的时间，金钱和精力，而犬儒主义则被这样的一股潮流所击退。
This reaffirmed what has become clear recently: that the epidemic is being beaten back by the widespread deployment of drugs, in combination with changes in the behaviour of those most at risk.
这份评估再次重申了近期发生的一些明显的变化：那就是通过药物的配置普遍广泛，以及在那些具有较高危险的行为上所做出的改变，使得艾滋病正在一步步被击退。其中。

So you have this firmament, ; Which is beaten back to hold back primeval waters that are pressing in; you have land which is holding down the waters here.
现在有了苍穹，它被锤平来阻挡汹涌而至的水流;,也有阻挡下面水流的土地。
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Russia feels that it was beaten back by the West, it was exploited by the West.
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Or that your defences had held, and perhaps the Ice Fear could be beaten back.
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