beaten adj. 1.(接连)被打击的。 2.打成的,(金属等)锤薄的,敲平的;(路等)踏平的,走出来的;〔比喻〕陈腐的,平凡的。 3.打败了的;被打伤的;精疲力尽的;精神颓丧的。 beaten gold 金箔。 a beaten army 败军。 beaten work 打制成的工艺品。 a beaten path [track] 走惯的路,常道,常轨,老路,惯例。 follow the beaten track 墨守成规,照例。 off the beaten track 不墨守成规,破例,越轨,别开生面。
So when i like , i can fire , said pierre , and at the word three , he walked with rapid steps forward , straying off the beaten track and stepping over the untrodden snow 皮埃尔听见喊“三”时,就迈开脚步,飞快地往前走去,他离开踩出的小径,沿着没有人走过的雪地大踏步前进。
When jim ' s father had been in business for ten years , he decided to go off the beaten track and make all his workers partners in the profits ; as a result , he was very successful 吉姆的父亲经营实业10年以后,决定打破常规,让他所有的工人都参加分红利;其结果,他获得了很大成功。