英和和英

動詞

beat up on (third-person singular simple present beats up on, present participle beating up on, simple past beat up on, past participle beaten up on or beat up on)

1. To hurt someone by hitting or kicking them many times.

   She beat up on me pretty bad.

2. To criticize someone unfairly.

   He's always beating up on her about her weight.

   • 1990 February 4, Pam Mitchell, quoting Susan Moir, “Pro-Union And Queer”, in Gay Community News, volume 17, number 29, page 5:

     We spent the better part of that year beating up on each other about why we weren't getting anything done.

3. Synonym of beat on.

   That show beats up on conservatives for comedy.