pound a beat

短语

发音

AU

词形变化

pounded a beat pounding a beat pounds a beat 三单 pounds a beat pounding a beat 现在分词 pounded a beat 过去式 pounded a beat 过去分词

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    Of a police officer, to walk a regular route.

    习语

    Assigned to the riverfront precinct for years, he pounded a beat of backstreets and dockyards.

  2. 2.

    Of a journalist, to cover a regular beat, reporting on an assigned category of news.

    习语

    Assigned to the city desk for years, she pounded a beat of city council and mayoral activity, police blotters, and the like.