346　beat, hit, knock, pat, tap和strike

1　beat 意为“打，敲打”，表示连续击打，是一种有意的动作；beat 还表示“（脉搏、心脏）跳动”。

The man beat the boy with a stick. 那男人用棍子打男孩。

The waves beat against the rocks. 海浪击打着岩石。

She heard someone beating a drum. 她听见有人在击鼓。

His heart is beating very fast. 他的心跳得很快。

The rain beat in our faces. 雨打在我们脸上。

2　hit 意为“撞，碰撞，击中”，强调一次性有目标地打击、打中某一点；hit 还表示“说中，猜对”。

The car hit the tree. 汽车撞到了树上。

The stone hit her on the head. 石头打中了她的头。

You have hit it. 你猜对了！（说中了）

3　knock 指用手、拳或其他硬的东西“敲，击，打”。

Someone is knocking at the window. 有人在敲窗户。

He kept knocking on the table. 他不停地敲着桌子。

I heard a knock at the door. 我听到了敲门声。

4　pat 意为“轻拍，轻叩”，多表示爱抚。

The teacher patted him on the shoulder. 老师轻轻拍了拍他的肩膀。

The manager patted Jim on the back and said a few encouraging words. 经理轻拍着吉姆的背，说了几句鼓励的话。

5　tap 意为“轻叩，轻拍”，指用手指尖等轻拍。

The teacher tapped the desk with his ruler. 老师用尺子轻敲桌子。

6　strike 指突然或急促地用力打击或敲击，有意或无意。

She struck him in the face. 她打了他一记耳光。

The man was struck down. 那男的被击倒了。