battering

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BP’s share price, which had already taken a battering, dived to its lowest level in 13 years.
早已被重創(chuàng)的英國石油公司股票，應(yīng)聲跳水至13年來最低。
The battering suffered by Greece and Ireland has shown the painful consequences if bond markets lose confidence.
若債券市場失去信心，經(jīng)濟受到重創(chuàng)的希臘和愛爾蘭將出現(xiàn)惡劣的后果。
In addition to their battering of human habitats—cities and residential neighborhoods—hurricanes cut a destructive swath through migratory bird habitat.
颶風(fēng)除了重創(chuàng)包括城市和住宅區(qū)的人類居住地外，還橫掃候鳥棲息地，并在沿途造成破壞。

They sleep with the windows open, the moths battering their wings against the mesh screens.
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Visa's flotation will at least provide some distraction on Wall Street from the subprime battering.
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Now the euro is taking a battering, hitting a four-year low against the dollar.
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If something takes a battering, it suffers very badly as a result of a particular event or action.