The ship beat back against a monsoon.

船逆着季风艰难地行驶。

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And there arose a great storm of wind, and the waves beat into the ship, so that it was now full.

忽然起了暴风，波浪打入船内，甚至船要满了水。

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In 2008 the target ship managed to beat off a pirate assault half the time.

ECONOMIST: Piracy

Cruise ship operator Carnival has reported profits that beat analysts' expectations, sending shares higher.

BBC: Carnival cruise operator sees profits beat expectations

Initially, they were going to be the first manufacturer to ship a LED based DLP, but Samsung beat 'em to the punch when they shipped theirs just a few weeks ago.

ENGADGET: NuVision's 52LEDLP 1080p LED based DLP priced and dated HD