/ ˈbætərɪŋ; NAmE / noun
[ U , sing. ] a violent attack that injures or damages sb/sth :
wife battering
( figurative )
The film took a battering from critics in the US.
/ ˈbætərɪŋ; NAmE / noun
[ U , sing. ] a violent attack that injures or damages sb/sth :
wife battering
( figurative )
The film took a battering from critics in the US.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005