How do you use "Beats Me" in a sentence?

Why did she leave?' 'Beats me. Beats me how they did it. What's his problem?' 'Beats me! How does this work?' 'Beats me—I just press buttons.

Beats Me

I don't know; I have no idea Casual admission of complete ignorance. The question has 'beaten' you—you can't answer it.

Slang Term AmericanAustralian ★★★★☆ Common Casual

Significado: I don't know; I have no idea

我不知道；我完全不知道

No sé; no tengo idea

わからない；全然知らない

나도 몰라; 전혀 모르겠어

Casual admission of complete ignorance. The question has 'beaten' you—you can't answer it.

随意承认完全不知道。问题把你'打败'了——你答不出来。

Admisión casual de ignorancia total. La pregunta te ha 'vencido'—no puedes responderla.

完全に知らないことをカジュアルに認める。質問に「負けた」——答えられない。

완전히 모른다는 것을 캐주얼하게 인정하는 표현. 그 질문이 자신을 '이겼다(beaten)'는 의미로, 대답할 수 없다는 뜻이다.

Why did she leave?' 'Beats me.
她为什么走了？' '我不知道。
¿Por qué se fue?' 'Ni idea.
なんで彼女帰ったの？' 'さあね。
왜 그녀가 떠났어?' '나도 몰라.
Beats me how they did it.
我不知道他们是怎么做到的。
Ni idea de cómo lo hicieron.
どうやったのか全然わからない。
그들이 어떻게 했는지 전혀 모르겠어.
What's his problem?' 'Beats me!
他怎么了？' '我不知道！
¿Cuál es su problema?' '¡Ni idea!
彼の問題は何？' '知らない！
그 사람 뭐가 문제야?' '나도 몰라!
How does this work?' 'Beats me—I just press buttons.
这怎么用？' '我不知道——我就是随便按按钮。
¿Cómo funciona esto?' 'Ni idea—solo presiono botones.
これどう使うの？' 'わからない——ボタン押してるだけ。
이거 어떻게 쓰는 거야?' '나도 몰라——그냥 버튼 누르고 있을 뿐이야.

/biːts miː/

Contexto: ignorance, questions, confusion

Tono: defeated, admitting ignorance

Very casual
非常随意
Muy casual
とてもカジュアル
매우 캐주얼한 표현
British speakers use less often
英国人用得较少
Los británicos lo usan menos
イギリス人はあまり使わない
영국인은 덜 자주 사용함

American expression where a question 'beats' (defeats) you because you can't answer it. Total admission of ignorance.

Etimología: The question beats (defeats) me—I can't answer

Primera vez registrado: American slang, 20th century

Era: 20th century onwards

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal

Pop culture: Common in American casual speech; Used in sitcoms and films

Regional notes: American and Australian. British speakers understand but use less.

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