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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 2560 COCA: 3326
defeat
dɪfiːt diˈfit dɪˈfit
Word forms: plural , 3rd person singular present tense defeats, present participle defeating, past tense , past participle defeated
1 VERB 击败;战胜 If you defeat someone, you win a victory over them in a battle, game, or contest. 击败;战胜

  • His guerrillas defeated the colonial army in 1954. [VERB noun]

    1954 年他领导的游击队打败了殖民军队。

  • The NHL Stanley Cup was won by the Montreal Canadians, who defeated the Boston Bruins four games to one. [VERB noun]

    蒙特利尔加拿大人队以 4 比1战胜波士顿棕熊队，夺得了国家冰球联盟斯坦利杯。

SYN beat, crush, overwhelm, conquer
2 VERB [usually passive] 否决(提案或动议) If a proposal or motion in a debate is defeated, more people vote against it than for it. 否决(提案或动议)

  • The proposal was defeated by just one vote. [be VERB-ed]

    该提案仅以一票之差被否决。

3 VERB (任务或问题)难住，难倒 If a task or a problem defeats you, it is so difficult that you cannot do it or solve it. (任务或问题)难住，难倒

  • There were times when the challenges of writing such a huge novel almost defeated her. [VERB noun]

    有些时候，创作如此宏大的一部小说所面临的挑战几乎把她给难倒了。

SYN frustrate, foil, thwart, ruin
4 VERB 挫败(行动或计划);使落空 To defeat an action or plan means to cause it to fail. 挫败(行动或计划);使落空

  • The navy played a limited but significant role in defeating the rebellion. [VERB noun]

    海军在平息这场叛乱的过程中起到了有限但却十分重要的作用。

  • He swore to defeat Odin's plan. [VERB noun]

    他发誓一定要挫败奥丁的计划。

SYN overthrow, destroy, ruin, upset
5 N-VAR 战败;失利;失败 Defeat is the experience of being beaten in a battle, game, or contest, or of failing to achieve what you wanted to. 战败;失利;失败

  • The most important thing is not to admit defeat until you really have to.

    最重要的是不到万不得已绝不要认输。

  • The vote is seen as a defeat for the anti-abortion lobby. [+ for]

    这一投票结果被看作是反堕胎游说团体的一次失败。

  • A 2-1 defeat by Sweden left them bottom of Group One.

    1 比 2 负于瑞典之后，他们处在了第一小组的最后一名。

SYN conquest, beating, overthrow, pasting [slang]
Quotations
How are the mighty fallen, and the weapons of war perished! Bible: II Samuel
Defeat is a thing of weariness, of incoherence, of boredom. And above all futility Antoine de Saint-Exupéry Flight to Arras
Victory has a hundred fathers, but defeat is an orphan Count Galeazzo Giano Diary
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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 2560 COCA: 3326
defeat

noun

ADJECTIVE | VERB + DEFEAT | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVE➤complete, comprehensive, decisive, heavy, major, overwhelming, resounding, serious, stunning, total完全的／全面的／決定性的／沉重的／重大的／壓倒性的／徹底的／嚴重的／令人震驚的／總體的失敗◇Their party suffered a heavy defeat in the election.他們黨在選舉中遭受重大挫折。➤bitter, catastrophic, crushing, devastating, disastrous, embarrassing, humiliating, ignominious (formal) 痛苦的／慘痛的／毀滅性的／慘重的／災難性的／難堪的／恥辱的／不光彩的失敗◇The battle ended in a humiliating defeat.這場戰役以恥辱的失敗告終。➤narrow惜敗◇They lost 4-3 in their second narrow defeat of the week.他們以 3 比 4 的比分在本星期第二次惜敗。➤consecutive, successive連敗➤final, ultimate最終失敗▸➤election, electoral, political競選／選舉／政治上的失敗▸➤military軍事上的失敗VERB + DEFEAT➤accept, admit, concede接受失敗；承認失敗◇She is very determined, and will never admit defeat.她非常堅定，從不認輸。◇The prime minister conceded defeat and resigned.首相承認失敗並辭職。➤face面對失敗▸➤experience, suffer經歷／遭受失敗➤go down to, slump to (both BrE, sport體育) 慘遭失敗◇The team went down to their fifth consecutive defeat.該隊連續第五次失利。➤reverse (BrE) 扭轉敗局◇A good politician can always reverse any defeats.手段高明的政治家總能扭轉敗局。➤avoid免遭失敗◇We just need to avoid defeat in our last two games.我們只需在最後兩場比賽中避免失利即可。➤inflict擊敗◇The army inflicted a heavy defeat on rebel forces.軍隊大敗叛軍。➤end in以失敗告終▸➤lead to導致失敗PREPOSITION➤defeat against對⋯的失敗◇last week's crushing defeat against their rivals上星期對對手的慘敗➤defeat by被⋯打敗◇their defeat by the Brazilians他們被巴西隊打敗PHRASES➤defeat at the hands of sb敗在某人手下◇The team suffered defeat at the hands of their oldest rivals.這個隊敗在老對手的手下。➤turn defeat into a victory轉敗為勝◇They turned a military defeat into a media victory.他們把軍事上的失敗轉為媒體上的勝利。
defeat

verb

ADVERB | PREPOSITION ADVERB➤comprehensively, convincingly, decisively, easily, handily, heavily, overwhelmingly, roundly, soundly, thoroughly全面擊敗；令人信服地打敗；決定性地打敗；輕鬆地打敗；重創；徹底打敗◇The English were decisively defeated by the rebels in the battle that followed.英格蘭人在之後的那場戰役中被叛軍打得慘敗。◇The senator was decisively defeated by his rivals.這位參議員被對手徹底擊敗。➤completely, totally徹底擊敗➤militarily軍事上擊敗◇He said it was impossible to defeat the terrorists militarily.他說軍事上打敗恐怖分子是不可能的。➤narrowly險勝◇Our team was narrowly defeated in the final.我們隊在決賽中惜敗。➤eventually, finally, ultimately最終打敗PREPOSITION➤by以⋯擊敗◇The motion was defeated by 20 votes to 18.動議以 20 票對 18 票的表決結果未獲通過。
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 2560 COCA: 3326
defeat verb
⇨ defeat (defeat an army) ⇨ confuse (a question defeats sb)defeat noun
⇨ victory defeat

verb

  ➡ See also the entry for win 另见win条defeat ♦︎ beat ♦︎ overcome ♦︎ vanquish ♦︎ get the better of sb ♦︎ rout ♦︎ trounce ♦︎ best ♦︎ prevail ♦︎ thrashThese words all mean to win against sb in sport or in a contest or conflict. 这些词均表示在比赛或对抗中战胜某人。SYNONYM SCALE 词义标尺 下图显示这些词所表达胜出的程度
get the better of sb➔defeat➔vanquish
bestbeatrout
prevailovercometrounce
thrash
PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆to defeat / beat / rout / trounce / thrash sb by 10 points / 4 goals, etc.◆to defeat / beat / overcome / vanquish / get the better of / rout / trounce / thrash an opponent◆to defeat / beat / overcome / vanquish / trounce a rival◆to defeat / beat / overcome / vanquish / rout an enemy◆to defeat / beat / vanquish a foe◆to finally defeat / beat / overcome / get the better of / rout sb◆to totally defeat / overwhelm / thrash sb◆to easily defeat / beat / overcome sb■ defeat [transitive] (especially written) to win against sb in a war, competition, sport or vote 战胜；击败◆The English were heavily defeated here by the Scots in 1314.1314年，英格兰人在这里惨败给苏格兰人。◆He defeated the champion in three sets.他胜了冠军三盘。◆The government was defeated by 200 votes to 83.投票结果是政府以83:200败北。▸ defeat

noun

 [countable, uncountable] ◆The battle ended in humiliating defeat.那次战斗以屈辱的失败告终。◆He was gracious in defeat, acknowledging his opponent's greater skill.面对失败他豁达大度，承认对手技高一筹。◆The Prime Minister conceded defeat and resigned.首相承认失败并辞职。◆They finally had to admit defeat (= stop trying to be successful).他们最后只得认输。 OPP victory ⇨ victory   see also defeat ⇨ victory ■ beat (beat, beaten) [transitive] (especially spoken) to win against sb in sport, a game, an election or a war 战胜；打败；赢◆He beat me at chess.他下棋赢了我。◆He was beaten into second place by the American.他输给了那个美国人，屈居第二。◆She beat him hands down (= easily).她轻而易举就打败了他。◆Their recent wins have proved that they're still the ones to beat (= the most difficult team to beat).他们最近的胜利证明，他们仍然是一支最难以战胜的队。NOTE 辨析 Defeat or beat? Defeat is more often used when talking about winning against one opponent in a particular contest or battle and finishing as the winner. * defeat更常指在特定的竞赛或战斗中战胜对手、赢得最终的胜利◆He defeated the incumbent president.他击败了现任总统。 Beat can be used to talk about winning against one opponent or several opponents in a game, competition or race. * beat可指在游戏、竞争或赛跑中战胜一个或多个对手◆She won the 100 metres, beating a number of top Europeans.她在一百米赛中获胜，战胜了几名顶尖的欧洲选手。 Beat is more common in everyday spoken language and defeat is used more in written language. * beat更常见于日常口语，defeat更多用于书面语。 ■ overcome ˌəʊvəˈkʌm; NAmE ˌoʊvərˈkʌm [transitive] (written) to defeat sb, especially when it is difficult （尤指艰难地）战胜；力克◆She overcame strong opposition to take the title.她力克强大的对手，夺得了冠军。◆In the final, Sweden easily overcame France.在决赛中，瑞典队轻松战胜了法国队。■ vanquish ˈvæŋkwɪʃ [transitive] (literary) to defeat sb completely in a war or competition 彻底击败；完全征服◆Government forces vanquished the rebels.政府军彻底击败了叛乱分子。■ get the better of sb

idiom

(getting, got, got; NAmE spoken getting, got, gotten) [intransitive] to defeat sb or gain an advantage over them in a fight, argument or contest 挫败（某人）；占上风◆No one can get the better of her in an argument.跟她辩论没有人能辩得过她。■ rout raʊt [transitive] (written) to defeat sb completely in a battle or contest 彻底击败；使溃败◆The Royalist forces were routed.保皇派军队被击溃。▸ rout

noun

 [singular] ◆The offensive into rebel-held territory had ended in a rout.对叛军领地的进攻以彻底失败告终。■ trounce traʊns [transitive] (written) to defeat sb completely, especially in a sport （尤指体育运动中）彻底打败，击溃◆Brazil trounced Italy 5-1 in the final.决赛时巴西队以5:1狂胜意大利队。■ best [transitive, usually passive] (formal) to defeat or be more successful than sb 打败；胜过◆A great colonial power was nearly bested by a few farmers.一个殖民强国差点儿被几个农场主打败。■ prevail prɪˈveɪl [intransitive] (formal) to defeat sb, especially after a long struggle （尤指长期斗争后）战胜，挫败◆Ultimately, Rome prevailed over her neighbours.最终，罗马战胜了周边邻国。◆In a one-sided final, Spain prevailed against title-holder Croatia 40-34.在一场实力悬殊的决赛中，西班牙队以40:34挫败了卫冕的克罗地亚队。  see also prevail ⇨ win ■ thrash [transitive] (especially BrE, informal) to defeat sb very easily in a sport or game （赛事中）轻易击败，一举战胜◆They were thrashed 5-0 in the League.他们在联赛中以0:5被彻底击败。
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 2560 COCA: 3326

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