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Defeat 例:The Verb Defeated Battle Game Proposal Vote

单词 defeat
音标
英[dɪˈfi:t] 美[dɪˈfit]
解释
vt.击败,战胜;挫败;[法]宣告无效,作废;n.战胜;失败;[法]废除;
例句

VERB
击败;战胜
If you defeat someone, you win a victory over them in a battle, game, or contest.
例:His guerrillas defeated the colonial army in 1954...1954 年他领导的游击队打败了殖民军队。
例:The NHL Stanley Cup was won by the Montreal Canadians, who defeated the Boston Bruins four games to one.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。

VERB
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.
例:The proposal was defeated by just one vote.该提案仅以一票之差被否决。

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.
例:There were times when the challenges of writing such a huge novel almost defeated her.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。

VERB
挫败(行动或计划);使落空
To defeat an action or plan means to cause it to fail.
例:The navy played a limited but significant role in defeating the rebellion...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。
例:He swore to defeat Odin's plan.他发誓一定要挫败奥丁的计划。

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.
例: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。
例:The vote is seen as a defeat for the anti-abortion lobby...这一投票结果被看作是反堕胎游说团体的一次失败。
变形
third:defeats~done:defeated~pl:defeats~ing:defeating~past:defeated~

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