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defeat

英 [dɪˈfiːt]

美 [dɪˈfiːt]

v.  击败; 战胜; 使困惑; 难住; 使失败; 阻挠; 挫败
n.  失败; 战败; 挫败; 击败; 战胜

过去分词：defeated　过去式：defeated　复数：defeats　现在分词：defeating　第三人称单数：defeats　

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同义词辨析

defeatbeatcheckmate【导航词义：战胜】

defeatv. 击败，战胜
〔辨析〕
常指在战争、比赛、竞争等中战胜对手。
〔例证〕
Our army defeated the enemy in that decisive battle.
在那场决定性战役中，我军击败了敌军。
The team defeated their opponents.
这个球队将对手一一击败。
beatv. 打败，战胜
〔辨析〕
作此义解时，常可与 defeat 换用。
〔例证〕
The Arsenal were beaten/defeated, 3 - 1.
阿森纳队以1比3告负。
The Conservatives beat/defeated their opponents in the election.
保守党在选举中击败对手。
checkmatev. 使败北；将死
〔辨析〕
指彻底战败对手等；在国际象棋中也指把国王将死。
〔例证〕
She hoped that she could checkmate her opponents.
她希望能彻底战胜对手。
The king was checkmated and so the player lost the game.
王被将死，棋手输了这盘棋。

failuredefeatfiascoflop【导航词义：失败】

failuren. 失败；失败的人，失败的事
〔辨析〕
指做某事时未能达成目标，也可指不成功的人或事。
〔例证〕
Their action ended in failure.
他们的行动以失败而告终。
She felt she was a failure in the others' eyes.
她觉得在别人眼中自己是个失败的人。
His election campaign was a complete failure.
他的竞选活动完全失败。
defeatn. 失败
〔辨析〕
多指在与某一方的对抗中所遭遇的失败，如在战争、比赛、竞选等中的失利，也可泛指未能做成某事。
〔例证〕
a narrow defeat
惜败
The commander admitted defeat in the battle.
指挥官承认此次战役失败了。
fiascon. 惨败
〔辨析〕
指让人十分难堪或失望的彻底失败。
〔例证〕
His first audition was a fiasco.
他第一次试镜彻底失败。
He hoped that the supper his girlfriend made would not be a fiasco.
他希望女朋友做的晚饭不会完全无法下咽。
flopn. 〈非正式〉失败之作
〔辨析〕
指不受欢迎的产品、电影、戏剧等。
〔例证〕
The flop of the novel discouraged the writer.
小说的失败让作者非常沮丧。
The monotonous dialogue made the film a complete flop.
单调的对白使这部电影一败涂地。

牛津词典

    verb

    • 击败；战胜
      to win against sb in a war, competition, sports game, etc.
      1. He defeated the champion in three sets.
        他三盘击败了冠军。
      2. a defeated army
        败军
    • 使困惑；难住
      if sth defeats you, you cannot understand it
      1. The instruction manual completely defeated me.
        这操作指南把我完全弄糊涂了。
    • 使失败；阻挠；挫败
      to stop sth from being successful
      1. The motion was defeated by 19 votes.
        这项动议以19票反对被否决。
      2. Staying late at the office to discuss shorter working hours rather defeats the object of the exercise !
        迟迟待在办公室讨论缩短工作时间恰恰是在阻挠这一目标的实现！

    noun

    • 失败；战败；挫败
      failure to win or to be successful
      1. The party faces defeat in the election.
        这个党面临选举失败。
      2. a narrow/heavy defeat
        惜败；惨败
      3. The world champion has only had two defeats in 20 fights.
        这个世界冠军在20场拳击赛中只败过两场。
      4. They finally had to admit defeat (= stop trying to be successful) .
        他们最后只得认输。
    • 击败；战胜
      the act of winning a victory over sb/sth
      1. the defeat of fascism
        战胜法西斯主义

    柯林斯词典

    • VERB 击败;战胜
      If youdefeatsomeone, you win a victory over them in a battle, game, or contest.
      1. His guerrillas defeated the colonial army in 1954...
        1954 年他领导的游击队打败了殖民军队。
      2. 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 debateis defeated, more people vote against it than for it.
      1. 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 problemdefeatsyou, it is so difficult that you cannot do it or solve it.
      1. 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
      Todefeatan action or plan means to cause it to fail.
      1. 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。
      2. 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
      Defeatis the experience of being beaten in a battle, game, or contest, or of failing to achieve what you wanted to.
      1. 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。
      2. 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。
      3. 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。

    英英释义

    noun

    • an unsuccessful ending to a struggle or contest
      1. it was a narrow defeat
      2. the army's only defeat
      3. they suffered a convincing licking
      Synonym:licking
    • the feeling that accompanies an experience of being thwarted in attaining your goals
        Synonym:frustration

      verb

      • win a victory over
        1. You must overcome all difficulties
        2. defeat your enemies
        3. He overcame his shyness
        4. He overcame his infirmity
        5. Her anger got the better of her and she blew up
        Synonym:get the better ofovercome
      • thwart the passage of
        1. kill a motion
        2. he shot down the student's proposal
        Synonym:killshoot downvote downvote out

      双语例句

      • In a desperate attempt to stave off defeat, he reluctantly promised wholesale reform of the constitution
        为了竭力避免败局，他勉强答应要对宪法进行大规模修改。
      • The defeat had inevitable consequences for British policy.
        战败对英国政策不可避免地产生了影响。
      • Facing total defeat in Vietnam, the French subsequently conceded full independence to Laos.
        法国人在越南面临彻底的失败后，接着又让老挝取得了完全的独立。
      • He swore to defeat Odin's plan.
        他发誓一定要挫败奥丁的计划。
      • He seems unabashed by his recent defeat
        他似乎对最近的失利并不在乎。
      • The minister resigned last night after a stunning defeat in Sunday's vote
        在周日的选举中意外惨败后，部长于昨晚辞职。
      • 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 Prime Minister is heading for certain defeat if he forces a vote
        总理要是强迫进行投票的话，那么他必败无疑。
      • The Conservatives have suffered a humiliating defeat
        保守党人遭受到了一次颜面尽失的失败。
      • A defeat like that makes you sit up and think.
        那样的一次失败会令你警觉起来，开始思考。

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