defeat

[di'fi:t]

n.挫败, 败北
vt.战胜, 击败, 使...不能实现

vt.

1. 战胜, 击败

The French defeated the English troops.

法国人打败了英国军队。

2. 使失败, 挫败

Our hopes were defeated.

我们的希望落空了。

3. 【律】使无效, 废除

n.[C][U]

1. 失败, 战败, 挫折

The aggressors were doomed to defeat.

侵略者注定要失败。

2. 战胜, 击败

词形变化

名词: defeater | 动词过去式: defeated | 动词过去分词: defeated | 动词现在分词: defeating | 动词第三人称单数: defeats |

词义辨析

同义:

vt.n.战胜; 打败

overcome  win  triumph  surpass  outdo  beat  conquer  

同义参见:

thwart  occupy  overthrow  fall  overwhelm  vanquish  destruction  upset  overpower  floor  frustrate  prevail  trample  mill  rout  downfall  surmount  

反义:

vt.打败; 挫败

lose

n.失败, 挫折

victory  

反义参见:

triumph  conquest  

英英释义

名词 defeat:

an unsuccessful ending to a struggle or contest

同义词：licking

the feeling that accompanies an experience of being thwarted in attaining your goals

同义词：frustration

动词 defeat:

win a victory over

同义词：get the better of, overcome

thwart the passage of

同义词：kill, shoot down, vote down, vote out

补充

defeatdefeat英:[diˈfi:t] 美:[dɪˈfit]vt.1.击败, 战胜Our football team defeated theirs this time.这一次我们的足球队胜了他们的足球队。2.挫败, 使落空We've defeated moves to build another office block.我们已否决另建一座办公大楼的动议。3.使困惑, 难住This kind of problems always defeats me.我总是无法应付这类问题。n.1.战胜, 挫败That was regarded as an Iranian defeat of Iraq.人们认为那是伊朗挫败了伊拉克。2.战败, 失败We had two defeats this year.今年我们失败过两次。

例句

1. His party was defeated in the election.他所在的政党在大选中败北。 2. Liverpool defeated Chelsea 5-2.利物浦队以5比2的比分击败了切尔西队。 3. His guerrillas defeated the colonial army in 1954.他领导的游击队在1954年击败了殖民军。 4. This accident has defeated all his hopes of winning.这次意外让他获胜的希望化为泡影。 5. He swore to defeat Odin's plan.他发誓要挫败奥丁的计划。 6. The challenges of writing the novel almost defeated her.写小说要克服的困难很多, 几乎把她难住了。 7. the defeat of the French navy法国海军的失利 8. 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, 不要认输。 9. She was being graceful in defeat.即使落败, 她仍然很优雅。 10. The defeats were a real setback for Thorne.对于索恩而言, 这几次失败意味着严重的挫折。 11. The vote is seen as a defeat for the anti-abortion lobby.这次投票被看作反堕胎游说团体的一次失败。 12. A 2-1 defeat by Sweden left them bottom of Group One.他们1比2败给了瑞典队, 在第一小组垫底。 13. the defeat of the Manchu Ch'ing dynasty满清王朝的覆灭 14. They defeated the enemy in the battle.他们在那次战斗中打败敌人。 15. A British fleet defeated the French at Trafalgar.一支英国舰队在特拉法尔加击败了法国人。 16. The early returns defeated her hopes of election.早期选举结果报告使她当选的希望落空。 17. This kind of problem always defeats me.这类问题总是困惑着我。 18. to defeat a man of an inheritance剥夺某人的继承权 19. a proposal approved by the committee but defeated at the general meeting在委员会上获得通过但在全体会议上受到挫折的一项提案 20. Garibaldi defeated the Neapolitan army.加里波第击败了那不勒斯军队。 21. she was defeated by the last steep hill.她没能越过最后一个陡峭的小山。 22. don't cheat by allowing your body to droop—this defeats the object of the exercise.不要偷懒弯曲身体——这样会达不到锻炼目的的。 23. the amendment was defeated.修正案被否决了。 24. this line of reasoning defeats me, I must confess.这样的推理我无法理解，我必须承认。 25. a 1–0 defeat by Grimsby.1比0被格林斯比打败。 26. [mass noun]she had still not quite admitted defeat.她还是没有完全承认失败。 27. The army defeated the rebels after three days of fighting.军队经过三天的战斗终于击败了叛乱分子。 28. In the last match France defeated Wales.在最后一场比赛中法国击败了威尔士。 29. I've tried to work out what's wrong with the car but it defeats me.我想要找出车子有什么问题，但始终不得要领。 30. The local residents are determined to defeat the council's building plans.当地居民决心挫败议会的兴建计划。 31. This season they have had two victories and three defeats.本赛季他们已两胜三输。 32. "We lost to their team last year, but this year we're going to defeat [=beat] them."去年我们输给了他们队，但今年我们会战胜他们。 33. We must be ready to defeat our enemies in battle.在战场上我们必须做好准备击败敌人。 34. Our candidate defeated him in the last election.在最后一轮选举中，我们的候选人战胜了他。 35. He defeated his opponent.他击败了对手。 36. She finally found a solution to a problem that had defeated many other researchers.她终于找到一个困扰很多其他研究人员的问题的解决方案。 37. The bill was defeated in the state senate.这个提案在州参议院遭到否决。 38. It would defeat the purpose of having a nice car if you never got to drive it. [=there would be no reason to have a nice car if you did not drive it]如果你从不驾驶它，那么拥有一辆漂亮的汽车就失去了意义。 39. Scientists from around the world are working to defeat the disease.世界各地的科学家都在努力攻克这种疾病。 40. We weren't prepared for defeat.我们没料到会失败。 41. One small error could make the difference between success and defeat.一个小小的误差就有可能会影响成败。 42. After several tries we were forced to accept/admit/concede defeat.几次尝试之后，我们被迫接受/承认失败。 43. The bill suffered defeat [=the bill was defeated] in the state senate.这个提案在州参议院遭到否决。 44. "Even in defeat [=even when he didn't win], he was a hero to those who loved the sport."对那些热爱此项运动的人来说，即使他未能获胜，他仍然是英雄。 45. The passage of the law represented a defeat for their cause.这项法律的通过代表了他们败诉。 46. Her basketball team suffered a bitter/crushing/devastating defeat. [=loss]她的篮球队遭到了惨败。 47. That was his first defeat as a professional boxer.作为一名职业拳击手，那是他的首次失利。 48. They celebrated their defeat of the enemy.他们庆祝战胜了敌人。 49. their 6-3 defeat of their rivals [=their 6-3 victory over their rivals]他们以6：3击败对手 50. The bill went down to defeat in the House.这个提案在众议院遭到否决。