| 单词 | defeat |
| 释义 | noun | verb defeatdefeat1 /dɪˈfit/ ●●● W2 noun 1[countable, uncountable] failure to win or succeed OPP victory: an election defeat The team has not suffered a defeat all season. The goalkeeper was blamed for their narrow defeat (=defeat by a small amount).a humiliating/crushing/heavy etc. defeat (=one that is very bad and embarrassing) Even in defeat, the General remained optimistic.concede/admit/accept defeat The losing candidate conceded defeat.2defeat of somebody/something victory over someone or something: the defeat of the military coup noun | verb defeatdefeat2 ●●● W3 verb [transitive] 1to win a victory over someone in a war, competition, game, etc.: He has begun his campaign to defeat the president. Napoleon was defeated at the battle of Waterloo. Our team was narrowly defeated in the final (=defeated by a small number of points). He easily defeated his first three opponents.defeat somebody by ten points/three runs etc. Georgia defeated North Carolina by 13 points.► see thesaurus at beat1 → see also win1THESAURUSovercome – to fight and win against someone in a war, battle, or competition: Union troops finally overcame rebel forces in the south.conquer – to defeat someone, especially a country, and get control of land and people: The Greeks conquered the Trojans.vanquish formal – to defeat someone or something completely in a war or battle. Used in literature: The king and his knights vanquished their enemies and saved the kingdom.rout – to defeat someone completely or by a very large amount: The Sioux were routed by the U.S. Cavalry, largely because of the army’s superior weapons.best formal – to defeat someone, especially unexpectedly: In the Senate race, she bested two rivals who both had more money to spend and were better known.2to prevent something from happening or succeeding: It was a lack of money that defeated their plan. The legislature defeated the bill.3defeat the purpose (of something) if one action defeats the purpose of another action, it makes the other action useless or not worth doing: Eating a fatty cheeseburger with your diet soda defeats the purpose.4if something defeats you, you cannot understand it, remember it, or deal with it: The last exam question defeated me. [Origin: 1300–1400 Anglo-French defeter to destroy, from Medieval Latin disfacere, from Latin facere to do] |
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