| 单词 | defeat |
| 释义 | defeat —defeat /dɪˈfiːt/ noun [C or U] B1 the fact of losing against someone in a fight or competition, or when someone or something is made to fail: » At the last General Election, they suffered a crushing/humiliating defeat.» After their defeat in battle, the soldiers surrendered.» She admitted/conceded defeat well before all the votes had been counted.→ COMPARE VICTORY(Cf. ↑victory)Thesaurus+: ↑Winning and defeating , ↑Scoring, winning and losing in sportadmit defeatF0 to accept that you cannot do something: » I thought I could mend the radio myself, but I've had to admit defeat.Thesaurus+: ↑Losing and being defeated , ↑Scoring, winning and losing in sportWord partners for defeat noun• ♯suffer defeat• ♯face defeat• ♯accept/♯admit/♯concede defeat• a ♯crushing/♯heavy/♯humiliating/♯resounding defeat• a ♯narrow defeat• a defeat ♯against sb/sthWord Builder:–Nouns: defeat, defeatism, defeatist–Adjectives: undefeated, defeatist–Verbs: defeatCollocations:–Verbs-lu. suffer defeat» Our football team suffered its third defeat in a row.-lu. accept/admit/concede defeat» He played well but eventually had to concede defeat.-lu. face defeat» The team face certain defeat next Saturday.-lu. avenge a defeat» They are out to avenge last season's defeat by Liverpool–Adjectives-lu. a big/comprehensive/crushing/heavy/resounding/stunning defeat» The nationalists look ready to suffer a crushing defeat in the referendum.-lu. a bitter/embarrassing/humiliating/ignominous defeat» He suffered a humiliating defeat in the last elections.-lu. a narrow defeat» The party suffered a narrow defeat at the elections.-lu. a 2-0, 3-1, 15-9, etc. defeat» Their 4-2 defeat means that they will be out of the cup.-lu. consecutive/successive defeats» The team has suffered four consecutive defeats.–Types-lu. an election/electoral/political/military defeat» After the revelations about his private life, electoral defeat was inevitable.-lu. a cup/semi-final/World Cup defeat» They blamed their World Cup defeat on poor training facilities.–Prepositions-lu. a defeat against sb/sth» Miller suffered a surprise defeat against Price.-lu. a defeat at [a place]» The defeat at Waterloo ended Napoleon's career.-lu. a defeat by sb/sth» The election meant a defeat by the Democrats.-lu. a defeat for sb/sth» There have been three defeats for the team already this season.–Phrases-lu. defeat at the hands of sb» India are facing defeat at the hands of the West Indies.• • • Extra Examples:» The Democrats suffered a crushing defeat in the last election.» Her silence was taken as an admission of defeat.» He was famed for his stubborn resistance and his refusal to accept defeat.» Saturday's 2-0 defeat dashed their hopes of reaching the final.» His defeat in the world championship led to a long period of gloomy introspection.verb [T] ↑Verb Endings for defeat B1 to win against someone in a fight, war, or competition: » Napoleon was defeated by the Duke of Wellington at the battle of Waterloo.» If we can defeat the Italian team, we'll be through to the final.→ SEE ALSO SELF-DEFEATING(Cf. ↑self-defeating)Thesaurus+: ↑Winning and defeating , ↑Scoring, winning and losing in sportB2 to cause someone or something to fail: » The proposal to change the rules was narrowly (= only just) defeated by 201 votes to 196.» Our ambitions for this tournament have been defeated by the weather.» I'm afraid anything that involves language learning has always defeated me (= I have been unable to do it).Thesaurus+: ↑Winning and defeating , ↑Scoring, winning and losing in sportWord Builder:–Nouns: defeat, defeatism, defeatist–Adjectives: undefeated, defeatist–Verbs: defeat• • • Extra Examples:» The French were defeated at Waterloo in 1815.» The team were overwhelmingly defeated in yesterday's game.» The North defeated the South in the American Civil War.» The bill was defeated in the Commons by 249 votes to 131.» The four-times champion was unexpectedly defeated in the second round of the competition. |
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