单词 | defeat |
释义 | defeat nounadjective | verb + defeat | preposition | phrases adjective➤complete, comprehensive, decisive, heavy, major, overwhelming, resounding, serious, stunning, total完全的/全面的/决定性的/沉重的/重大的/压倒性的/彻底的/严重的/令人震惊的/总体的失败◆their party suffered a heavy defeat in the election.他们党在选举中遭受重大挫折。➤bitter, catastrophic, crushing, devastating, disastrous, embarrassing, humiliating, ignominious (formal) 痛苦的/惨痛的/毁灭性的/惨重的/灾难性的/难堪的/耻辱的/不光彩的失败◆the battle ended in a humiliating defeat.这场战役以耻辱的失败告终。➤narrow惜败◆they lost 4-3 in their second narrow defeat of the week.他们以 3 比 4 的比分在本星期第二次惜败。➤consecutive, successive连败➤final, ultimate最终失败▸➤election, electoral, political竞选/选举/政治上的失败▸➤military军事上的失败verb + defeat➤accept, admit, concede接受失败;承认失败◆she is very determined, and will never admit defeat.她非常坚定,从不认输。◆the prime minister conceded defeat and resigned.首相承认失败并辞职。➤face面对失败▸➤experience, suffer经历/遭受失败➤go down to, slump to (both bre, sport体育) 惨遭失败◆the team went down to their fifth consecutive defeat.该队连续第五次失利。➤reverse (bre) 扭转败局◆a good politician can always reverse any defeats.手段高明的政治家总能扭转败局。➤avoid免遭失败◆we just need to avoid defeat in our last two games.我们只需在最后两场比赛中避免失利即可。➤inflict击败◆the army inflicted a heavy defeat on rebel forces.军队大败叛军。➤end in以失败告终▸➤lead to导致失败preposition➤defeat against对⋯的失败◆last week's crushing defeat against their rivals上星期对对手的惨败➤defeat by被⋯打败◆their defeat by the brazilians他们被巴西队打败phrases➤defeat at the hands of sb败在某人手下◆the team suffered defeat at the hands of their oldest rivals.这个队败在老对手的手下。➤turn defeat into a victory转败为胜◆they turned a military defeat into a media victory.他们把军事上的失败转为媒体上的胜利。defeat verbadverb | preposition adverb➤comprehensively, convincingly, decisively, easily, handily, heavily, overwhelmingly, roundly, soundly, thoroughly全面击败;令人信服地打败;决定性地打败;轻松地打败;重创;彻底打败◆the english were decisively defeated by the rebels in the battle that followed.英格兰人在之后的那场战役中被叛军打得惨败。◆the senator was decisively defeated by his rivals.这位参议员被对手彻底击败。➤completely, totally彻底击败➤militarily军事上击败◆he said it was impossible to defeat the terrorists militarily.他说军事上打败恐怖分子是不可能的。➤narrowly险胜◆our team was narrowly defeated in the final.我们队在决赛中惜败。➤eventually, finally, ultimately最终打败preposition➤by以⋯击败◆the motion was defeated by 20 votes to 18.动议以 20 票对 18 票的表决结果未获通过。 defeat verb ➡ see also the entry for win另见 win 条defeat ♦︎ beat ♦︎ overcome ♦︎ vanquish ♦︎ get the better of sb ♦︎ rout ♦︎ trounce ♦︎ best ♦︎ prevail ♦︎ thrashthese words all mean to win against sb in sport or in a contest or conflict.这些词均表示在比赛或对抗中战胜某人。synonym scale 词义标尺下图显示这些词所表达胜出的程度get the better of sb ○ best ○ prevail ○ defeat ○ beat ○ overcome ○ vanquish ○ rout ○ trounce ○ thrashpatterns and collocations 句型和搭配◆to defeat / beat / rout / trounce / thrash sb by 10 points / 4 goals, etc.◆to defeat / beat / overcome / vanquish / get the better of / rout / trounce / thrash an opponent◆to defeat / beat / overcome / vanquish / trounce a rival◆to defeat / beat / overcome / vanquish / rout an enemy◆to defeat / beat / vanquish a foe◆to finally defeat / beat / overcome / get the better of / rout sb◆to totally defeat / overwhelm / thrash sb◆to easily defeat / beat / overcome sb■ defeat [transitive] (especially written) to win against sb in a war, competition, sport or vote战胜;击败◆the english were heavily defeated here by the scots in 1314.1314 年,英格兰人在这里惨败给苏格兰人。◆he defeated the champion in three sets.他胜了冠军三盘。◆the government was defeated by 200 votes to 83.投票结果是政府以 83:200 败北。▸ defeat noun [countable, uncountable] ◆the battle ended in humiliating defeat.那次战斗以屈辱的失败告终。◆he was gracious in defeat, acknowledging his opponent's greater skill.面对失败他豁达大度,承认对手技高一筹。◆the prime minister conceded defeat and resigned.首相承认失败并辞职。◆they finally had to admit defeat (= stop trying to be successful).他们最后只得认输。 opp victory → victory ➡ see also defeat → victory ■ beat (beat, beaten) [transitive] (especially spoken) to win against sb in sport, a game, an election or a war战胜;打败;赢◆he beat me at chess.他下棋赢了我。◆he was beaten into second place by the american.他输给了那个美国人,屈居第二。◆she beat him hands down (= easily).她轻而易举就打败了他。◆their recent wins have proved that they're still the ones to beat (= the most difficult team to beat).他们最近的胜利证明,他们仍然是一支最难以战胜的队。note 辨析 defeat or beat? defeat is more often used when talking about winning against one opponent in a particular contest or battle and finishing as the winner. * defeat 更常指在特定的竞赛或战斗中战胜对手、赢得最终的胜利◆he defeated the incumbent president.他击败了现任总统。 beat can be used to talk about winning against one opponent or several opponents in a game, competition or race. * beat 可指在游戏、竞争或赛跑中战胜一个或多个对手◆she won the 100 metres, beating a number of top europeans.她在一百米赛中获胜,战胜了几名顶尖的欧洲选手。 beat is more common in everyday spoken language and defeat is used more in written language. * beat 更常见于日常口语,defeat 更多用于书面语。■ overcome /əʊvəkʌm; name oʊvərkʌm/ [transitive] (written) to defeat sb, especially when it is difficult(尤指艰难地)战胜;力克◆she overcame strong opposition to take the title.她力克强大的对手,夺得了冠军。◆in the final, sweden easily overcame france.在决赛中,瑞典队轻松战胜了法国队。■ vanquish /væŋkwɪʃ/ [transitive] (literary) to defeat sb completely in a war or competition彻底击败;完全征服◆government forces vanquished the rebels.政府军彻底击败了叛乱分子。■ get the better of sb -->idiom(getting, got, got; name spoken getting, got, gotten) [intransitive] to defeat sb or gain an advantage over them in a fight, argument or contest挫败(某人);占上风◆no one can get the better of her in an argument.跟她辩论没有人能辩得过她。■ rout /raʊt/ [transitive] (written) to defeat sb completely in a battle or contest彻底击败;使溃败◆the royalist forces were routed.保皇派军队被击溃。▸ rout noun [singular] ◆the offensive into rebel-held territory had ended in a rout.对叛军领地的进攻以彻底失败告终。■ trounce /traʊns/ [transitive] (written) to defeat sb completely, especially in a sport(尤指体育运动中)彻底打败,击溃◆brazil trounced italy 5-1 in the final.决赛时巴西队以 5:1 狂胜意大利队。■ best [transitive, usually passive] (formal) to defeat or be more successful than sb打败;胜过◆a great colonial power was nearly bested by a few farmers.一个强大的殖民势力差点儿被几个农场主打败。■ prevail /prɪveɪl/ [intransitive] (formal) to defeat sb, especially after a long struggle(尤指长期斗争后)战胜,挫败◆ultimately, rome prevailed over her neighbours.最终,罗马战胜了周边邻国。◆in a one-sided final, spain prevailed against title-holder croatia 40-34.在一场实力悬殊的决赛中,西班牙队以 40:34 挫败了卫冕的克罗地亚队。 ➡ see also prevail → win ■ thrash [transitive] (especially bre, informal) to defeat sb very easily in a sport or game(赛事中)轻易击败,一举战胜◆they were thrashed 5-0 in the league.他们在联赛中以 0:5 被彻底击败。defeat [transitive] (rather formal) to be too difficult for sb to understand or answer使难以理解;难住◆the instruction manual completely defeated me.这份操作指南我完全看不懂。◆question 6 defeated us.第 6 题难住了我们。defeat [transitive] (especially written) to win against sb in a war, competition, sport or vote战胜;击败◆the english were heavily defeated here by the scots in 1314.1314 年,英格兰人在这里惨败给苏格兰人。◆he defeated the champion in three sets.他胜了冠军三盘。◆the government was defeated by 200 votes to 83.投票结果是政府以 83:200 败北。▸ defeat noun [countable, uncountable] ◆the battle ended in humiliating defeat.那次战斗以屈辱的失败告终。◆he was gracious in defeat, acknowledging his opponent's greater skill.面对失败他豁达大度,承认对手技高一筹。◆the prime minister conceded defeat and resigned.首相承认失败并辞职。◆they finally had to admit defeat (= stop trying to be successful).他们最后只得认输。 opp victory → victory ➡ see also defeat → victory defeat [countable, usually singular] the act of winning a victory over sb in a game, competition, election or war(比赛、竞争、选举或战争中的)击败,战胜◆they played a key role in wellington's defeat of napoleon at waterloo.他们在惠灵顿击败拿破仑的滑铁卢战役中起了关键作用。◆he almost pulled off a shock defeat of the reigning champion.他差点儿便意外地战胜了那卫冕冠军。 ➡ see also defeat → defeat verb defeatnoun [countable, uncountable] ◆the battle ended in humiliating defeat.那次战斗以屈辱的失败告终。◆he was gracious in defeat, acknowledging his opponent's greater skill.面对失败他豁达大度,承认对手技高一筹。◆the prime minister conceded defeat and resigned.首相承认失败并辞职。◆they finally had to admit defeat (= stop trying to be successful).他们最后只得认输。 opp victory → victory ➡ see also defeat → victory defeatnoun [countable, uncountable] ◆the battle ended in humiliating defeat.那次战斗以屈辱的失败告终。◆he was gracious in defeat, acknowledging his opponent's greater skill.面对失败他豁达大度,承认对手技高一筹。◆the prime minister conceded defeat and resigned.首相承认失败并辞职。◆they finally had to admit defeat (= stop trying to be successful).他们最后只得认输。 opp victory → victory ➡ see also defeat → victory defeat¹/dɪˈfi:t ||; dɪˈfit/verb[t] 1. to win a game, a fight, a vote, etc against sb; to beat sb 击败;战胜;胜过: ◇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。◇in the last match france defeated wales. 在最后一场比赛中法国击败了威尔士。 2. to be too difficult for sb to do or understand (因太难而)使(某人)做不到或不明白: ◇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。 3. to prevent sth from succeeding 挫败;阻挠: ◇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。 defeat²/dɪˈfi:t ||; dɪˈfit/noun1. [c] an occasion when sb fails to win or be successful against sb else 输掉;败北;失利: ◇this season they have had two victories and three defeats. 本赛季他们已两胜三输。 2. [u] the act of losing or not being successful 失败;输: ◇she refused to admit defeat and kept on trying. 她拒绝承认失败,并且继续尝试。 ☞ beat/defeat☞ defeat¹☞ defeat² |
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