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defeat

Word family 
de·feat1 /dɪˈfiːt/ ●●● W3 noun [countableC, uncountableU]
1  BEAT/DEFEATfailure to win or succeed 失敗
defeat in
The socialist party suffered a crushing defeat in the elections.
社會黨在選舉中遭遇慘敗。
She was a woman who hated to admit defeat.
她是個不願認輸的女人。
2  BEAT/DEFEATvictory over someone or something 戰勝，擊敗
defeat of
The defeat of the army was followed by the establishment of constitutional government.
打敗軍隊後建立了立憲政體。
 COLLOCATIONS
verbs
suffer a defeat (=be defeated) 遭遇失敗
The party suffered a defeat in the state elections.
該黨在州選舉中遭遇失敗。
inflict a defeat on somebody (=defeat someone, especially easily) 〔尤指輕易〕打敗某人
The army inflicted a heavy defeat on the English.
這支軍隊重創英格蘭軍隊。
admit defeat 認輸
If I left my job, I would be admitting defeat.
要是我辭職的話就是認輸了。
accept defeat 接受失敗
It can be very hard to accept defeat.
接受失敗相當難。
concede defeat (=formally accept that you have lost in a game, election etc) 〔在比賽、選舉等中正式〕認輸
His opponent conceded defeat.
他的對手認輸了。
face defeat (=be likely to be defeated) 面臨失敗
In May 1945 Germany faced defeat at the hands of the Allies.
1945年5月,德軍面臨着敗給盟軍的局面。
ADJECTIVES/NOUN + defeat
a big/bad defeat (also a heavy defeat British EnglishBrE) (=by a large amount) 大敗
The polls were forecasting a heavy defeat for the president.
民調預測總統將遭遇慘敗。
a crushing/resounding defeat (=a complete defeat, by a very large amount) 一敗塗地
He quit as prime minister following a crushing defeat in regional elections.
在地方選舉一敗塗地後,他辭去了首相職務。
a humiliating defeat (=very embarrassing) 恥辱的失敗
They are still bitter about their humiliating defeat.
他們對於自己恥辱的失敗仍憤憤不平。
a disastrous defeat (=very big, and with a very bad result) 慘敗
The party suffered a disastrous defeat in the 2006 election.
該黨在2006年大選中慘敗。
a narrow defeat (=by a small amount) 惜敗
The goalkeeper was blamed for the team’s narrow defeat.
球隊的惜敗歸咎於守門員。
an election/electoral defeat 選舉失利
It was their worst general election defeat since 1982.
這是他們自1982年以來輸得最慘的一場大選。
a military defeat 軍事失利
The president resigned following a series of military defeats.
一連串軍事失利後,總統辭職了。
a shock defeat British EnglishBrE (=very unexpected) 意外失利
Arsenal are now out of the competition, following their shock defeat by Torquay Town.
阿森納隊意外敗給托奎聯後,現在被淘汰出局了。
Examples from the Corpus
defeat• A strike is a defeat - a defeat for all.• In previous decades this would signify certain defeat for the revolution.• an election defeat• After his third successive election defeat he decided to retire from politics.• It was the Christian Democratic Party's fourth successive electoral defeat.• Mr Taylor blamed bad publicity for his defeat by Mr Jones.• In the last game of the season they suffered a humiliating defeat, losing 7-0 to Real Madrid.• But they knew that it was a humiliating defeat.• She retired from the sport after suffering a series of humiliating defeats.• The captain offered no excuses for his team's humiliating defeat.• They would wipe out the shame of their ignominious defeat!• The New York Times described the withdrawal of troops as a resounding defeat for the government.• Scotland's defeat of Spain• Religious grumbles continued, but the Government's only serious defeat was over equal pay for women teachers.• The Bob Jones issue was one of the keys to Bush's equally stunning defeat in Michigan only three days later.• They came back from the defeat in Texas to take the next four games.• Once broken through, the door was not closed again until the defeat of the Huns at Chalons-sur-Marne in 451.• the defeat of Napoleon at the battle of Waterloo
defeat of• World leaders were pleased with the defeat of the military coup.
defeat2 ●●● W3 verb [transitiveT]
1  BEAT/DEFEATto win a victory over someone in a war, competition, game etc 〔在戰爭、比賽等中〕戰勝，打敗 SYN beat
They hoped to defeat the enemy at sea.
他們希望在海上擊敗敵人。
defeat somebody by something
We were defeated by 3 goals to 2.
我們以2比3的比分敗北。
► see thesaurus at beat
 Register
In everyday English, people usually say beat rather than defeat when talking about sport, games, or elections: 在日常英語中,人們談論體育、比賽或選舉時一般用 beat ,而不用 defeat
We were beaten by 3 goals to 2.
我們以2比3失利。
2  UNDERSTAND#if something defeats you, you cannot understand it and therefore cannot answer or deal with it 把〔某人〕難住 SYN beat
It was the last question on the paper that defeated me.
考卷上的最後一道題把我難住了。
3  FAILto make something fail 使…失敗
defeat the object/purpose (of the exercise)
Don’t let your arms relax as that would defeat the object of the exercise.
手臂不要放鬆，否則達不到鍛煉的目的。
Examples from the Corpus
defeat• When Jefferson defeated Adams for the presidency, Adams left town before the inauguration rather than shake hands with him.• They were finally defeated and no other enemy entered Attica as long as Theseus lived.• Polk of California was defeated by a Democratic challenger in the last election.• For the sixth consecutive year, Oxford defeated Cambridge today in the annual boat race.• Sanchez defeated Dornan by just 984 votes.• Though he had defeated heavyweight champion Sonny Liston and defended his title nine times, Ali never had a dramatic constituency before.• The Republicans were heavily defeated in the Spanish Civil War.• Normally my hearing loss isn't a problem, but the telephone defeats me.• In 1692, de Tourville's fleet was defeated near the coast of Cherbourg.• Eloquence alone was sufficient to defeat the motion.• The army was well-trained and well-armed, and had little difficulty defeating the rebels.• It was a lack of money, not effort, that defeated their plan.• That would enable the Harijans to nominate their bravest, most outspoken champions, and the Hindus could never defeat them.
defeat the object/purpose (of the exercise)• Water quality would not be improved because of the extra load on the system, which defeats the object.• This, of course, defeats the purpose for which the medication is being given.• This obviously defeated the purpose of bail, which is to assure that the defendant will appear in court.• Such a procedure, of course, defeats the object of classification.• If they become a chore, they defeat the purpose of helping the child to want to interact with you.• Hollows attract water, which obviously defeats the object of the exercise: to create a waterproof hat.• This anxiety will cause tension which defeats the purpose of the exercise.• They are defeating the purpose of the Peace Corps and they are unhappy.
Origin defeat2
(1300-1400) Anglo-French defeter “to destroy”, from Medieval Latin disfacere, from Latin facere “to do”
de·feat1 noun →COLLOCATIONS1defeat2 verb →REGISTER1
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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 2560 COCA: 3326
defeat

noun

ADJECTIVE | VERB + DEFEAT | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVE➤complete, comprehensive, decisive, heavy, major, overwhelming, resounding, serious, stunning, total完全的／全面的／決定性的／沉重的／重大的／壓倒性的／徹底的／嚴重的／令人震驚的／總體的失敗◇Their party suffered a heavy defeat in the election.他們黨在選舉中遭受重大挫折。➤bitter, catastrophic, crushing, devastating, disastrous, embarrassing, humiliating, ignominious (formal) 痛苦的／慘痛的／毀滅性的／慘重的／災難性的／難堪的／恥辱的／不光彩的失敗◇The battle ended in a humiliating defeat.這場戰役以恥辱的失敗告終。➤narrow惜敗◇They lost 4-3 in their second narrow defeat of the week.他們以 3 比 4 的比分在本星期第二次惜敗。➤consecutive, successive連敗➤final, ultimate最終失敗▸➤election, electoral, political競選／選舉／政治上的失敗▸➤military軍事上的失敗VERB + DEFEAT➤accept, admit, concede接受失敗；承認失敗◇She is very determined, and will never admit defeat.她非常堅定，從不認輸。◇The prime minister conceded defeat and resigned.首相承認失敗並辭職。➤face面對失敗▸➤experience, suffer經歷／遭受失敗➤go down to, slump to (both BrE, sport體育) 慘遭失敗◇The team went down to their fifth consecutive defeat.該隊連續第五次失利。➤reverse (BrE) 扭轉敗局◇A good politician can always reverse any defeats.手段高明的政治家總能扭轉敗局。➤avoid免遭失敗◇We just need to avoid defeat in our last two games.我們只需在最後兩場比賽中避免失利即可。➤inflict擊敗◇The army inflicted a heavy defeat on rebel forces.軍隊大敗叛軍。➤end in以失敗告終▸➤lead to導致失敗PREPOSITION➤defeat against對⋯的失敗◇last week's crushing defeat against their rivals上星期對對手的慘敗➤defeat by被⋯打敗◇their defeat by the Brazilians他們被巴西隊打敗PHRASES➤defeat at the hands of sb敗在某人手下◇The team suffered defeat at the hands of their oldest rivals.這個隊敗在老對手的手下。➤turn defeat into a victory轉敗為勝◇They turned a military defeat into a media victory.他們把軍事上的失敗轉為媒體上的勝利。
defeat

verb

ADVERB | PREPOSITION ADVERB➤comprehensively, convincingly, decisively, easily, handily, heavily, overwhelmingly, roundly, soundly, thoroughly全面擊敗；令人信服地打敗；決定性地打敗；輕鬆地打敗；重創；徹底打敗◇The English were decisively defeated by the rebels in the battle that followed.英格蘭人在之後的那場戰役中被叛軍打得慘敗。◇The senator was decisively defeated by his rivals.這位參議員被對手徹底擊敗。➤completely, totally徹底擊敗➤militarily軍事上擊敗◇He said it was impossible to defeat the terrorists militarily.他說軍事上打敗恐怖分子是不可能的。➤narrowly險勝◇Our team was narrowly defeated in the final.我們隊在決賽中惜敗。➤eventually, finally, ultimately最終打敗PREPOSITION➤by以⋯擊敗◇The motion was defeated by 20 votes to 18.動議以 20 票對 18 票的表決結果未獲通過。
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 2560 COCA: 3326
defeat verb
⇨ defeat (defeat an army) ⇨ confuse (a question defeats sb)defeat noun
⇨ victory defeat

verb

  ➡ See also the entry for win 另見win條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. 這些詞均表示在比賽或對抗中戰勝某人。SYNONYM SCALE 詞義標尺 下圖顯示這些詞所表達勝出的程度
get the better of sb➔defeat➔vanquish
bestbeatrout
prevailovercometrounce
thrash
PATTERNS 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 戰勝；擊敗◆The English were heavily defeated here by the Scots in 1314.1314年，英格蘭人在這裏慘敗給蘇格蘭人。◆He defeated the champion in three sets.他勝了冠軍三盤。◆The government was defeated by 200 votes to 83.投票結果是政府以83:200敗北。▸ defeat

noun

 [countable, uncountable] ◆The battle ended in humiliating defeat.那次戰鬥以屈辱的失敗告終。◆He was gracious in defeat, acknowledging his opponent's greater skill.面對失敗他豁達大度，承認對手技高一籌。◆The Prime Minister conceded defeat and resigned.首相承認失敗並辭職。◆They finally had to admit defeat (= stop trying to be successful).他們最後只得認輸。 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 戰勝；打敗；赢◆He beat me at chess.他下棋赢了我。◆He was beaten into second place by the American.他輸給了那個美國人，屈居第二。◆She beat him hands down (= easily).她輕而易舉就打敗了他。◆Their recent wins have proved that they're still the ones to beat (= the most difficult team to beat).他們最近的勝利證明，他們仍然是一支最難以戰勝的隊。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更常指在特定的競賽或戰鬥中戰勝對手、赢得最終的勝利◆He defeated the incumbent president.他擊敗了現任總統。 Beat can be used to talk about winning against one opponent or several opponents in a game, competition or race. * beat可指在遊戲、競爭或賽跑中戰勝一個或多個對手◆She won the 100 metres, beating a number of top Europeans.她在一百米賽中獲勝，戰勝了幾名頂尖的歐洲選手。 Beat is more common in everyday spoken language and defeat is used more in written language. * beat更常見於日常口語，defeat更多用於書面語。 ■ overcome ˌəʊvəˈkʌm; NAmE ˌoʊvərˈkʌm [transitive] (written) to defeat sb, especially when it is difficult （尤指艱難地）戰勝；力克◆She overcame strong opposition to take the title.她力克強大的對手，奪得了冠軍。◆In the final, Sweden easily overcame France.在決賽中，瑞典隊輕鬆戰勝了法國隊。■ vanquish ˈvæŋkwɪʃ [transitive] (literary) to defeat sb completely in a war or competition 徹底擊敗；完全征服◆Government forces vanquished the rebels.政府軍徹底擊敗了叛亂分子。■ 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 挫敗（某人）；佔上風◆No one can get the better of her in an argument.跟她辯論沒有人能辯得過她。■ rout raʊt [transitive] (written) to defeat sb completely in a battle or contest 徹底擊敗；使潰敗◆The Royalist forces were routed.保皇派軍隊被擊潰。▸ rout

noun

 [singular] ◆The offensive into rebel-held territory had ended in a rout.對叛軍領地的進攻以徹底失敗告終。■ trounce traʊns [transitive] (written) to defeat sb completely, especially in a sport （尤指體育運動中）徹底打敗，擊潰◆Brazil trounced Italy 5-1 in the final.決賽時巴西隊以5:1狂勝意大利隊。■ best [transitive, usually passive] (formal) to defeat or be more successful than sb 打敗；勝過◆A great colonial power was nearly bested by a few farmers.一個殖民強國差點兒被幾個農場主打敗。■ prevail prɪˈveɪl [intransitive] (formal) to defeat sb, especially after a long struggle （尤指長期鬥爭後）戰勝，挫敗◆Ultimately, Rome prevailed over her neighbours.最終，羅馬戰勝了周邊鄰國。◆In a one-sided final, Spain prevailed against title-holder Croatia 40-34.在一場實力懸殊的決賽中，西班牙隊以40:34挫敗了衛冕的克羅地亞隊。  see also prevail ⇨ win ■ thrash [transitive] (especially BrE, informal) to defeat sb very easily in a sport or game （賽事中）輕易擊敗，一舉戰勝◆They were thrashed 5-0 in the League.他們在聯賽中以0:5被徹底擊敗。
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