1. | ~ sb/sth 击败;战胜to win against sb in a war, competition, sports game, etc. |
He defeated the champion in three sets. 他三盘击败了冠军。 | |
a defeated army 败军 |
2. | ~ sth 使失败;阻挠;挫败to stop sth from being successful |
The motion was defeated by 19 votes. 这项动议以差额 19 票被否决。 | |
Staying late at the office to discuss shorter working hours rather defeats the object of the exercise ! 迟迟待在办公室讨论缩短工作时间恰恰是在阻挠这一目标的实现! |
3. | ~ sb 使困惑;难住if sthdefeats you, you cannot understand it |
The instruction manual completely defeated me. 这操作指南把我完全弄糊涂了。 |
1. | [u][c] 失败;战败;挫败failure to win or to be successful |
The party faces defeat in the election. 这个党面临选举失败。 | |
a narrow/heavy defeat 惜败;惨败 | |
The world champion has only had two defeats in 20 fights. 这个世界冠军在 20 场比赛中只败过两场。 | |
They finally had to admit defeat(= stop trying to be successful) . 他们最后只得认输。 |
2. | [c][ususing] 击败;战胜the act of winning a victory over sb/sth |
the defeat of fascism 战胜法西斯主义 |