defeat

/dɪˈfiːt/ v. / n.
标准词条 CET-4CET-6IELTS
一句话记住

击败；战胜；挫败；失败；战败

释义与例句

v. 击败；战胜；挫败
to win against somebody in a competition, war or conflict, or to prevent something from succeeding
  1. The home team defeated its rivals by two goals.
    主队以两球优势击败了对手。
  2. The army defeated the invasion after months of fighting.
    经过数月战斗，军队挫败了入侵。
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  1. The motion was defeated by a narrow margin.
    这项动议以微弱差距被否决。
n. 失败；战败
failure to win or succeed
  1. The team suffered its first defeat of the season.
    这支球队遭遇了本赛季首场失利。
  2. He admitted defeat after several unsuccessful attempts.
    几次尝试均未成功后，他认输了。
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  1. The election defeat led to a change of leadership.
    选举失利导致了领导层更替。

词源与构词

源自古法语 desfait，与 desfaire（撤销、毁坏）有关，再追溯至拉丁语 facere（做）。

记忆钩子 defeat 是“击败别人”，lose 是“自己输掉”；名词记 suffer a defeat（遭遇失败）。

词族与关联词

词族（同一词根派生出的不同词性或形式）
  • defeated 被击败的；气馁的
    既可描述比赛失败，也可形容灰心丧气。
  • undefeated 未尝败绩的
    un- 表示否定，指尚未被击败。
同义词
  • beat 击败；战胜
    beat 更口语化，后接被击败的人或队伍；defeat 较正式，也可表示挫败计划或否决动议。
    We beat the other team 3–1. 我们以三比一击败了另一支队伍。
反义词
  • victory 胜利
    The team celebrated a narrow victory. 球队庆祝了一场险胜。
易混词（形近或义近，注意区别）
  • lose 输掉；失败
    lose 的主语是失败的一方；defeat 作动词时主语是获胜的一方，后接被击败的对象。
    They lost the match by one point. 他们以一分之差输掉了比赛。
常见搭配
  • suffer a defeat 遭受失败
    The champion suffered a surprising defeat. 这位冠军意外遭遇了一场失利。
  • defeat an opponent 击败对手
    She defeated her opponent in straight sets. 她直落几盘击败了对手。
  • a narrow defeat 惜败
    Their narrow defeat ended their hopes of promotion. 这场惜败终结了他们晋级的希望。