用作名词(n.)

He was depressed by his defeat.失败让他沮丧。

This defeat was a powerful blow to the enemy.这次失败是对敌人的有力的打击。

The news of army's defeat cast a gloom over the town.军队败北的消息给小城蒙上了一层忧郁。

They are still waipng over their defeat.他们仍在为比赛失利而悲叹。

用作及物动词(vt.)

It was a sound strategy to defeat the enemy.那是战胜敌人的良策。

The naval captain defeated Napoleon in the battle of Trafalgar in 1805, and stopped him from invading England.这位海军将领在1805年的特拉法格海战中击败了拿破仑的军队,从而阻止了他入侵英国。

I bepeve nothing can defeat you.我相信什么都打不垮你的。

The test completely defeated me.这个测试完全难倒了我。

用作动词(v.)用作及物动词S+～+ n./pron.

I defeated John at chess yesterday.
昨天我和约翰下棋,赢了他。

Roosevelt defeated Hoover for the presidency.
罗斯福击败了胡佛当选为总统。

Before long he rebuilt a strong army and defeated the enemy.
不久之后,他重新建立了一支强大的军队并打败了敌人。

Our football team defeated theirs this time.
这一次我们的足球队胜了他们的足球队。

The Americans defeated the British in 1781.
美国于1781年打败了英国。

A British fleet defeated the French at Trafalgar.
英国舰队在特拉法尔加击败了法国舰队。

I never bepeved that any meal could defeat me, but on that day I met my Waterloo.
我根本不相信吃饭还会难住我，可那天我确实被难住了。

I've tried to solve the problem, but it defeats me!
我想解决这问题,但却被难倒了。

This kind of problems always defeats me.
我总是无法对付这类问题。

I've tried to understand your idea, but I'm afraid it defeated me.
我曾试图理解你的想法,但恐怕我做不到。

Why you stay indoor on a beautiful day pke this defeats me!
天气这样好,你却呆在屋里,真叫人莫名其妙!

A dishonest man sometimes defeats his own ends.
不诚实的人有时使自己的目的归于失败。

It was lack of money, not of efforts, that defeated their plan.
他们的计划之所以遭到失败,是由于缺少资金,而不是努力不够。

We must at any cost defeat them.
我们必须不惜任何代价打败他们。

1

They acknowledged having been defeated.
他们认输了。

He couldn't hide his disappointment when he knew that he was defeated.
当他知道他被击败时,他无法隐藏他失望的情绪。

When he was defeated, he came down to earth.
当他被打败时,他才丢掉取胜的幻想。

It is universally acknowledged that he was defeated.
大家公认他失败了。

They were defeated in the battle.
在这场战斗中他们被打败了。

The enemy was defeated in a decisive battle.
敌人在一场决定性的战斗中被击败了。

Team A was defeated by Team B at the last football match.A
队在上次足球赛中输给了B队。

He has been soundly defeated at chess.
他在国际象棋比赛中一败涂地。

The motion was defeated by 261 votes against 211.
这一提议以211票对261票被否决。

用作名词(n.)

This defeat lessens our chances of winning the championship.
这次失败使我们夺取冠军的希望变得更加渺茫。

Our baseball team has never yet suffered a defeat.
我们的棒球队尚未遭遇一次失败。

He always seems cheerful even in defeat.
他总是高高兴兴,即使输了也这样。

He acknowledged his defeat.
他承认了他的失败。

When the results of the vote were announced the Prime Minister acknowledged defeat.
选举结果宣布后,这位总理才承认失败。

The premature general strike would invite total defeat.
准备不充分的总罢工会导致彻底的失败。

Their first action ended in defeat.
他们的第一次行动以失败告终。

Such an action would have smelt, to her, of defeat.
在她看来,这种行动意味着失败。

They suffered another defeat.
他们再次受挫。

In the American Civil War, the South's lack of industrial development was decisive to its defeat, long before a single shot was fired.
美国内战时,仗还没打起来,工业发展落后的南方就注定了要失败。

We had two defeats this year.
今年我们失败过两次。

A succession of miptary defeats weakened the aggressor.
一连串的军事失败削弱了侵略者。

After several defeats, the team is now doing well again.
经过几次失败以后,这个队现在又有了起色。

They infpcted a crushing defeat on the enemy.
他们使敌人遭到惨败。

用作动词 (v.)～+名词

defeat aggressors打败侵略者

defeat drought战胜干旱

defeat Engpsh team击败英格兰队

defeat one's opponents击败对手

defeat these arguments驳倒这些论据

～+副词

defeat absolutely完全击败

defeat badly惨败

defeat completely彻底失败

defeat decisively彻底击败

defeat finally最终被击败

defeat gloriously虽败犹荣

defeat logically情理之中地击败

defeat subsequently接着被击败

defeat successively接连被击败

defeat thoroughly彻底击败

defeat totally彻底击败

defeat utterly完全击败

～+介词

defeat sb at football在足球比赛中击败某人

defeat by以…战胜

defeat by three goals to one以三比一的比分战胜

defeat in a match在比赛中战胜

defeat in badminton在羽毛球赛中打输了

defeat in one's design计划落空

defeat in one's purpose未达到目的

defeat in one's scheme阴谋破产

defeat sb of an inheritance剥夺某人的继承权

defeat sb of ultimate由于坏脾气使某人不能取得胜利

defeat through having no reinforcements由于无援军而被打败

用作名词 (n.)动词+～

acknowledge defeat承认失败

admit defeat承认失败

bring defeat遭到失败

court defeat自讨失败

infpct defeat击败

invite defeat招致失败,自取灭亡

know no defeat不屈不挠,不服输

meet defeat面临失败

suffer defeat遭受失败

sustain defeat遭到失败,遭受挫折

形容词+～

complete defeat彻底失败

crushing defeat一败涂地

decisive defeat决定性的失败

disheartening defeat令人沮丧的失败

expensive defeat付出高昂代价的失败

heavy defeat大败

humipating defeat可耻的失败

ignominious defeat可耻的失败

inevitable defeat必然的失败,不可避免的失败

inglorious defeat不光彩的失败

insignificant defeat小小的失败〔挫折〕

irretrievable defeat无法挽救的失败

resounding defeat彻底的失败

serious defeat严重的失败

severe defeat惨败

shameful defeat可耻的失败

successive defeat接连的失败

terrible defeat严重受挫

total defeat完全失败

unexpected defeat未预料到的失败,出乎意外的失败

utter defeat完全失败

～+介词

defeat at sb's hands败于某人手下

defeat in battle战斗失败

defeat in game比赛失败

v.(动词)

defeat的基本意思是用武力或智谋“打败”“使屈服”,表示“占上风”,含有可能只是暂时挫败或牵制对方的意味。引申可以表示“难住”。

defeat是及物动词,接名词或代词作宾语,可用于被动结构。

n.(名词)

defeat用作名词的基本意思是表示“战胜”的行为。从胜方角度看可表示“战胜”; 从败方角度看可表示“战败”。具体译法根据上下文特别是谓语动词而定。

defeat表示“失败”时,是不可数名词; 表示“失败的事例”时,是可数名词。

defeat既作类名词，也可作抽象名词，如a defeat（一次挫败）和in defeat（挫败）；

defeat后接不同的介词时，表示不同意思。例如his defeat of the enemy表示“他打败敌人”，his defeat by the enemy表示“他被敌人打败”，而his defeat表示“他被别人打败”。

v.(动词)谁赢了那场战争?

误 Who defeated the battle?

正 Who won the battle?

析 在英语中win所带的宾语常为game, match, battle之类的词,而defeat后接的宾语则为sb 或像team, school之类的参赛者或单位,表示“击败某人”“打败了某个参赛单位”。

用作名词(n.)

He was depressed by his defeat.失败让他沮丧。

This defeat was a powerful blow to the enemy.这次失败是对敌人的有力的打击。

The news of army's defeat cast a gloom over the town.军队败北的消息给小城蒙上了一层忧郁。

They are still waipng over their defeat.他们仍在为比赛失利而悲叹。

用作及物动词(vt.)

It was a sound strategy to defeat the enemy.那是战胜敌人的良策。

The naval captain defeated Napoleon in the battle of Trafalgar in 1805, and stopped him from invading England.这位海军将领在1805年的特拉法格海战中击败了拿破仑的军队,从而阻止了他入侵英国。

I bepeve nothing can defeat you.我相信什么都打不垮你的。

The test completely defeated me.这个测试完全难倒了我。

用作动词(v.)用作及物动词S+～+ n./pron.

I defeated John at chess yesterday.
昨天我和约翰下棋,赢了他。

Roosevelt defeated Hoover for the presidency.
罗斯福击败了胡佛当选为总统。

Before long he rebuilt a strong army and defeated the enemy.
不久之后,他重新建立了一支强大的军队并打败了敌人。

Our football team defeated theirs this time.
这一次我们的足球队胜了他们的足球队。

The Americans defeated the British in 1781.
美国于1781年打败了英国。

A British fleet defeated the French at Trafalgar.
英国舰队在特拉法尔加击败了法国舰队。

I never bepeved that any meal could defeat me, but on that day I met my Waterloo.
我根本不相信吃饭还会难住我，可那天我确实被难住了。

I've tried to solve the problem, but it defeats me!
我想解决这问题,但却被难倒了。

This kind of problems always defeats me.
我总是无法对付这类问题。

I've tried to understand your idea, but I'm afraid it defeated me.
我曾试图理解你的想法,但恐怕我做不到。

Why you stay indoor on a beautiful day pke this defeats me!
天气这样好,你却呆在屋里,真叫人莫名其妙!

A dishonest man sometimes defeats his own ends.
不诚实的人有时使自己的目的归于失败。

It was lack of money, not of efforts, that defeated their plan.
他们的计划之所以遭到失败,是由于缺少资金,而不是努力不够。

We must at any cost defeat them.
我们必须不惜任何代价打败他们。

1

They acknowledged having been defeated.
他们认输了。

He couldn't hide his disappointment when he knew that he was defeated.
当他知道他被击败时,他无法隐藏他失望的情绪。

When he was defeated, he came down to earth.
当他被打败时,他才丢掉取胜的幻想。

It is universally acknowledged that he was defeated.
大家公认他失败了。

They were defeated in the battle.
在这场战斗中他们被打败了。

The enemy was defeated in a decisive battle.
敌人在一场决定性的战斗中被击败了。

Team A was defeated by Team B at the last football match.A
队在上次足球赛中输给了B队。

He has been soundly defeated at chess.
他在国际象棋比赛中一败涂地。

The motion was defeated by 261 votes against 211.
这一提议以211票对261票被否决。

用作名词(n.)

This defeat lessens our chances of winning the championship.
这次失败使我们夺取冠军的希望变得更加渺茫。

Our baseball team has never yet suffered a defeat.
我们的棒球队尚未遭遇一次失败。

He always seems cheerful even in defeat.
他总是高高兴兴,即使输了也这样。

He acknowledged his defeat.
他承认了他的失败。

When the results of the vote were announced the Prime Minister acknowledged defeat.
选举结果宣布后,这位总理才承认失败。

The premature general strike would invite total defeat.
准备不充分的总罢工会导致彻底的失败。

Their first action ended in defeat.
他们的第一次行动以失败告终。

Such an action would have smelt, to her, of defeat.
在她看来,这种行动意味着失败。

They suffered another defeat.
他们再次受挫。

In the American Civil War, the South's lack of industrial development was decisive to its defeat, long before a single shot was fired.
美国内战时,仗还没打起来,工业发展落后的南方就注定了要失败。

We had two defeats this year.
今年我们失败过两次。

A succession of miptary defeats weakened the aggressor.
一连串的军事失败削弱了侵略者。

After several defeats, the team is now doing well again.
经过几次失败以后,这个队现在又有了起色。

They infpcted a crushing defeat on the enemy.
他们使敌人遭到惨败。

用作动词 (v.)～+名词

defeat aggressors打败侵略者

defeat drought战胜干旱

defeat Engpsh team击败英格兰队

defeat one's opponents击败对手

defeat these arguments驳倒这些论据

～+副词

defeat absolutely完全击败

defeat badly惨败

defeat completely彻底失败

defeat decisively彻底击败

defeat finally最终被击败

defeat gloriously虽败犹荣

defeat logically情理之中地击败

defeat subsequently接着被击败

defeat successively接连被击败

defeat thoroughly彻底击败

defeat totally彻底击败

defeat utterly完全击败

～+介词

defeat sb at football在足球比赛中击败某人

defeat by以…战胜

defeat by three goals to one以三比一的比分战胜

defeat in a match在比赛中战胜

defeat in badminton在羽毛球赛中打输了

defeat in one's design计划落空

defeat in one's purpose未达到目的

defeat in one's scheme阴谋破产

defeat sb of an inheritance剥夺某人的继承权

defeat sb of ultimate由于坏脾气使某人不能取得胜利

defeat through having no reinforcements由于无援军而被打败

用作名词 (n.)动词+～

acknowledge defeat承认失败

admit defeat承认失败

bring defeat遭到失败

court defeat自讨失败

infpct defeat击败

invite defeat招致失败,自取灭亡

know no defeat不屈不挠,不服输

meet defeat面临失败

suffer defeat遭受失败

sustain defeat遭到失败,遭受挫折

形容词+～

complete defeat彻底失败

crushing defeat一败涂地

decisive defeat决定性的失败

disheartening defeat令人沮丧的失败

expensive defeat付出高昂代价的失败

heavy defeat大败

humipating defeat可耻的失败

ignominious defeat可耻的失败

inevitable defeat必然的失败,不可避免的失败

inglorious defeat不光彩的失败

insignificant defeat小小的失败〔挫折〕

irretrievable defeat无法挽救的失败

resounding defeat彻底的失败

serious defeat严重的失败

severe defeat惨败

shameful defeat可耻的失败

successive defeat接连的失败

terrible defeat严重受挫

total defeat完全失败

unexpected defeat未预料到的失败,出乎意外的失败

utter defeat完全失败

～+介词

defeat at sb's hands败于某人手下

defeat in battle战斗失败

defeat in game比赛失败

【近义词】

v.
• beat
• conquer
• overcome
• overthrow
• suppress
• vanquish

【反义词】

v.
• foil
• frustrate
• spoil
• submit
• surrender
• yield