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🔑 de·featBrE /dɪˈfiːt/NAmE /dɪˈfiːt/ verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they defeat BrE /dɪˈfiːt/ NAmE /dɪˈfiːt/present simple - he / she / it defeats BrE /dɪˈfiːts/ NAmE /dɪˈfiːts/past simple defeated BrE /dɪˈfiːtɪd/ NAmE /dɪˈfiːtɪd/past participle defeated BrE /dɪˈfiːtɪd/ NAmE /dɪˈfiːtɪd/ -ing form defeating BrE /dɪˈfiːtɪŋ/ NAmE /dɪˈfiːtɪŋ/🔑 ~ sb/sthto win against sb in a war, competition, sports game, etc. 击败；战胜 SYN beat ◆He defeated the champion in three sets. 他三盘击败了冠军。◆a defeated army 败军🔑 ~ sthto stop sth from being successful 使失败；阻挠；挫败◆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！~ sb(formal) if sth defeats you, you cannot understand it 使困惑；难住◆The instruction manual completely defeated me. 这操作指南把我完全弄糊涂了。 🔑 de·featBrE /dɪˈfiːt/NAmE /dɪˈfiːt/ noun🔑 [U, C] failure to win or to be successful 失败；战败；挫败◆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。🔑 [C, usually sing.] the act of winning a victory over sb/sth 击败；战胜◆the defeat of fascism 战胜法西斯主义 |