defeats; defeated; defeating
defeats; defeated; defeating
Learner's definition of DEFEAT
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: to win a victory over (someone or something) in a war, contest, game, etc.击败；战胜 -
We lost to their team last year, but this year we're going to defeat [=beat] them.去年我们输给了他们队，但今年我们会战胜他们。
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We must be ready to defeat our enemies in battle.在战场上我们必须做好准备击败敌人。
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Our candidate defeated him in the last election.在最后一轮选举中，我们的候选人战胜了他。
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He defeated his opponent.他击败了对手。
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a : to cause (someone or something) to fail挫败；使落空 -
She finally found a solution to a problem that had defeated many other researchers.她终于找到一个困扰很多其他研究人员的问题的解决方案。
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The bill was defeated in the state senate.这个提案在州参议院遭到否决。
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It would defeat the purpose of having a nice car if you never got to drive it. [=there would be no reason to have a nice car if you did not drive it]如果你从不驾驶它，那么拥有一辆漂亮的汽车就失去了意义。
b : to control or overcome (something)控制；克服 — see also defeated 2 defeat /dɪˈfiːt/ noun
plural defeats
plural defeats
Learner's definition of DEFEAT
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: failure to succeed or to win失败；挫败 [noncount]
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We weren't prepared for defeat.我们没料到会失败。
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One small error could make the difference between success and defeat.一个小小的误差就有可能会影响成败。
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After several tries we were forced to accept/admit/concede defeat.几次尝试之后，我们被迫接受/承认失败。
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The bill suffered defeat [=the bill was defeated] in the state senate.这个提案在州参议院遭到否决。
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Even in defeat [=even when he didn't win], he was a hero to those who loved the sport.对那些热爱此项运动的人来说，即使他未能获胜，他仍然是英雄。
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The passage of the law represented a defeat for their cause.这项法律的通过代表了他们败诉。
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Her basketball team suffered a bitter/crushing/devastating defeat. [=loss]她的篮球队遭到了惨败。
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That was his first defeat as a professional boxer.作为一名职业拳击手，那是他的首次失利。
— opposite victory 2
[count] : the act of winning a victory over someone or something击败；战胜
go down to defeat
: to fail or lose : to be defeated失败；损失；被打败