defeat
US
UK defeat [sb] vtr: (win: game)
SC 战胜 zhàn shèng
TC 戰勝
TC 戰勝
SC 打败 zhàn shèng ，dǎ bài
TC 打敗
TC 打敗
They defeated their opponents 3-2.
他们3比2战胜了对手。
defeat n: (loss)
SC 失败 shī bài
The defeat saddened the fans.
球迷们因为失败垂头丧气。
defeat n: (rejection: of a proposal)
SC 挫败 cuò bài
SC 落空 cuò bài，luò kōng
Henderson is facing defeat in his attempt to persuade the club to approve his proposal.
汉德森试图说服俱乐部通过他的提案，但现在面临失败。
defeat [sb] vtr: (win: military) (军事术语)
SC 战胜 zhàn shèng
TC 戰勝
TC 戰勝
SC 击败 zhàn shèng ，jī bài
TC 擊敗
TC 擊敗
After seven years of battle, Caesar defeated the Gauls.
defeat [sth] vtr: figurative (thwart, prevent success)
SC 挫败 cuò bài
SC 有违
SC 违反 cuò bài，wéi fǎn
TC 違反
TC 違反
Poor use of language defeats the purpose of communicating.
crushing defeat n: figurative (total defeat) (比喻)
SC 惨重的失败，一败涂地 cǎn zhòng de shī bài，yí bài tú dì
The Battle of Waterloo was a crushing defeat for Napoleon Bonaparte.