1. 擊敗;戰勝 If you defeat someone, you win a victory over them in a battle, game, or contest.
e.g. His guerrillas defeated the colonial army in 1954... 1954 年他領(lǐng)導的游擊隊打敗了殖民軍隊。 e.g. The NHL Stanley Cup was won by the Montreal Canadians, who defeated the Boston Bruins four games to one. 蒙特利爾加拿大人隊以 4 比1戰勝波士頓棕熊隊,奪得了國家冰球聯(lián)盟斯坦利杯。
2. 否決(提案或動(dòng)議) If a proposal or motion in a debate is defeated, more people vote against it than for it.
defeat是什么意思
e.g. The proposal was defeated by just one vote. 該提案僅以一票之差被否決。
3. (任務(wù)或問(wèn)題)難住,難倒 If a task or a problem defeats you, it is so difficult that you cannot do it or solve it.
e.g. There were times when the challenges of writing such a huge novel almost defeated her. 有些時(shí)候,創(chuàng )作如此宏大的一部小說(shuō)所面臨的挑戰幾乎把她給難倒了。
4. 挫敗(行動(dòng)或計劃);使落空 To defeat an action or plan means to cause it to fail.
e.g. The navy played a limited but significant role in defeating the rebellion... 海軍在平息這場(chǎng)叛亂的過(guò)程中起到了有限但卻十分重要的作用。 e.g. He swore to defeat Odin's plan. 他發(fā)誓一定要挫敗奧丁的計劃。
5. 戰敗;失利;失敗 Defeat is the experience of being beaten in a battle, game, or contest, or of failing to achieve what you wanted to.
defeat的翻譯
e.g. The most important thing is not to admit defeat until you really have to... 最重要的是不到萬(wàn)不得已絕不要認輸。 e.g. The vote is seen as a defeat for the anti-abortion lobby... 這一投票結果被看作是反墮胎游說(shuō)團體的一次失敗。
defeat英英釋義
noun
1. an unsuccessful ending to a struggle or contest
e.g. it was a narrow defeat the army's only defeat they suffered a convincing licking
Synonym: licking
2. the feeling that accompanies an experience of being thwarted in attaining your goals
Synonym: frustration
verb
1. win a victory over
e.g. You must overcome all difficulties defeat your enemies He overcame his shyness He overcame his infirmity Her anger got the better of her and she blew up
Synonym: get the better ofovercome
2. thwart the passage of
e.g. kill a motion he shot down the student's proposal