
好词典

源自中古英语 'defeten',来自古法语 'defait',过去分词形式 'desfaire'(意为‘破坏’或‘击败’),最终源自拉丁语 'dis-'(表示否定)和 'facere'(意为‘做’)。
❶ 击败或战胜某人或某事物,使其无法成功或达到目标。
“Our team defeats the opponent in the final match.”
(我们队在决赛中击败了对手。)
“She defeats all competitors and wins the championship.”
(她击败了所有竞争者,赢得了冠军。)
❶ 失败或被击败的状态或结果,通常指在比赛或竞争中失利。
“The team suffered three consecutive defeats this season.”
(这个赛季,球队遭遇了三连败。)
“His defeat in the election was unexpected.”
(他在选举中的失败出乎意料。)
admit defeat — 承认失败,表示认输或接受无法成功的事实。
“After several attempts, he finally admitted defeat.”
(经过多次尝试后,他终于认输了。)
suffer a defeat — 经历失败,通常指在比赛、战斗或竞争中失利。
“The team suffered a heavy defeat in the first round.”
(球队在第一轮比赛中遭遇惨败。)