音标:[di'fi:t] ; 柯林斯词典等级:4 级; 牛津三千核心词汇;
n. 败北, 失败
vt. 击败, 使落空
n. an unsuccessful ending to a struggle or contest
词型变化:过去分词 : defeated ; 过去式 : defeated ; 名词复数形式 : defeats ; 现在分词 : defeating ; 第三人称单数 : defeats
考试类型:[高考/四级/六级/考研/托福/IELTS]
词性分布:
动词58%
名词42%

defeat的用法和样例:

例句

用作名词(n.)
  1. He was depressed by his defeat.失败让他沮丧。
  2. This defeat was a powerful blow to the enemy.这次失败是对敌人的有力的打击。
  3. The news of army's defeat cast a gloom over the town.军队败北的消息给小城蒙上了一层忧郁。
  4. They are still wailing over their defeat.他们仍在为比赛失利而悲叹。
用作及物动词(vt.)
  1. It was a sound strategy to defeat the enemy.那是战胜敌人的良策。
  2. The naval captain defeated Napoleon in the battle of Trafalgar in 1805, and stopped him from invading England.这位海军将领在1805年的特拉法格海战中击败了拿破仑的军队,从而阻止了他入侵英国。
  3. I believe nothing can defeat you.我相信什么都打不垮你的。
  4. The test completely defeated me.这个测试完全难倒了我。

常见句型

用作动词(v.)
用作及物动词S+~+ n./pron.
  1. I defeated John at chess yesterday.昨天我和约翰下棋,赢了他。
  2. Roosevelt defeated Hoover for the presidency.罗斯福击败了胡佛当选为总统。
  3. Before long he rebuilt a strong army and defeated the enemy.不久之后,他重新建立了一支强大的军队并打败了敌人。
  4. Our football team defeated theirs this time.这一次我们的足球队胜了他们的足球队。
  5. The Americans defeated the British in 1781.美国于1781年打败了英国。
  6. A British fleet defeated the French at Trafalgar.英国舰队在特拉法尔加击败了法国舰队。
  7. I never believed that any meal could defeat me, but on that day I met my Waterloo.我根本不相信吃饭还会难住我,可那天我确实被难住了。
  8. I've tried to solve the problem, but it defeats me!我想解决这问题,但却被难倒了。
  9. This kind of problems always defeats me.我总是无法对付这类问题。
  10. I've tried to understand your idea, but I'm afraid it defeated me.我曾试图理解你的想法,但恐怕我做不到。
  11. Why you stay indoor on a beautiful day like this defeats me!天气这样好,你却呆在屋里,真叫人莫名其妙!
  12. A dishonest man sometimes defeats his own ends.不诚实的人有时使自己的目的归于失败。
  13. It was lack of money, not of efforts, that defeated their plan.他们的计划之所以遭到失败,是由于缺少资金,而不是努力不够。
  14. We must at any cost defeat them.我们必须不惜任何代价打败他们。
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  16. They acknowledged having been defeated.他们认输了。
  17. He couldn't hide his disappointment when he knew that he was defeated.当他知道他被击败时,他无法隐藏他失望的情绪。
  18. When he was defeated, he came down to earth.当他被打败时,他才丢掉取胜的幻想。
  19. It is universally acknowledged that he was defeated.大家公认他失败了。
  20. They were defeated in the battle.在这场战斗中他们被打败了。
  21. The enemy was defeated in a decisive battle.敌人在一场决定性的战斗中被击败了。
  22. Team A was defeated by Team B at the last football match.A队在上次足球赛中输给了B队。
  23. He has been soundly defeated at chess.他在国际象棋比赛中一败涂地。
  24. The motion was defeated by 261 votes against 211.这一提议以211票对261票被否决。
用作名词(n.)
  1. This defeat lessens our chances of winning the championship.这次失败使我们夺取冠军的希望变得更加渺茫。
  2. Our baseball team has never yet suffered a defeat.我们的棒球队尚未遭遇一次失败。
  3. He always seems cheerful even in defeat.他总是高高兴兴,即使输了也这样。
  4. He acknowledged his defeat.他承认了他的失败。
  5. When the results of the vote were announced the Prime Minister acknowledged defeat.选举结果宣布后,这位总理才承认失败。
  6. The premature general strike would invite total defeat.准备不充分的总罢工会导致彻底的失败。
  7. Their first action ended in defeat.他们的第一次行动以失败告终。
  8. Such an action would have smelt, to her, of defeat.在她看来,这种行动意味着失败。
  9. They suffered another defeat.他们再次受挫。
  10. In the American Civil War, the South's lack of industrial development was decisive to its defeat, long before a single shot was fired.美国内战时,仗还没打起来,工业发展落后的南方就注定了要失败。
  11. We had two defeats this year.今年我们失败过两次。
  12. A succession of military defeats weakened the aggressor.一连串的军事失败削弱了侵略者。
  13. After several defeats, the team is now doing well again.经过几次失败以后,这个队现在又有了起色。
  14. They inflicted a crushing defeat on the enemy.他们使敌人遭到惨败。

词汇搭配

用作动词 (v.)
~+名词
  • defeat aggressors打败侵略者
  • defeat drought战胜干旱
  • defeat English team击败英格兰队
  • defeat one's opponents击败对手
  • defeat these arguments驳倒这些论据
~+副词
  • defeat absolutely完全击败
  • defeat badly惨败
  • defeat completely彻底失败
  • defeat decisively彻底击败
  • defeat finally最终被击败
  • defeat gloriously虽败犹荣
  • defeat logically情理之中地击败
  • defeat subsequently接着被击败
  • defeat successively接连被击败
  • defeat thoroughly彻底击败
  • defeat totally彻底击败
  • defeat utterly完全击败
~+介词
  • defeat sb at football在足球比赛中击败某人
  • defeat by以…战胜
  • defeat by three goals to one以三比一的比分战胜
  • defeat in a match在比赛中战胜
  • defeat in badminton在羽毛球赛中打输了
  • defeat in one's design计划落空
  • defeat in one's purpose未达到目的
  • defeat in one's scheme阴谋破产
  • defeat sb of an inheritance剥夺某人的继承权
  • defeat sb of ultimate由于坏脾气使某人不能取得胜利
  • defeat through having no reinforcements由于无援军而被打败
用作名词 (n.)
动词+~
  • acknowledge defeat承认失败
  • admit defeat承认失败
  • bring defeat遭到失败
  • court defeat自讨失败
  • inflict defeat击败
  • invite defeat招致失败,自取灭亡
  • know no defeat不屈不挠,不服输
  • meet defeat面临失败
  • suffer defeat遭受失败
  • sustain defeat遭到失败,遭受挫折
形容词+~
  • complete defeat彻底失败
  • crushing defeat一败涂地
  • decisive defeat决定性的失败
  • disheartening defeat令人沮丧的失败
  • expensive defeat付出高昂代价的失败
  • heavy defeat大败
  • humiliating defeat可耻的失败
  • ignominious defeat可耻的失败
  • inevitable defeat必然的失败,不可避免的失败
  • inglorious defeat不光彩的失败
  • insignificant defeat小小的失败〔挫折〕
  • irretrievable defeat无法挽救的失败
  • resounding defeat彻底的失败
  • serious defeat严重的失败
  • severe defeat惨败
  • shameful defeat可耻的失败
  • successive defeat接连的失败
  • terrible defeat严重受挫
  • total defeat完全失败
  • unexpected defeat未预料到的失败,出乎意外的失败
  • utter defeat完全失败
~+介词
  • defeat at sb's hands败于某人手下
  • defeat in battle战斗失败
  • defeat in game比赛失败

经典引文

  • The defeat of the Armada.

    出自:J. R. Green
  • It was check mate, match, and defeat from the opening move.

    出自:J. Heller
  • His unkindness may defeat my life.

    出自:Othello,Shakespeare

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