defeats

英 [dɪˈfiːts]

美 [dɪˈfiːts]

v.  击败; 战胜; 使困惑; 难住; 使失败; 阻挠; 挫败
n.  失败; 战败; 挫败; 击败; 战胜
defeat的第三人称单数和复数

柯林斯词典

• VERB 击败;战胜
  If youdefeatsomeone, you win a victory over them in a battle, game, or contest.
  1. His guerrillas defeated the colonial army in 1954...
     1954 年他领导的游击队打败了殖民军队。
  2. The NHL Stanley Cup was won by the Montreal Canadians, who defeated the Boston Bruins four games to one.
     蒙特利尔加拿大人队以 4 比1战胜波士顿棕熊队，夺得了国家冰球联盟斯坦利杯。
• VERB 否决(提案或动议)
  If a proposal or motion in a debateis defeated, more people vote against it than for it.
  1. The proposal was defeated by just one vote.
     该提案仅以一票之差被否决。
• VERB (任务或问题)难住，难倒
  If a task or a problemdefeatsyou, it is so difficult that you cannot do it or solve it.
  1. There were times when the challenges of writing such a huge novel almost defeated her.
     有些时候，创作如此宏大的一部小说所面临的挑战几乎把她给难倒了。
• VERB 挫败(行动或计划);使落空
  Todefeatan action or plan means to cause it to fail.
  1. The navy played a limited but significant role in defeating the rebellion...
     海军在平息这场叛乱的过程中起到了有限但却十分重要的作用。
  2. He swore to defeat Odin's plan.
     他发誓一定要挫败奥丁的计划。
• N-VAR 战败;失利;失败
  Defeatis the experience of being beaten in a battle, game, or contest, or of failing to achieve what you wanted to.
  1. The most important thing is not to admit defeat until you really have to...
     最重要的是不到万不得已绝不要认输。
  2. The vote is seen as a defeat for the anti-abortion lobby...
     这一投票结果被看作是反堕胎游说团体的一次失败。
  3. A 2-1 defeat by Sweden left them bottom of Group One.
     1 比 2 负于瑞典之后，他们处在了第一小组的最后一名。

双语例句

• The coach was incompetent and the team suffered repeated defeats.
  因教练无能，该队屡遭败绩。
• Bulgarian defeats favourite in UNESCO election), announced her new eight-person assistant team this week ( 14 April).
  UNESCO的总干事IrinaBokova于去年11月上任（见保加利亚人在联合国教科文组织（UNESCO）竞选中击败最强的候选人），本周（4月14日）她宣布了新的八人助理团队。
• In the end of the Lord of the rings, good defeats evil.
  在《魔戒》的尾声，善良战胜了邪恶。
• Three defeats in a row dispirited him.
  他连输三场，心灰意懒。
• After six defeats in a row, the team's confidence has been badly shaken.
  在一连六次失败后，球队的信心被大大地挫伤了。
• They have had the experience both of splendid victories and grave defeats in the revolution.
  他们经历过伟大的革命胜利，也经历过严重的革命失败。
• It was a crushing defeat for America, a nation not accustomed to defeats.
  对美国这个不习惯吃败仗的国家来说，这是一次惨重的失败。
• After six defeats in a row, it's time the team sharpened up its performance a bit.
  在连续六场失败后，该是这支队伍的表现稍微改善一下的时候了。
• That defeats one of the main aims of DI.
  这破坏了使用DI的主要目的。
• After several defeats, the team is now doing well again.
  在多次失败之后，这支球队现在又有了起色。