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

• But Mr Sharma played down the defeats, insisting India was not trying to compete with China.
  但是，沙玛对这些失败轻描淡写，并坚称印度没有试图与中国竞争。
• 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。
• The defeats and final failure had been due to others-to their "disloyalty and betrayal".
  失败和最后的溃败则应归咎于别人，归咎于他们的不忠和背叛。
• 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。
• But there are tactical bottom-line victories that can lead to strategic defeats.
  但是有一些战术上底线的成功可能会导致战略上的失败。
• His own army, stung by defeats, is mutinous.
  经历失败的痛楚后，他所率军队出现反叛情绪。
• 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。
• Tactical victories often end in strategic defeats.
  战术上的胜利往往会以战略上的失败告终。
• Of course, the United Nations has also had complications, suffering from setbacks and defeats.
  当然，联合国也有过曲折的经历，遭受过挫折和失败。
• 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。