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

• It is often difficult, as Boris Pasternak once wrote, to distinguish victories from defeats.
  正如鲍里斯帕斯捷尔纳克（BorisPasternak）曾经写道的那样，成功和失败常常是难以分辨的。
• 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。
• Three defeats in a row dispirited him.
  他连输三场，心灰意懒。
• 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。
• Remember, there is a difference between encountering defeats and being defeated.
  请记住：遭遇挫折与被打败之间是有区别的。
• For every victory during the height of the civil rights movement, there were setbacks and there were defeats.
  民权运动高潮中的每一个胜利，都有挫折、有失败。
• 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。
• The coach was incompetent and the team suffered repeated defeats.
  因教练无能，该队屡遭败绩。
• They must never be seen as defeats, merely temporary setbacks.
  绝不应该将这些视为失败，它们仅仅是暂时的挫折而已。
• This of course defeats the purpose of an auction.
  当然，这违反了拍卖的目的。