defeat的意思|示意
v. 击败,使困惑,使失败,否决,难倒,失利
n. 失败,战败,击败
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复数 defeats 第三人称单数 defeats 现在分词 defeating 过去式 defeated 过去分词 defeated
defeat的用法详解
英语单词defeat的用法讲解
英语单词defeat既有名词，也有动词的用法。下面就介绍一下defeat的各种用法：
1. 当defeat作名词时，它的意思是“失败，败北”，表示“在某种活动中（如竞赛、比赛、斗争）的失败”的意思。例如：
He has suffered defeats in all the competitions.
他在所有的比赛中都遭受了失败。
2. 当defeat作动词时，它的意思是“战胜，击败”，表示“在某种活动中胜过或击败对手”的意思。例如：
Our team defeated the opponents in the final competition.
我们的球队在最后的比赛中击败了对手。
另外，在英语里，defeat还有一种非常特别的用法，即“反向让步”，即被动地接受某种行为，即使在被动接受之前，你也没有抗议这种行为。在这种情况下，defeat的意思是“被迫接受，无可奈何”的意思。例如：
We had to defeat to the will of the majority.
我们只能被迫接受多数人的意见。
defeat相关短语
1、 suffer defeat 遭受失败
defeat相关例句
a narrow/heavy defeat
惜败；惨败
牛津词典
The world champion has only had two defeats in 20 fights.
这个世界冠军在20场拳击赛中只败过两场。
牛津词典
The motion was defeated by 19 votes.
这项动议以19票反对被否决。
牛津词典
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。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
The instruction manual completely defeated me.
这操作指南把我完全弄糊涂了。
牛津词典
Defeat was staring them in the face.
他们必遭失败。
They narrowly avoided defeat.
他们险些儿被打败。
He bamboozled Mercer into defeat.
他蒙骗默瑟并击败了他。