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

• 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。
• God gets His greatest victories out of apparent defeats.
  在人显著的失败中，神得着最完全的胜利。
• In spite of numerous defeats, they still had plenty of fight left in them.
  虽然他们失败过很多次，但仍然斗志昂扬。
• I've tried to solve the problem, but it defeats me!
  这个问题我想解决，但把我难倒了！
• 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。
• 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。
• These defeats came as a particular setback for thorne.
  这些失败对索恩来说不啻是一大挫折。
• This series of military defeats brought about the downfall of the government.
  一连串的军事上的失败使政府垮台了。
• 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。
• 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。