n.挫敗；敗北
vt.戰(zhàn)勝；擊敗；使...不能實(shí)現(xiàn)
He was depressed by his defeat. 失敗讓他沮喪。
The news of army's defeat cast a gloom over the town. 軍隊(duì)敗北的消息給小城蒙上了一層憂郁。
They are still wailing over their defeat. 他們?nèi)栽跒楸荣愂Ю瘒@。
用作及物動(dòng)詞 (vt.)It was a sound strategy to defeat the enemy. 那是戰(zhàn)勝敵人的良策。
The naval captain defeated Napoleon in the battle of Trafalgar in 1805, and stopped him from invading England. 這位海軍將領(lǐng)在1805年的特拉法格海戰(zhàn)中擊敗了拿破侖的軍隊(duì),從而阻止了他入侵英國(guó)。
I believe nothing can defeat you. 我相信什么都打不垮你的。
The test completely defeated me. 這個(gè)測(cè)試完全難倒了我。
defeat既作類名詞，也可作抽象名詞，如a defeat（一次挫敗）和in defeat（挫敗）；
defeat后接不同的介詞時(shí)，表示不同意思。例如his defeat of the enemy表示“他打敗敵人”，his defeat by the enemy表示“他被敵人打敗”，而his defeat表示“他被別人打敗”。
v.(動(dòng)詞)defeat的基本意思是用武力或智謀“打敗”“使屈服”,表示“占上風(fēng)”,含有可能只是暫時(shí)挫敗或牽制對(duì)方的意味。引申可以表示“難住”。
defeat是及物動(dòng)詞,接名詞或代詞作賓語,可用于被動(dòng)結(jié)構(gòu)。
n.(名詞)defeat用作名詞的基本意思是表示“戰(zhàn)勝”的行為。從勝方角度看可表示“戰(zhàn)勝”; 從敗方角度看可表示“戰(zhàn)敗”。具體譯法根據(jù)上下文特別是謂語動(dòng)詞而定。
defeat表示“失敗”時(shí),是不可數(shù)名詞; 表示“失敗的事例”時(shí),是可數(shù)名詞。
adj.未被擊敗的；勝利的
