defeat
- IPA[dəˈfēt]
美式
- win a victory over (someone) in a battle or other contest; overcome or beat；prevent (someone) from achieving an aim
- an instance of defeating or being defeated
verb: defeat, 3rd person present: defeats, gerund or present participle: defeating, past tense: defeated, past participle: defeated
noun: defeat, plural noun: defeats
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動詞
- 1. win a victory over (someone) in a battle or other contest; overcome or beat Arab armies defeated the Byzantine garrison 同義詞 反義詞
- ▪ prevent (someone) from achieving an aim she was defeated by the last steep hill 同義詞 反義詞
- ▪ prevent (an aim) from being achieved don't cheat by allowing your body to droop—this defeats the object of the exercise
- ▪ reject or block (a motion or proposal) the amendment was defeated 同義詞 反義詞
- ▪ be impossible for (someone) to understand this line of reasoning defeats me, I must confess 同義詞
- ▪ render null and void; annul.
名詞
- 1. an instance of defeating or being defeated she had still not quite admitted defeat the defeat of the Armada in 1588 同義詞 反義詞
- having been beaten in a battle or other contest: the defeated army
Oxford American Dictionary
- having been beaten in a battle or other contest: the defeated army
Oxford Dictionary
- (of an action or policy) unable, because of its inherent qualities, to achieve the end it is ... courage without wariness is ultimately self-defeating the self-defeating quality of much human behavior
Oxford American Dictionary
- (of an action) preventing rather than achieving a desired result; futile: courage without wariness is ultimately self-defeating the self-defeating quality of much human behaviour
Oxford Dictionary
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- IPA[dɪˈfiːt]
英式
- win a victory over (someone) in a battle or other contest; overcome or beat: Garibaldi defeated the Neapolitan army
- an instance of defeating or being defeated: a 1–0 defeat by Grimsby she had still not quite admitted defeat
Oxford Dictionary
