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NOUN. 名词1.?[C, U 有变体名词] 失败Defeat is the experience of being beaten in a battle, game, or contest, or of failing to achieve what you wanted to. 双语例句例: The most important thing is not to admit defeat until you really have to. 最重要的事就是非到不得已不要认输。 例: the Sonics' 31-point defeat at Sacramento on Sunday. 超音速队周日在萨克拉门托31分之差的挫败。
VERB. 动词defeats , defeating , defeated 1.?[T 及物动词] 击败If you defeat someone, you win a victory over them in a battle, game, or contest. 双语例句例: His guerrillas defeated the colonial army in 1954. 他的游击队在1954年打败了殖民军。 2.?[T 及物动词] 否决(提案或动议)If a proposal or motion in a debate is defeated, more people vote against it than for it. 双语例句例: The bill was defeated with support from only two congressmen. 由于只得到两位议员的支持,那个议案被否决了。 3.?[T 及物动词] 难倒If a task or a problem defeats you, it is so difficult that you cannot do it or solve it. 双语例句例: The book he most wanted to write was the one which nearly defeated him. 他最想写的书恰恰是几乎难倒他的那一本。 4.?[T 及物动词] 使受挫To defeat an action or plan means to cause it to fail. 双语例句例: The navy played a limited but significant role in defeating the rebellion. 在平息这场叛乱的过程中海军起了有限但却重要的作用。
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