defeats

[diˈfi:ts]
  • 释义

  • 击败( defeat的第三人称单数 );战胜;挫败;使困惑;

  • 词义辨析
  • defeat, conquer, overcome, win
  • 这组词都可表示“获胜”“打败”。它们的区别是：
    win表示“获胜”“赢得”,指在竞赛或战斗中击败对方,宾语一般是战役或胜利等; conquer表示“征服”,此词应用范围很广,既可指靠武力或精神道德方面的力量使对方屈服,又可指在排除障碍和阻力后取得胜利,该词强调的不仅是击败对方,而且还包括使对方就范; defeat应用范围也很广,但不像conquer那样含有彻底击败或征服的意思,而是强调暂时的胜利; overcome的意思是“克服”“战胜”,既可用于战斗或任何竞赛,又可用于感情、习惯等方面,强调压倒或胜过。例如:
    There has been a tremendous international effort to conquer cancer.全世界已作出了巨大努力来征服癌症。
    They acknowledged having been defeated.他们承认被打败了。
    We have the courage to overcome difficulties.我们有战胜困难的勇气。
  • defeat of, defeat by
  • defeat of表示主动意义的战胜, of表示动宾关系; defeat by表示被动意义的战胜, by引出行动主体。试比较:
    That was regarded as an Iranian defeat of Iraq.
    人们认为那是伊朗挫败了伊拉克。
    That was regarded as an Iranian defeat by Iraq.
    人们认为那是伊朗被伊拉克挫败。
  • conquer，overcome，overthrow，defeat，beat，subdue
  • 这些动词都含“征服，战胜”之意。
    conquer侧重战胜和控制。书面用词。
    overcome多指战胜或克服非物质的东西，如困难和不良习惯等。语气较弱也可指在斗争或竞争中战胜或压倒对方。
    overthrow指彻底击败对手，使其丧失力量和地位。
    defeat普通用词，多指在战争、比赛、竞选或辩论中战胜对手，侧重胜利的暂时性。
    beat口笔语都可用，可与defeat换用。
    subdue正式用词，与conquer同义，但强调失败后的臣服状态；也可用作借喻，表克制、压抑感情、欲望等。
  • 双语例句
  • 1、

    We had two defeats this year.

    今年我们失败过两次.

    ——《简明英汉词典》
  • 2、

    Our confidence in the team has been seriously undermined by their recent defeats.

    该队最近的几次失败已严重动摇了我们对他们的信心。

    《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
  • 3、

    The team chalked up the ten victories against two defeats.

    该队赢10场输2场.

    《简明英汉词典》
  • 4、

    This season we've had three wins and two defeats.

    这个赛季我们三胜二负.

    《简明英汉词典》
  • 5、

    Our team finished second with four wins, two defeats and one tie.

    我队以四胜两负一平的成绩获得亚军.

    《现代汉英综合大词典》
  • 6、

    This kind of problems always defeats me.

    我总是无法应付这类问题.

    《简明英汉词典》
  • 7、

    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.

    《现代汉英综合大词典》
  • 8、

    His own army, stung by defeats, is mutinous.

    经历失败的痛楚后，他所率军队出现反叛情绪。

    辞典例句
  • 9、

    Six victories and two defeats summed up their record.

    他们总的记录是六胜二负.

    辞典例句
  • 10、

    There we had received all the news of victories and defeats.

    从那里我们得知关于胜利和失败的全部消息.

    辞典例句
  • 11、

    Why you stay indoors on a beautiful day like this defeats me!

    天气这样好你却呆在屋里,真叫人莫名其妙!

    辞典例句
  • 12、

    Even our defensive record was tragically draped in defeats.

    甚至我们防御战的战绩亦充满着悲惨的失败.

    辞典例句
  • 13、

    In the meantime, the miners suffered defeats on another frontier, Colorado.

    在此期间, 矿工在另外的边界地区科罗拉遭到失败.

    辞典例句
  • 14、

    Navratilova handed Graf her only two defeats of the season in the finals.

    娜芙拉蒂洛娃仅在本赛季的两场决赛中战胜过格拉芙.

    辞典例句
  • 15、

    The defeats and final failure had been due to others - to their " disloyalty and betrayal ".

    失败和最后的溃败则应归咎于别人,归咎于他们的 “ 不忠和背叛. ”

    辞典例句
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