defeat
noun
verb
dɪˈfiːt
noun
1
failure
to
win
or
succeed
失败
2
victory
over
someone
or
something
战胜，击败
[+
of
]
The
defeat
of
the
army
was
followed
by
the
establishment
of
constitutional
government.
军队战败后建立起了立宪政体。
verb
3
to
win
a
victory
over
someone
in
a
war,
competition,
game
etc
〔在战争、竞争、比赛等中〕战胜，打败;
They
hoped
to
defeat
the
enemy
at
sea.
他们希望在海上击败敌人。
defeat
sb
by
sth
We
were
defeated
by
3
goals
to
2.
我们以 2 比 3 的比分被击败。
4
if
something
defeats
you,
you
cannot
understand
it
and
therefore
cannot
answer
or
deal
with
it
把〔某人〕难住;
It
was
the
last
question
on
the
paper
that
defeated
me.
考卷上的最后一道题把我难住了。
5
to
make
something
fail
使…失败
defeat
the
object/purpose
(of
the
exercise)
Don’t
let
your
arms
relax
as
that
would
defeat
the
object
of
the
exercise.
别放松手臂，那样会使这种锻炼失去效果的。