Defeat
[ dɪ'fit ]
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vt. 击败，战胜;挫败;[法]宣告无效，作废;
n. 战胜;失败;[法]废除;
💡 词根助记
de向下+feat做，制作→做下去→打下去 →打败，摧毁
📝 例句
Germany's defeat was bound to drag down Japan.
德国的溃败势必要拖垮日本。
The newly emerging forces are bound to defeat what is corrupt and degenerate.
新生力量必然战胜腐朽力量。
After the defeat great disorders followed.
失败之后,混乱接着就发生了。
It was gradually borne in on us that defeat was inevitable.
我们渐渐地认识到失败是不可避免的.
He wished there were some issue on which he could defeat Bertrand.
他真希望发生一起什么事，能使他击败伯特兰德。
🌱 联想助记
【记】※ def-拼音“德芙”,eat-吃:谁能战胜我,我就给他吃“德芙”牌巧克力
※ de-拼音“德”,f-拼音“法”,eat-吃:德国恶魔法西斯,战场上吃亏被击败
※ defect-缺陷,defeat-失败、击败:他生理上存在缺陷,因而在比赛中被人击败
✅ 同义词
🔴 反义词
🔤 词根
-fac-表示“制作”
常见变体有-fic-、-fig-、-fect-、-feat-
📖 牛津释义
efeat
v
1 [Tn, Tn.pr]
win a victory over (sb); overcome 战胜（某人）; 击败
The enemy was defeated in a decisive battle. 敌人在一场决定性的战斗中被击败.
He has been soundly defeated at chess. 他在国际象棋比赛中一败涂地.
2 [Tn] (infml 口) be puzzling for (sb); baffle 使（某人）困惑; 难住
I've tried to solve the problem, but it defeats me! 这个问题我想解决, 但把我难倒了!
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!
3 [Tn]
(a) stop (hopes, aims, etc) from becoming reality; thwart 使（希望、 目的等）不能实现; 阻挠; 挫败
By not working hard enough you defeat your own purpose. 你因不太努力, 所以达不到自己的目的.
(b) prevent (an attempt, a proposal, etc) from succeeding 阻挠（一企图、 提案等）
We've defeated moves to build another office block. 我们已否决另建一座办公楼的动议. defeat, n
(a) [U] defeating or being defeated 击败; 失败: suffer defeat 遭到失败
I never consider the possibility of defeat. 我从未考虑有失败的可能性.
(b) [C] instance of this 失败
six wins and two defeats for the team 该队之六胜二负.
🎯 考研助记
抵匪特”（谐音）：抵御土匪特务- 战胜 网友：yqy补充： de使变坏, feat(n 功绩)－使没有功绩－击败
🔁 扩展释义
*[di'fi:t]n. 败北, 失败vt. 击败, 使落空【经】 败诉
🌿 同词根单词
📖 同为「高中」词汇
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The Post Office aims to improve its quality of service.
邮局锐意改善服务质量。
I would like to suggest that we take a coffee break.
我建议我们休息一下喝杯咖啡。
The children are no longer young, and they know who Father Christmas really is.
孩子们不小了，他们知道真正的“圣诞老人”是谁。