defeat

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高考四级六级考研托福雅思 Collins 4

n. an unsuccessful ending to a struggle or contest

n. 败北, 失败
vt. 击败, 使落空

Collins 星级

Oxford 级别

2,560

BNC 频率

3,326

使用频率

defeat 可以拆分为前缀 de-（表示“向下”）和词根 feat（来自拉丁语facere，意思是“做”）。合起来可以理解为“把做的事情打倒”，即“击败”。

例句

1. The team worked hard to avoid defeat in the championship game.

队伍努力工作以避免在冠军赛中失利。

2. She felt proud after she helped her friend defeat his fears.

她在帮助朋友战胜恐惧后感到自豪。

3. The final score showed that they suffered a defeat, but they played well.

最终得分显示他们遭遇了失败，但他们表现得很好。