英语词汇“defeat”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词

defeat

释义

to win a victory over (somebody or something)

We managed to defeat the opposing team

to frustrate (e.g. a hope)

in law, to nullify (something)

[Middle English deffeten from Old French deffaire, desfaire, ultimately from Latin disfacere to undo, from dis- + facere to do]

failure to win, or to achieve an aim

We are not interested in the possibilities of defeat; they do not exist — Queen Victoria

a contest, battle, etc in which one is the loser

(usu + of) the act or an instance of defeating somebody or something

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