| 单词 | win |
| 释义 | verb | noun winwin1 /wɪn/ ●●● S1 W1 verb (past tense and past participle won /wʌn/, winning) 1COMPETITION/RACE [intransitive, transitive] to be the best or first in a competition, game, election, etc.: Who do you think is going to win?win at I never win at tennis.win a game/a race/an election etc. The Dodgers really need to win this game.win a war/battle We need a military that is able to fight and win wars.win a fight/an argument I could never win an argument with my father. Jackson is expected to win hands down (=win very easily).win by 10 points/40 votes etc. Harris won by 358 votes.THESAURUScome in first (place) – to win a competition, game, etc.: Carla came in first in the race, and I came in second.be in the lead (also be leading/ahead) – to be winning at a particular time during a race or competition: The congressman is still leading in the polls.be in first place – to be winning at a particular time during a competition involving three or more people, teams, etc.: The U.S. team is currently in first place, but that could change.be victorious formal – to be the winner in a battle or competition: After years of fighting, the rebels were eventually victorious.triumph formal – to win or succeed, especially after a difficult struggle. Used especially in writing or formal speech: Nadal has triumphed over his opponents once again.prevail formal – to succeed or win after a difficult struggle. Used especially in writing or formal speech: The team performed remarkably well and prevailed.2PRIZE [transitive] to earn a prize in a competition or game: He won an Olympic gold medal. How much money did she win?3GET/ACHIEVE [transitive] to get or achieve something that you want because of your efforts or abilities: The company has won a contract to build a new power plant.win somebody’s approval/trust/love etc. Donahue has won the respect of his fellow workers. To succeed, we must win the hearts and minds of the people (=persuade them to support us).4HELP somebody GET something [transitive] if something, usually something that you do, wins you something, you get it or win it because of that thing: win somebody something That kind of behavior won’t win you any friends.5win the day to finally be successful in a discussion, argument, or competition, or to make it possible for someone to do this: Common sense won the day, and the plans were dropped.SPOKEN PHRASES6you win used to agree to what someone wants after you have tried to persuade him or her to do or think something else: OK, you win – we’ll go to the movies.7somebody can’t win used to say that there is no satisfactory way of dealing with a particular situation: No matter what I do, I just can’t win.8you can’t win 'em all (also you win some, you lose some) used to show sympathy when someone has had a disappointing experience[Origin: Old English winnan to work, fight] → see also win/capture/steal somebody’s heart at heart1 (16), winnable, winner, winningwin somebody/something ↔ back phrasal verb to succeed in getting back someone or something that you had before: How can I win back her trust?win out phrasal verb to finally succeed or be considered more important than everyone or everything else, in spite of problems: win out over Style wins out over substance too often in Hollywood movies.win somebody ↔ over phrasal verb to succeed in getting someone to support or like you, by giving reasons or being nice to him or her: We’ll be working hard to win over undecided voters.win somebody over to something She’s trying to win him over to her side. verb | noun winwin2 ●●● W3 noun [countable] 1a success or victory, especially in sports OPP loss: We’ve had two wins so far this season.win over/against Florida’s 14–11 win over Cleveland2a prize or amount of money that you win → see also no-win, win-win |
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