to defeat
第三人称
defeats
现在进行时
defeating
过去式
defeated
过去完成时
defeated
1
击败, 战胜
to win against someone in a war, game, contest, etc.
及物动词
- The army worked together to defeat the enemy in a decisive battle.
军队共同努力在决定性战斗中击败敌人。
- The chess champion strategically moved to defeat their opponent and secure victory.
国际象棋冠军战略性地移动以击败对手并确保胜利。
- Athletes train rigorously to defeat their competitors and achieve success in the competition.
运动员严格训练以击败他们的竞争对手并在比赛中取得成功。
- In the debate, she eloquently defeated her opponent with well-reasoned arguments.
在辩论中，她以充分的论据击败了对手。
- Teams relentlessly competed, and one eventually defeated the other to advance.
球队们不懈地竞争，最终一支球队击败了另一支球队得以晋级。
2
挫败, 阻止成功
to prevent something from succeeding
及物动词
- The storm defeated our plans for an outdoor wedding.
风暴挫败了我们在户外举行婚礼的计划。
- The opposing party defeated his efforts to pass the legislation.
反对党挫败了他通过立法的努力。
- Despite all his hard work, a last-minute error defeated his attempt to finish the project.
尽管他努力工作，最后一刻的错误挫败了他完成项目的尝试。
- His doubt and hesitation defeated his own chances for success.
他的怀疑和犹豫击败了他自己成功的机会。
- The unexpected setback defeated her goal of running a marathon this year.
意外的挫折挫败了她今年跑马拉松的目标。