defeat
翻译
击败, 战胜, 使…受挫
例句
Our team defeated the champions.
我们的队击败了冠军队。
He was defeated in the election.
他在选举中被击败了。
This problem completely defeats me.
这个问题把我彻底难倒了。
语法模式
((sb./sth.)) 击败（某人/某物） Our team defeated the champions.
((sb.)) 使（某人）困惑；难倒（某人） This problem completely defeats me.
近义词
同义词: beat, conquer, vanquish; 反义词: lose to, surrender to
词源
源自古法语“desfaire”，意为“撤销、摧毁”。由“des-”（撤销）和“faire”（做）组成。
记忆技巧
可以记作“de-feat”，即撤销某人的“功绩（feat）”。