defeat [di'fi:t] vt.1. (在竞赛、选举、战斗等中)战胜,击败,打败:They defeated the enemy in the battle.他们在那次战斗中打败敌人。A British fleet defeated the French at Trafalgar.一支英国舰队在特拉法尔加击败了法国人。2. 挫败,使受挫折,使失败,使落空,使破灭:The early returns defeated her hopes of election.早期选举结果报告使她当选的希望落空。This kind of problem always defeats me.这类问题总是困惑着我。3. 剥夺,使失去:to defeat a man of an inheritance剥夺某人的继承权4. 【法律】使无效,使作废,废除;使败诉:a proposal approved by the committee but defeated at the general meeting在委员会上获得通过但在全体会议上受到挫折的一项提案5. [废语]败坏;破坏,毁灭n.1. (竞争中的)战胜,击败,打败2. 打倒,推翻;征服3. 失败;败北,战败;毁灭,覆灭4. 挫败,挫折,受挫,落空5. 【法律】无效;废除;败诉6. [废语]破坏,毁灭;破坏;败坏[亦作defeature]近义词:conquer . defeat [di'fi:t] n.1. an unsuccessful ending to a struggle or contestit was a narrow defeat the army's only defeat 2. the feeling that accompanies an experience of being thwarted in attaining your goalsv.1. win a victory overdefeat your enemies 2. thwart the passage of以上来源于: WordNetsuffer defeat 遭受失败 vt.击败,战胜;挫败;使…失败down, get the best ofn.失败;战胜failure, loss, losing, reverse, collapse