defeat 音标拼音: [dɪf'it]
vt . 击败,战胜;使失败,挫折
n . 击败,战胜;失败
击败,战胜;使失败,挫折击败,战胜;失败
defeat n 1 :
an unsuccessful ending to a struggle or contest ; "
it was a narrow defeat "; "
the army '
s only defeat "; "
they suffered a convincing licking " [
synonym : {
defeat }, {
licking }] [
ant :
{
triumph }, {
victory }]
2 :
the feeling that accompanies an experience of being thwarted in attaining your goals [
synonym : {
frustration }, {
defeat }]
v 1 :
win a victory over ; "
You must overcome all difficulties ";
"
defeat your enemies "; "
He overcame his shyness "; "
He overcame his infirmity "; "
Her anger got the better of her and she blew up " [
synonym : {
get the better of }, {
overcome },
{
defeat }]
2 :
thwart the passage of ; "
kill a motion "; "
he shot down the student '
s proposal " [
synonym : {
kill }, {
shoot down }, {
defeat },
{
vote down }, {
vote out }]
Defeat \
De *
feat "\,
n . [
Cf .
F .
d ['
e ]
faite ,
fr .
d ['
e ]
faire .
See {
Defeat },
v .]
1 .
An undoing or annulling ;
destruction . [
Obs .]
[
1913 Webster ]
Upon whose property and most dear life A damned defeat was made . --
Shak .
[
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2 .
Frustration by rendering null and void ,
or by prevention of success ;
as ,
the defeat of a plan or design .
[
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3 .
An overthrow ,
as of an army in battle ;
loss of a battle ;
repulse suffered ;
discomfiture ; --
opposed to {
victory }.
[
1913 Webster ]
Defeat \
De *
feat "\,
v .
t . [
imp . &
p .
p . {
Defeated };
p .
pr . &
vb .
n . {
Defeating }.] [
From F .
d ['
e ]
fait ,
OF .
desfait ,
p .
p .
ofe d ['
e ]
faire ,
OF .
desfaire ,
to undo ;
L .
dis -
facere to do .
See {
Feat }, {
Fact },
and cf . {
Disfashion }.]
1 .
To undo ;
to disfigure ;
to destroy . [
Obs .]
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1913 Webster ]
His unkindness may defeat my life . --
Shak .
[
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2 .
To render null and void ,
as a title ;
to frustrate ,
as hope ;
to deprive ,
as of an estate .
[
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He finds himself naturally to dread a superior Being that can defeat all his designs ,
and disappoint all his hopes . --
Tillotson .
[
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The escheators . . .
defeated the right heir of his succession . --
Hallam .
[
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In one instance he defeated his own purpose . --
A .
W .
Ward .
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3 .
To overcome or vanquish ,
as an army ;
to check ,
disperse ,
or ruin by victory ;
to overthrow .
[
1913 Webster ]
4 .
To resist with success ;
as ,
to defeat an assault .
[
1913 Webster ]
Sharp reasons to defeat the law . --
Shak .
Syn :
To baffle ;
disappoint ;
frustrate .
[
1913 Webster ]
212 Moby Thesaurus words for "
defeat ":
KO ,
Waterloo ,
answer ,
answer conclusively ,
argue down ,
baffle ,
bafflement ,
balk ,
balking ,
bankruptcy ,
bar ,
bear down ,
bear the palm ,
beat ,
beat all hollow ,
beat down ,
beat hollow ,
beating ,
best ,
betrayed hope ,
bilk ,
blast ,
blasted expectation ,
blighted hope ,
block ,
blow ,
brave ,
bring down ,
buffet ,
cast down ,
challenge ,
check ,
checkmate ,
circumvent ,
cleaning ,
cleanup ,
clobber ,
clobbering ,
comedown ,
confound ,
confounding ,
confront ,
confute ,
conquer ,
conquest ,
contradict ,
contravene ,
controvert ,
cook ,
counter ,
counteract ,
countermand ,
counterwork ,
cross ,
cruel disappointment ,
crush ,
dash ,
dashed hope ,
debacle ,
defeasance ,
defeat expectation ,
defy ,
demolish ,
deny ,
destroy ,
disappoint ,
disappointment ,
discomfit ,
discomfiture ,
disconcert ,
disconcertion ,
discountenance ,
dish ,
disillusion ,
disillusionment ,
dismiss ,
dispose of ,
disrupt ,
dissatisfaction ,
dissatisfy ,
do for ,
do in ,
downcast ,
downthrow ,
drub ,
drubbing ,
dusting ,
elude ,
end ,
failure ,
fallen countenance ,
fiasco ,
finish ,
fix ,
fizzle ,
floor ,
flummox ,
foil ,
foiling ,
forlorn hope ,
frustrate ,
frustration ,
futility ,
hide ,
hinder ,
hope deferred ,
hors de combat ,
ill success ,
impede ,
knock out ,
knock the chocks ,
lambaste ,
lambasting ,
lather ,
let down ,
letdown ,
lick ,
licking ,
losing game ,
mirage ,
miscarriage ,
no go ,
nonaccomplishment ,
nonplus ,
nonsuccess ,
obstruct ,
outclass ,
outdo ,
outfight ,
outgeneral ,
outmaneuver ,
outpoint ,
outrun ,
outsail ,
outshine ,
overcome ,
overpower ,
overthrow ,
overturn ,
overwhelm ,
parry ,
perplex ,
prevail over ,
put ,
put to silence ,
rebuff ,
rebut ,
reduce ,
reduce to silence ,
refute ,
repress ,
repulse ,
reversal ,
reverse ,
rise above ,
rout ,
ruin ,
sabotage ,
scotch ,
scuttle ,
setback ,
settle ,
shellacking ,
shoot down ,
shut up ,
silence ,
sink ,
skin ,
skin alive ,
smash all opposition ,
sore disappointment ,
spike ,
spoil ,
squash ,
squelch ,
stonewall ,
stop ,
stump ,
subdue ,
subjugate ,
subvert ,
successlessness ,
suppress ,
surmount ,
take the cake ,
tantalization ,
tantalize ,
tease ,
terminate ,
thrash ,
thrashing ,
thwart ,
thwarting ,
torpedo ,
trim ,
triumph ,
triumph over ,
trounce ,
trouncing ,
undermine ,
undo ,
undoing ,
unsuccess ,
unsuccessfulness ,
upset ,
uselessness ,
vanquish ,
vanquishment ,
warming ,
whip ,
win ,
worst
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