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defeater

/dih-feet/US // dɪˈfit //UK // (dɪˈfiːt) //

败家子,击溃者,挫败者,溃败者

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v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1
    • : to overcome in a contest, election, battle, etc.; prevail over; vanquish: They defeated the enemy. She defeated her brother at tennis.
    • : to frustrate; thwart.
    • : to eliminate or deprive of something expected: The early returns defeated his hopes of election.
    • : Law. to annul.
n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : the act of overcoming in a contest: an overwhelming defeat of all opposition.
    • : an instance of defeat; setback: He considered his defeat a personal affront.
    • : an overthrow or overturning; vanquishment: the defeat of a government.
    • : a bringing to naught; frustration: the defeat of all his hopes and dreams.
    • : the act or event of being bested; losing: Defeat is not something she abides easily.
    • : Archaic. undoing; destruction; ruin.

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Examples

  • The uprising — a 1916 rebellion by republicans against British rule in Ireland — made the front page of the New York Times for eight consecutive days before ending in defeat when leader Pádraic Pearse issued his unconditional surrender.

  • After defeats of Penn State and Michigan, it’s kind of hard to argue.

  • She couldn’t get her version through, and after multiple defeats had to settle for a greatly scaled back proposal.

  • Currently, Perdue’s lead is double the margin of defeat that Stacey Abrams faced for governor just two years ago.

  • Harrison's campaign did not anticipate the scale of that defeat.