defeat的用法和例句
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defeat的用法:
defeat的用法1:defeat的基本意思是用武力或智谋“打败”“使屈服”,表示“占上风”,含有可能只是暂时挫败或牵制对方的意味。引申可以表示“难住”。
defeat的用法2:defeat是及物动词,接名词或代词作宾语,可用于被动结构。
defeat的用法3:defeat用作名词的基本意思是表示“战胜”的行为。从胜方角度看可表示“战胜”; 从败方角度看可表示“战败”。具体译法根据上下文特别是谓语动词而定。
defeat的用法4:defeat表示“失败”时,是不可数名词; 表示“失败的事例”时,是可数名词。
defeat的用法例句:
He was depressed by his defeat.
失败让他沮丧。
This defeat was a powerful blow to the enemy.
这次失败是对敌人的有力的打击。
The news of army's defeat cast a gloom over the town.
军队败北的消息给小城蒙上了一层忧郁。
They are still wailing over their defeat.
他们仍在为比赛失利而悲叹。
It was a sound strategy to defeat the enemy.
那是战胜敌人的良策。
I believe nothing can defeat you.
我相信什么都打不垮你的。
The test completely defeated me.
这个测试完全难倒了我。
### beat与defeat区别:
这两个词无论在形式还是意思上都有相似之处,有时甚至可以通用。但它们也有一定的区别:
1. 两者用作动词都可表示“打败”、“战胜”、“击败”等,常可互换,只是 defeat 比 beat 更正式,其后的宾语通常是比赛或战斗的对手。如:
They beat [defeated] the enemy. 他们打败了敌人。
He beat [defeated] me at swimming. 他游泳胜过了我。
We beat [defeated] their team by ten points. 我们以10分的优势胜了他们队。
比较:win 表示“赢”,与“打败”同义,但其后所接宾语不同。win 通常接表示比赛或战斗方面的名词作宾语。如:
正:He beat [defeated] me at chess. 他下棋赢了我。
正:He won the game (the race). 他赢了比赛。
误:He won me at chess. / He beat [defeated] the game.
2. 两者也可用作名词,但含义不同:
(1) 名词 beat 通常表示“打击(声)”。如:
We heard the beat of a drum. 我们听到了打鼓的声音。
Can you hear the beat of my heart? 你能听到我心脏跳动的声音吗?
(2) 名词 defeat 通常表示“失败”、“战胜”等( 视含义的具体与抽象,可用作可数或不可数名词)。如:
Our basketball team suffered another defeat. 我们的篮球队再次败北。
What he said meant admitting defeat. 他说的话就意味着承认失败。