「defeat」可以用作動詞,也可以用作名詞,主要含義和例句如下:
作為動詞時,指在比賽、戰鬥或競賽中贏得勝利。例如:「He defeated the champion in three sets.」(他三盤擊敗了冠軍)。
作為名詞時,指的是失敗或未能實現目標的經歷。例如:「The motion was defeated by 19 votes.」(這項動議以19票反對被否決)。
表示挫敗某人的努力或計劃。例如:「The instruction manual completely defeated me.」(這本操作指南把我完全弄糊塗了)。
在更廣泛的語境中,可以描述為在任何情況下獲得勝利或成功。例如:「They finally had to admit defeat and stopped trying to be successful.」(他們最後只得認輸,停止了嘗試成功的努力)。