英语单词词义辨析 词汇精选：defeat的用法和辨析

词汇精选：defeat的用法和辨析  

一、详细释义：,n.,失败，战败，挫败 [U,C],例句：,It seemed to Golda that her country had escaped the specter of military defeat.,在果尔达看来，她的国家好容易摆脱了军事失败的幽灵。,例句：,Man is not made for defeat. ——Ernest Hemingway,人不是为失败而生的。——海明威,击败，战胜 [C],v.,击败，战胜 [T],例句：,It was a sound strategy to defeat the enemy.,那是战胜敌人的良策。,例句：,The newly emerging forces are bound to defeat what is corrupt and degenerate.,新生力量必然战胜腐朽力量。,使困惑，难住 [T],例句：,Whatever kind of challenges can not defeat her.,不管什么样的挑战都难不住她。,使失败，阻挠，挫败 [T],例句：,He crouched there for a long time before he hit upon a plan to defeat his antagonist.,他蹲在那里很长一段时间后，突然想出了一个挫败他对手的计划。,二、词义辨析：,conquer,overe,overthrow,defeat,beat,subdue,这些动词均含“征服，战胜”之意。conquer侧重战胜和控制。书面用词。overe多指战胜或克服非物质的东西，如困难和不良习惯等。语气较弱也可指在斗争或竞争中战胜或压倒对方。overthrow指彻底击败对手，使其丧失力量和地位。defeat普通用词，多指在战争、比赛、竞选或辩论中战胜对手，侧重胜利的暂时性。beat口笔语均可用，可与defeat换用。subdue正式用词，与conquer同义，但强调失败后的臣服状态；也可用作借喻，表克制、压抑感情、欲望等。,三、参考例句：,Defeat after defeat filled us with despair.,一次又一次的失败使我们完全绝望了。,Their defeat was not inevitable.,他们被击败是不是不可避免的。,Their defeat was not inevitable.,他们被击败是不是不可避免的。,Defeat is a foregone conclusion.,战败 [失败] 是早已看出的结果 [已成定局] 。,Righteousness is definitely able to defeat evil.,正义一定能够战胜邪恶。,He was depressed by his defeat.,失败让他沮丧。,Defeat and failure may make people humble.,挫折和失败会使人变得谦卑。,They narrowly avoided defeat in the semi-final.,他们在半决赛中勉强躲过一劫。,Talk of defeat had demoralized the team.,谈论失败使球队士气低落。,Defeat and failure make people humble.,挫折与失败会使人谦卑。