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suffer a defeat
The team suffered a crushing defeat.
该队遭受了惨败。
失败；战败
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失败；战败
A loss in a fight, game, or competition; the state of being beaten.
The team suffered a crushing defeat.
该队遭受了惨败。
被击败、被征服的行为或实例；失败。
The act or instance of being defeated, of being overcome or vanquished; a loss.
斗争或竞赛中不成功的结局
an unsuccessful ending to a struggle or contest
击败、战胜或征服的行为或实例。
The act or instance of defeating, of overcoming, vanquishing.
目标受挫时的感受
the feeling that accompanies an experience of being thwarted in attaining your goals
After the election, the candidate gracefully accepted defeat.
选举过后，这位候选人优雅地接受了失败。
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The team’s defeat in the final match was a huge disappointment.
球队在决赛中的失利令人大失所望。
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He couldn't hide his feeling of defeat after failing the exam.
考试失败后，他无法掩饰自己的挫败感。
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it was a narrow defeat
那是一次惜败。
WordNet
The team suffered a crushing defeat.
该队遭受了惨败。
He refused to admit defeat.
他拒绝承认失败。
In defeat, she learned valuable lessons.
在失败中，她学到了宝贵的教训。
Not this
After many defeat, he gave up.
Use this
After many defeats, he gave up.
defeat作可数名词时，复数形式要加-s。中文学习者常忽略可数名词的复数变化。
Not this
We got a defeat in the final.
Use this
We suffered a defeat in the final.
表示'遭到失败'时，英语常用suffer或experience，不用get，这是中文直译'得到失败'的错误。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
承认失败
After a long struggle, the team finally admitted defeat.
经过长时间的斗争，团队最终承认了失败。
遭受失败
The army suffered a heavy defeat in the battle.
军队在战斗中遭受了惨重的失败。
接受失败
It is hard to accept defeat after working so hard.
在如此努力之后，很难接受失败。
认输
The candidate conceded defeat after the final vote count.
在最终计票后，候选人认输了。
惨败
The election result was a crushing defeat for the incumbent party.
选举结果对现任政党来说是一场惨败。
惜败
They suffered a narrow defeat by just two points.
他们以仅两分之差惜败。
从胜利的边缘夺取失败（意外失败）
The team was leading 3-0 but managed to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory by conceding four goals.
该队以3-0领先，但连丢四球，从胜利的边缘夺取了失败。
认输；承认失败
After a long court battle, the company finally conceded defeat and agreed to pay damages.
经过漫长的法庭斗争，该公司最终认输并同意支付赔偿金。
遭受失败
The army suffered a crushing defeat in the final battle.
军队在最后一场战斗中遭受了惨败。
"失败并非最糟的失败。不曾尝试才是真正的失败。" - 乔治·爱德华·伍德伯里
After the team's defeat, the coach quoted Woodberry to inspire them.
球队失利后，教练引用伍德伯里的话来激励他们。
"正是失败将骨头炼成燧石，将软骨化为肌肉，使人变得不可战胜。" - 亨利·沃德·比彻
The boxer's spirit was unbroken despite his defeat, embodying Beecher's words.
尽管落败，这位拳击手的精神并未被击垮，体现了比彻的箴言。
发长 /iː/ 音 (如 sea, tea)
Same pattern, same sound
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联想：de（向下）+ feat（功绩）= 功绩被压下去，即失败。
register: mixed; contexts: military defeat, sports defeat, personal failure, emotional setback; note_zh: 该词作为名词时，通常指失败的结果或挫败感，使用场合广泛，语域中性。
All listed words rhyme with the stressed syllable '-feat' in 'defeat' (pronounced /fiːt/) because they share the same vowel and ending /iːt/. However, beware of lookalikes like 'great' which is pronounced /ɡreɪt/.
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