Word · CEFR B2 · Frequency #2560
Fully loadeddefeat
失败；战败
A loss in a fight, game, or competition; the state of being beaten.
- 1.
The act or instance of being defeated, of being overcome or vanquished; a loss.
被击败、被征服的行为或实例；失败。
- 2.
an unsuccessful ending to a struggle or contest
斗争或竞赛中不成功的结局
- 3.
The act or instance of defeating, of overcoming, vanquishing.
击败、战胜或征服的行为或实例。
- 4.
the feeling that accompanies an experience of being thwarted in attaining your goals
目标受挫时的感受
- 5.
Frustration (by prevention of success), stymieing; (law) nullification.
挫败(指阻止成功),阻挠；(法律)无效化。
击败；战胜；挫败感；挫败；无效；被击败、被征服的行为或实例；失败。；斗争或竞赛中不成功的结局
In use
After the election, the candidate gracefully accepted defeat.
The team’s defeat in the final match was a huge disappointment.
He couldn't hide his feeling of defeat after failing the exam.
it was a narrow defeat
the army's only defeat
suffer a defeat
The team suffered a crushing defeat.
该队遭受了惨败。
admit defeat
He refused to admit defeat.
他拒绝承认失败。
Connections
Collocations
- admit defeat
- 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。
- suffer defeat
- 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。
- accept defeat
- 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。
- concede defeat
- 认输
- The candidate conceded defeat after the final vote count.在最终计票后，候选人认输了。
- crushing defeat
- 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。
- narrow defeat
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想：de（向下）+ feat（功绩）= 功绩被压下去，即失败。
Context & Register
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。
Pronunciation & Spelling
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/.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 4，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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