suffer a defeat
The team suffered a crushing defeat.
该队遭受了惨败。
失败；战败
defeats — plural of defeat
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
A loss in a fight, game, or competition; the state of being beaten.
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
挫败(指阻止成功),阻挠；(法律)无效化。
Frustration (by prevention of success), stymieing; (law) nullification.
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。
用法提示：这里 defeat 作为名词，表示‘失败’，是动词 accept 的宾语。
AI contextual example
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。
用法提示：这里 defeat 作为名词，表示‘失利’，是句子的主语。
AI contextual example
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。
用法提示：这里 defeat 作为名词，表示‘挫败感’，是介词 of 的宾语。
AI contextual example
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。
强调失去或未能保持，比defeat更宽泛，常用于比赛、战争等
更侧重未达到预期目标，比defeat更抽象，可用于各种情境
强调暂时性阻碍，不如defeat彻底，常指可挽回的失败
语气比defeat强，指惨败，常指挥军或竞争中大败
口语化，强调被打败的狼狈，多用于体育或打架
grammar · medium
易错句子After many defeat, he gave up.
正确表达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。
grammar · medium
易错句子We got a defeat in the final.
正确表达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。
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。
defeat + -ist
defeat + -ism
un- + defeat + -ed
defeat + -er
defeat + -able
self- + defeat + -ing
de- (表相反) + feat (来自拉丁语facere - 做)
de- (向下) + crease (生长)
de- (解开) + code (代码)
feat (成就)
feat (做) + -ure (名词后缀)
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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