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vanquish sb/sth
该动词通常用于正式或文学语境。
The army vanquished its enemies.
军队打败了敌人。
打败；战胜；征服
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打败；战胜；征服
to defeat or beat someone in a competition, race, or conflict
The army vanquished its enemies.
军队打败了敌人。
击败(某人)；战胜
To defeat (someone); to overcome.
vanquish
Base
原形
vanquishes
3rd person
第三人称单数
vanquishing
-ing
现在分词
vanquished
Past
过去式
vanquished
Past participle
过去分词
He vanquishes his enemies.
他打败了他的敌人。
She vanquished all her rivals.
她击败了所有对手。
They have vanquished the disease.
他们征服了这种疾病。
After months of practice, she finally vanquished her rival in the regional spelling bee.
经过几个月的练习，她终于在地区拼字比赛中战胜了对手。
The team hopes to vanquish the defending champions in Saturday's final.
这支队伍希望在周六的决赛中击败卫冕冠军。
With careful planning, you can vanquish your fear of public speaking.
通过仔细的计划，你可以克服对公开演讲的恐惧。
该动词通常用于正式或文学语境。
The army vanquished its enemies.
军队打败了敌人。
用于抽象事物时，常指克服负面情绪。
She vanquished her fear of public speaking.
她克服了对公开演讲的恐惧。
被动语态常见于正式文体。
The champion was vanquished by a newcomer.
冠军被一名新手击败。
Not this
The hero vanquished against the monster.
Use this
The hero vanquished the monster.
动词 vanquish 是及物动词，后面直接跟宾语，不需要介词 against。中文学生常受 '打败...' 结构影响，误加介词。
Not this
The army vanquished without a trace.
Use this
The army vanished without a trace.
Vanquish 意为击败、征服，而 vanish 意为消失。两者拼写和发音相近，但意义完全不同。此处 '消失' 应用 vanish。
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击败敌人
The army vanquished the enemy in a decisive battle.
军队在一场决定性的战斗中击败了敌人。
克服内心的恐惧
She learned to vanquish her fears of public speaking.
她学会了克服对公众演讲的恐惧。
战胜对手
The champion vanquished all opponents in the tournament.
这位冠军在锦标赛中战胜了所有对手。
战胜邪恶
In the story, the hero vanquishes evil and saves the kingdom.
在故事中，英雄战胜邪恶并拯救了王国。
击败竞争对手
The company vanquished its main rival to become market leader.
该公司击败了主要竞争对手，成为市场领导者。
克服心魔（战胜内心的恐惧或困扰）
After years of therapy, she finally vanquished her demons.
经过多年的心理治疗，她终于克服了自己的心魔。
击败竞争对手（尤指在商业或体育中胜出）
The startup quickly vanquished the competition with its innovative product.
这家初创公司凭借创新产品迅速击败了竞争对手。
战胜恐惧
He vanquished his fears and gave the speech.
他战胜了恐惧，发表了演讲。
拥有战胜黑魔王之力的人即将诞生……生于曾三次反抗他之人之家，生于七月将尽之时……
Sybill Trelawney's prophecy in the Harry Potter series (Order of the Phoenix), foretelling the Chosen One who would defeat Voldemort.
西比尔·特里劳妮在《哈利·波特》系列（《凤凰社》）中做出的预言，预示了将击败伏地魔的救世之星。
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联想：一辆面包车(van)快速(quish≈quick)冲来，一举击败敌人。
语域：formal 常见场景：文学或史诗叙述、正式演讲或修辞、历史题材写作 vanquish 通常用于文学或正式语体，多出现在史诗、历史叙述或强调“彻底击败、征服”的修辞场合；日常口语中比较少见，常用 beat 或 defeat 代替。
vanquish /ˈvæŋkwɪʃ/ 在本表中没有常见的完全押韵词。以 -quish/-guish 结尾的词（relinquish、extinguish、distinguish、languish、anguish）都含 /kwɪʃ/ 或 /ɡwɪʃ/，但元音或 /k/、/ɡ/ 不同；注意形近词 vanish /ˈvænɪʃ/ 常被混淆，它没有 /k/ 音。
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