Word · Frequency #21823
vanquish
打败；战胜；征服
to defeat or beat someone in a competition, race, or conflict
- 1.
To defeat (someone); to overcome.
击败(某人)；战胜
击败(某人)；战胜；打败；征服；克服；[法] 征服；战胜
In use
After months of practice, she finally vanquished her rival in the regional spelling bee.
The team hopes to vanquish the defending champions in Saturday's final.
With careful planning, you can vanquish your fear of public speaking.
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。
vanquish sth (abstract)
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。
be vanquished (by sb/sth)
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。
Verb forms
base vanquish · third person vanquishes · -ing vanquishing · past vanquished · past participle vanquished
Common mistakes
The hero vanquished against the monster.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。
The army vanquished without a trace.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。
Connections
Collocations
- vanquish the enemy
- 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。
- vanquish one's fears
- 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。
- vanquish the opponent
- 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。
- vanquish evil
- 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。
- vanquish a rival
- 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。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想：一辆面包车(van)快速(quish≈quick)冲来，一举击败敌人。
Context & Register
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。
Pronunciation & Spelling
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。
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。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.