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美: [dɪ'fit]
英: [dɪ'fiːt]
vt. 击败,战胜;挫败;使…失败
n. 失败的事实;击败的行为
最后更新时间:2025-04-26 04:13:51
词源分析:
"Defeat" 源自拉丁语 "defectus",意思是“缺失、失去”。其构成包括前缀 "de-"(表示“向下”或“去掉”)和词根 "facere"(表示“做”或“制造”),因此整体上可以理解为“使某事物失去”。
历史背景:
"Defeat" 首次出现在英语中可以追溯到14世纪,它的使用主要与战争和竞技有关。
课本:
在*的英语教材中,“defeat”通常出现在初中或高中阶段的阅读理解及写作练中。
在牛津和美国教材中,特别是在与历史、体育或战争相关的内容中,也会涉及该词,适用于初中及以上年级的学*。
正式与非正式语境:
特殊场合:
在体育领域,“defeat”经常用来描述比赛结果。例如:“The team suffered a devastating defeat in the championship.”(该队在锦标赛中遭遇了毁灭性的失败。)
The army faced a crushing defeat in the battle.
(军队在战斗中遭遇了惨痛的失败。)
She did not let her defeat discourage her from trying again.
(她没有让失败使她气馁,反而更加努力。)
The politician suffered a surprising defeat in the election.
(这位政治家在选举中遭遇了意外的失败。)
After years of rivalry, he finally managed to defeat his opponent.
(经过多年的竞争,他终于成功击败了对手。)
The defeat of the home team disappointed many fans.
(主队的失败让许多球迷感到失望。)
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词根记忆法:
从词源入手,理解“defeat”的构成:
音标记忆法:
学*音标 [dɪˈfiːt] 时,可以将其拆分为“di”和“feat”,联想“失去的成就(feat)”。
通过以上的分析与学*方法,可以帮助更好地理解和掌握“defeat”这个单词的含义与用法。
[V-T] If you defeat someone, you win a victory over them in a battle, game, or contest. 击败
例:His guerrillas defeated the colonial army in 1954.他的游击队在1954年打败了殖民军。
[[usu passive]] If a proposal or motion in a debate is defeated, more people vote against it than for it. (以多数票) 挫败
例:The bill was defeated with support from only two congressmen.由于只得到两位议员的支持,那个议案被否决了。
[V-T] If a task or a problem defeats you, it is so difficult that you cannot do it or solve it. 难倒
例:The book he most wanted to write was the one which nearly defeated him.他最想写的书恰恰是几乎难倒他的那一本。
[V-T] To defeat an action or plan means to cause it to fail. 使受挫
例:The navy played a limited but significant role in defeating the rebellion.在平息叛乱中海军起了有限但却重要的作用。
[N-VAR] Defeat is the experience of being beaten in a battle, game, or contest, or of failing to achieve what you wanted to. 失败
例:The most important thing is not to admit defeat until you really have to.最重要的事就是非到不得已不要认输。
例:...the Sonics' 31-point defeat at Sacramento on Sunday.…超音速队周日在萨克拉门托31分的挫败。