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defeat [defeats] (the act of being defeated, of losing) noun [UK: dɪ.ˈfiːt] [US: də.ˈfiːt] | 敗仗noun 敗北noun 败仗 /bàizhàng/noun 败北 /bàiběi/noun |
defeat [defeated, defeating, defeats] (to overcome in battle or contest) verb [UK: dɪ.ˈfiːt] [US: də.ˈfiːt] | 打敗verb 打败 /dǎbài/verb 贏verb 赢 /yíng/verb |
defeated (subjugated, beaten, overcome) adjective [UK: dɪ.ˈfiː.tɪd] [US: də.ˈfiː.təd] | 落敗adjective 落败 /luòbài/adjective |
defeatism (acceptance of defeat without struggle) noun [UK: dɪ.ˈfiː.tɪ.zəm] [US: də.ˈfiː.ˌtɪ.zəm] | |
snatch defeat from the jaws of victory (suddenly lose a contest one seemed very likely to win, especially through mistakes or bad judgment) verb | 转胜为败verb |