Module9Unit2Witnessingtime重点单词1.defeatvt
击败,战胜;使落空n.失败,战败;挫败【用法拓展】defeatone’splan使计划落空admitdefeat承认失败inviteadefeat招致失败defeatanenemy打败敌人defeat,conquer,beat,overcome表示“击败”时的区别:defeat最普通,指获得胜利,尤其指“军事上的胜利”
conquer含有决定性的、经常是大规模的胜利的意思
beat比较不正式,常作为defeat的对等词语,尽管beat可以传递更大的强调意义
overcome指通过坚持不懈地努力而胜过对方
Themayordefeatedallopponentsinthelastelection
在上次竞选中市长打败了所有对手
[美国传统]Amisunderstandingdefeatedoureffortsatacompromise
一场误会使我们达成妥协的努力落空了
[美国传统]Itisnoteasyforhimtoadmithisdefeat
他不轻易承认自己的失败
即学即用从overcome,beat,conquer,defeat中选择恰当的词语填空①He________thetemptationfromhisoutsideworld
他克服了来自外界的诱惑
答案:overcame②Whetherwe________enemyinonebattle,orbydegrees,theconsequencewillbethesame
无论我们是在一次战斗中击败敌人,还是逐步击败他们,结果都是一样的
答案:defeat③Towinthebattle,you________thesouloftheenemy
要打胜仗,你就得打败敌人的灵魂
答案:beat④Thecitywas________byt