"go down in defeat" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 被擊敗
• 以失敗告終

Definition

在比賽、競爭或鬥爭中被打敗或失敗。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

正式用語，多用於新聞、體育、政治，強調完全失敗。比單純的“輸”更嚴肅，常見於“go down in defeat to [某人]”。日常對話用得少。

Examples

The team went down in defeat after a hard game.

球隊經過激烈的比賽後**以失敗告終**。

Our candidate went down in defeat in the election.

我們的候選人在選舉中**被擊敗**了。

The proposal went down in defeat at the meeting.

這個提議在會議上**被否決了**。

After leading the whole race, she unexpectedly went down in defeat right at the finish line.

她一路領先，卻在終點線**被擊敗**，令人意外。

The bill went down in defeat despite strong support from many members.

儘管有很多成員的大力支持，該法案還是**未能通過**。

If we rush this project, we could easily go down in defeat.

如果我們倉促進行這個項目，很容易**失敗**。