"defeat" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 失敗
• 擊敗

Definition

作名詞時，表示在比賽、戰鬥、選舉或其他競爭中的失敗。作動詞時，表示戰勝某人或某事物。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

這個詞常用於體育、政治、戰爭和較正式的語境。作名詞時，常見搭配有 'suffer a defeat' 和 'admit defeat'。作動詞時，'defeat' 比 'beat' 更正式、語氣也更強，而 'beat' 在日常口語中更常見。

Examples

Our team faced defeat in the final game.

我們的球隊在決賽中遭遇了**失敗**。

The army could not defeat the enemy.

軍隊無法**擊敗**敵人。

She did not want to admit defeat.

她不想承認**失敗**。

We were close to defeat, but somehow we turned the game around.

我們差點遭遇**失敗**，但不知怎麼還是把比賽逆轉了。

No one expected the smaller company to defeat its biggest rival.

沒人想到那家較小的公司會**擊敗**自己最大的競爭對手。

After months of arguing, he finally admitted defeat and asked for help.

爭論了幾個月後，他終於承認了**失敗**並尋求幫助。