defeat

defeat /diˈfi:t/ I. n.［u］&［c］失败：suffer a serious defeat in an election (a game, a battle) 在选举(比赛、战斗)中遭惨败 He would not admit his defeat.他不承认自己的失败。‖II.vt. 1.击败，使失败：Our team defeated theirs in the game.我们队在比赛中击败他们队。He was badly defeated in the election. 他在选举中惨败。2. 挫败，使落空：Our hopes were defeated. 我们的希望落空了。This kind of problems always defeats me. 这类问题总是叫我无法对付。

［辨析］defeat, beat, win 辨见win条。