This defeat was a powerful blow to the enemy. 这次失败是对敌人的有力的打击。
The news of army's defeat cast a gloom over the town. 军队败北的消息给小城蒙上了一层忧郁。
They are still wailing over their defeat. 他们仍在为比赛失利而悲叹。
用作及物动词 (vt.)
It was a sound strategy to defeat the enemy. 那是战胜敌人的良策。
The naval captain defeated Napoleon in the battle of Trafalgar in 1805, and stopped him from invading England. 这位海军将领在1805年的特拉法格海战中击败了拿破仑的军队,从而阻止了他入侵英国。
