defeat、win和beat用法解析

defeat、win和beat用法剖析

1.defeat是及物動詞，意為“擊敗，克服”，后接的賓語為擊敗的目標。作名詞時，defeat意為“擊敗，克服”，也可作“敗北，失敗”解。主要表達在戰場上打敗仇人，重申歷程和后果。如：

His guerrillas defeated the colonial army in 1954.

他的游擊隊在1954年打敗了殖民軍。

The Americans defeated the British in 1781.

美國在1781年打敗了英國。

They defeated the enemy in the battle. 他們在戰役中擊敗了仇人。

She defeated him at chess. 她在棋賽中克服了他。

After the defeat of the enemy，the soldiers went back. 仇人被擊敗之后，兵士們都前往了。

He didn't admit defeat. 他不認輸。

2. win作及物動詞或不及物動詞用，后接賓語通常為比賽、戰爭、爭辯、獎品或財帛等。如：win a
battle/bet/race/match/prize/ fame（在戰役、賭博、競走、比賽中得勝,得獎，成名），win an argument/election（在一場爭辯、推舉中贏獲成功），win a fine victory/many awards and medals（博得一場光輝的成功/很多獎品和獎牌）。作不及物動詞意為“得勝”：

表現在較強的競爭中獲獲成功：

They won the battle but lost many men.

他們博得了這場戰役，但捐軀了很多人。

The party failed to win the election.

該政黨未能博得推舉。

She is hoping to win the gold medal.

她渴望博得金牌。

We won at football，but lost at tennis. 足球我們贏了，但網球輸了。

They won the war, although it cost them millions of lives.

只管捐軀了數百萬人的生命，但他們博得了戰爭的成功。

Which side won？哪一方得勝？（win可作不及物動詞）

3. beat: 是比賽的用詞，賓語是人或團體。“克服，打敗”，后接比賽、爭辯或戰役中的對手。

We beat their team by 9 points.

我們贏了他們隊9分。

She beat the other runners by a margin of ten seconds.

她以搶先十秒的上風克服了其他競走者。

I beat Tom at chess yesterday. 昨天的象棋比賽，我打敗了湯姆。

Team A defeated(/beat) Team B in the football match.

足球比賽中A隊打敗了B隊。

They beat/defeated the enemy.

他們克服了仇人。