考研英语高频词汇：defeat

刷考研真题时，你是不是经常在考研阅读里遇到defeat?它在考研中还有更丰富的用法!今天这篇笔记，带你从音标、词根到真题例句，全方位解锁defeat的正确打开方式，让你的词汇量再上一个台阶!

考研英语高频词汇：defeat

单词：defeat

音标：/dɪˈfiːt/

释义：n.击败，战胜；失败vt.击败，战胜；使失败

考频：★★★★

记法：

词根拆解：de-（表否定、向下）+ feat（功绩，成就）→ 自身无法取得功绩 → 失败；使对方无法取得功绩 → 击败、战胜。也可联想：一旦被击败，原本唾手可得的目标和功绩就会直接落空。

派生词：

defeated (形容词，意为被击败的，受挫的，垂头丧气的)

defeating (动词现在分词/动名词形式，意为击败，挫败)

defeatism (名词，意为失败主义，认输心态)

defeatist (名词/形容词，意为失败主义者；失败主义的，持消极认输态度的)

搭配：

suffer defeat 遭受失败

admit defeat 承认失败

defeat the purpose 达不到预期目的，事与愿违

crushing defeat 惨败，毁灭性的失败

defeat the opponent 击败对手

考研真题例句：

A federal appeals court overturned the prior decision, ruling that the state could not defeat the federal regulatory policy.

一家联邦上诉法院推翻了先前的判决，裁定该州无权否决联邦监管政策。

Despite attempts by the church to defeat this new generation of thinkers, many of their ideas gradually gained acceptance across Europe.

尽管教会试图挫败这新一代思想家的努力，他们的诸多观点还是逐渐在欧洲各地获得了认可。

The state’s argument to defend its rule over the land ultimately suffered a humiliating defeat at the Supreme Court.

该州为维护其对这片土地的管辖权提出的主张，最终在最高法院遭遇了耻辱性的失败。

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