n. an unsuccessful ending to a struggle or contest
词态变化
过去分词:defeated
过去式:defeated
复数形式:defeats
现在分词:defeating
第三人称单数:defeats
常见例句
1
n an ancient town on a promontory in western Greece n the naval battle in which Antony and Cleopatra were defeated by Octavian's fleet under Agrippa in 31 BC
2
at its mouth in 405 BC the Spartan fleet under Lysander defeated the Athenians and ended the Peloponnesian War n
3
a battle in northern France in which English longbowmen under Henry V decisively defeated a much larger French army in 1415
4
Roman general who commanded the fleet that defeated the forces of Antony and Cleopatra at Actium (63-12 BC)
5
defeated the Vikings and encouraged writing in English (849-899)
