defeat、win和beat用法解析

defeat、win和beat用法剖析

1.defeat是及物动词，意为“击败，克服”，后接的宾语为击败的目标。作名词时，defeat意为“击败，克服”，也可作“败北，失败”解。主要表达在战场上打败仇人，重申历程和后果。如：

His guerrillas defeated the colonial army in 1954.

他的游击队在1954年打败了殖民军。

The Americans defeated the British in 1781.

美国在1781年打败了英国。

They defeated the enemy in the battle. 他们在战役中击败了仇人。

She defeated him at chess. 她在棋赛中克服了他。

After the defeat of the enemy，the soldiers went back. 仇人被击败之后，兵士们都前往了。

He didn't admit defeat. 他不认输。

2. win作及物动词或不及物动词用，后接宾语通常为比赛、战争、争辩、奖品或财帛等。如：win a
battle/bet/race/match/prize/ fame（在战役、赌博、竞走、比赛中得胜,得奖，成名），win an argument/election（在一场争辩、推举中赢获成功），win a fine victory/many awards and medals（博得一场光辉的成功/很多奖品和奖牌）。作不及物动词意为“得胜”：

表现在较强的竞争中获获成功：

They won the battle but lost many men.

他们博得了这场战役，但捐躯了很多人。

The party failed to win the election.

该政党未能博得推举。

She is hoping to win the gold medal.

她渴望博得金牌。

We won at football，but lost at tennis. 足球我们赢了，但网球输了。

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

只管捐躯了数百万人的生命，但他们博得了战争的成功。

Which side won？哪一方得胜？（win可作不及物动词）

3. beat: 是比赛的用词，宾语是人或团体。“克服，打败”，后接比赛、争辩或战役中的对手。

We beat their team by 9 points.

我们赢了他们队9分。

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

她以抢先十秒的上风克服了其他竞走者。

I beat Tom at chess yesterday. 昨天的象棋比赛，我打败了汤姆。

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

足球比赛中A队打败了B队。

They beat/defeated the enemy.

他们克服了仇人。