- (在竞赛、选举、战斗等中)战胜，击败，打败：
They defeated the enemy in the battle.
他们在那次战斗中打败敌人。
A British fleet defeated the French at Trafalgar.
一支英国舰队在特拉法尔加击败了法国人。
He defeated his elder brother at table tennis.
他在乒乓球赛中击败了他哥哥。
- 挫败，使受挫折，使失败，使落空，使破灭：
The early returns defeated her hopes of election.
早期选举结果报告使她当选的希望落空。
This kind of problem always defeats me.
这类问题总是困惑着我。
to defeat a plan
挫败一项计划
- 剥夺，使失去：
to defeat a man of an inheritance
剥夺某人的继承权
- 【法律】使无效，使作废，废除；使败诉：
a proposal approved by the committee but defeated at the general meeting
在委员会上获得通过但在全体会议上受到挫折的一项提案
- [废语]败坏；破坏，毁灭