defeat既能做名词也能做动词，那么你知道defeat做名词和动词分别都是什么意思吗？
这些动词均含"征服，战胜"之意。
conquer 侧重战胜和控制。书面用词。
overcome 多指战胜或克服非物质的东西，如困难和不良习惯等。语气较弱也可指在斗争或竞争中战胜或压倒对方。
overthrow 指彻底击败对手，使其丧失力量和地位。
defeat 普通用词，多指在战争、比赛、竞选或辩论中战胜对手，侧重胜利的暂时性。
beat 口笔语均可用，可与defeat换用。
subdue 正式用词，与conquer同义，但强调失败后的臣服状态；也可用作借喻，表克制、压抑感情、欲望等。
conquer, overcome, overthrow, defeat, beat, subdue
1. After the pain of defeat passes, England have some thinking to do.
失败的痛苦过去以后，英国人应该认真反思一下。
2. Initially the government was unwilling to accept the defeat.
最初政府不愿意承认失败。
3. Sampdoria lost their unbeaten record with a 2-1 home defeat against Genoa.
桑普多利亚队主场1比2负于热那亚队之后，终止了自己的不败纪录。
4. They had their championship hopes dashed by a 3-1 defeat.
遭遇1比3的失利后，他们的冠军梦就此破灭。
5. Second-placed Auxerre suffered a surprising 2-0 home defeat to Nantes.
排名第二的欧塞尔队出人意料地在主场以0比2败给了南特队。
6. The lack of a decent education did not defeat Rey.
缺乏良好的教育并没有挡住雷伊。
7. A defeat like that makes you sit up and think.
那样的一次失败会令你警觉起来，开始思考。
8. Political defeat seemed a real possibility at the end of 1981.
政治失败在1981年底看来确有可能。
9. Mr Wallace tries to co-opt rather than defeat his critics.
华莱士先生竭力拉拢而不是击败他的批评者们。
10. The defeat of the corporatists is easy to understand.
社团主义者的落败不难理解。
11. Since Japan's defeat, the military has remained largely emasculated.
自日本战败后，日本军队遭到大幅削减。
12. The zenith of Perugia'sinfluence came with the defeat of Siena in 1358.
1358年击败锡耶纳之后佩鲁贾的影响力达到了顶峰。
13. The minister resigned last night after a stunning defeat in Sunday's vote.
在周日的选举中意外惨败后，部长于昨晚辞职。
14. A 2-1 defeat by Sweden left them bottom of Group One.
1比2负于瑞典之后，他们处在了第一小组的最后一名。
15. The vote is seen as a defeat for the anti-abortion lobby.
这一投票结果被看作是反堕胎游说团体的一次失败。