defeat

S2 W1

in Vietnamese Thắng, đánh bại

BrE /dɪˈfiːt/ AmE /dɪˈfiːt/

verb / noun en → vi

past defeated pp defeated ing defeating

1 WIN/LOSE [transitive] B1

Thắng, đánh bại

to win a game, competition, or war against someone

  • defeat somebody in something

Collocations defeat the enemy · defeat a team in a match

  • The army defeated the rebels.

    Quân đội đã đánh bại lực lượng nổi dậy.

2 OVERCOME [transitive] B1

Đánh bại, vượt qua

to overcome a problem or difficulty

  • defeat something

Collocations defeat an illness · defeat a challenge

  • She defeated her fear of flying.

    Cô ấy đã vượt qua nỗi sợ hãi khi bay.

3 DESTROY [transitive] B2

Hủy diệt, phá hủy hoàn toàn

to destroy something completely

  • defeat something

Collocations defeat an enemy's army · defeat a disease

  • The storm defeated the crops.

    Cơn bão đã phá hủy hoàn toàn cây trồng.

4 LOSE [intransitive] B1

Thua cuộc

to lose a game, competition, or war against someone

  • defeat

Collocations lose to somebody in something

  • The team defeated us.

    Đội bóng đã đánh bại chúng tôi.

5 DESTROY [transitive] B2

Hủy diệt, phá hủy hoàn toàn

to destroy something completely

  • defeat something

Collocations defeat an enemy's army · defeat a disease

  • The fire defeated the building.

    Cháy đã phá hủy hoàn toàn tòa nhà.

6 LOSE [intransitive] B1

Thua cuộc

to lose a game, competition, or war against someone

  • defeat

Collocations lose to somebody in something

  • We defeated the competition.

    Chúng tôi đã đánh bại đối thủ.

7 DESTROY [transitive] B2

Hủy diệt, phá hủy hoàn toàn

to destroy something completely

  • defeat something

Collocations defeat an enemy's army · defeat a disease

  • The storm defeated the crops.

    Cơn bão đã phá hủy hoàn toàn cây trồng.

8 LOSE [intransitive] B1

Thua cuộc

to lose a game, competition, or war against someone

  • defeat

Collocations lose to somebody in something

  • The team defeated us.

    Đội bóng đã đánh bại chúng tôi.