1️⃣ 发音（注意名词 / 动词重音不同）

▶️ 动词

• 英式 / 美式：/dɪˈfiːt/
  👉 重音在 第二音节

▶️ 名词

• 英式 / 美式：/ˈdiː.fiːt/ 或 /dɪˈfiːt/
  👉 两种都能听到，但动词重音更稳定在后面

发音提示：

• de- /dɪ/（短 i）
• -feat /fiːt/（长 iː）

2️⃣ 词性与意思

① 动词 (verb)

defeat = 打败，战胜（对手、敌人、计划）

• defeat an opponent
• defeat an army
• defeat a plan / purpose

② 名词 (noun)

defeat = 失败；被击败

• suffer a defeat
• accept defeat

3️⃣ 例句

▶️ 动词

• The team defeated their rivals 3–1.
  （这支球队以 3 比 1 击败了对手。）
• We must defeat this disease.
  （我们必须战胜这种疾病。）

▶️ 名词

• The election ended in defeat for the ruling party.
  （这次选举以执政党的失败告终。）
• He refused to accept defeat.
  （他拒绝承认失败。）

4️⃣ 常见搭配（高频）

• defeat the enemy（击败敌人）
• suffer a defeat（遭遇失败）
• admit / accept defeat（承认失败）
• decisive defeat（决定性的失败）

5️⃣ 易混词对比（很重要）

例子对比：

• He defeated his opponent.
• He won the match.
• His opponent lost.

6️⃣ 一句话记住

defeat = 让别人失败；
defeat（名词）= 自己的失败。