/dɪˈfi:t ||; dɪˈfit/verb[T] 1 to win a game, a fight, a vote, etc against sb; to beat sb 击败；战胜；胜过: The army defeated the rebels after three days of fighting. 军队经过三天的战斗终于击败了叛乱分子。In the last match France defeated Wales. 在最后一场比赛中法国击败了威尔士。
2 to be too difficult for sb to do or understand （因太难而）使（某人）做不到或不明白: I've tried to work out what's wrong with the car but it defeats me. 我想要找出车子有什么问题，但始终不得要领。
3 to prevent sth from succeeding 挫败；阻挠: The local residents are determined to defeat the council's building plans. 当地居民决心挫败议会的兴建计划。