defeat ·verb (WIN)
Definition: to win a victory over someone in a fight, war or competition Level: B1
拿破仑在滑铁卢战役中被威灵顿公爵击败。
Napoleon was ___defeated by the Duke of Wellington at the battle of Waterloo.
如果我们能击败意大利队,我们就能进入决赛。
If we can ___defeat the Italian team, we'll be through to the final.
我仍然记得那个夜晚,我们的队伍在决赛中击败了卫冕冠军,把奖杯捧回了家。
I still remember the night our team ___defeated the champions in the final and brought the trophy home.