201　defeat和win

① defeat是及物动词，意为“击败，战胜”，后接的宾语为击败的对象。作名词时，defeat意为“击败，战胜”，也可作“败北，失败”解。

They defeated the enemy in the battle. 他们在战斗中击败了敌人。

She defeated him at chess. 她在棋赛中战胜了他。

After the defeat of the enemy，the soldiers went back. 敌人被击败之后，士兵们都返回了。

He didn't admit defeat. 他不认输。

② win作及物动词或不及物动词用，后接宾语通常为比赛、战争等。如：win a battle/bet/race/match（在战斗、打赌、赛跑、比赛中获胜），win an argument/election（在一场辩论、选举中赢得胜利），win a fine victory/many awards and medals（赢得一场辉煌的胜利/许多奖品和奖牌）。

We won at football，but lost at tennis. 足球我们赢了，但网球输了。

He decided to defeat.

（缺宾语，defeat不可作不及物动词）

Which side won？哪一方获胜？（win可作不及物动词）