defeat中前缀de-, 不，非，使相反。 词根-feat, 功绩，做。→使……做不成→摧毁，打败，引申义战胜。
defeat 英[dɪˈfiːt] 美[dɪˈfiːt]
v.击败; 战胜; 使困惑; 难住; 使失败; 阻挠; 挫败;
n.失败; 战败; 挫败; 击败; 战胜;
A coalition could have defeated the government and wrecked the treaty.
联盟本来可以击败***并毁掉该条约的。In fact, their military defeat only came in 1979.
事实上，他们的军事败北仅仅发生在1979年。
