declare defeat; suffer a loss
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to declare defeat; to end in failure; to suffer a loss
formalOften used in formal or written contexts to report a loss or failure, such as in sports, competitions, or plans.
Yóu由
yú于
zī资
jīn金
bù不
zú足
，
nà那
ge个
xióng雄
xīn心
bó勃
bó勃
de的
jì计
huà划
zuì最
zhōng终
gào告
bài败
。
Due to insufficient funding, that ambitious plan ultimately ended in failure.
Bǐ比
sài赛
jié结
guǒ果
zhǔ主
duì队
yǐ以
èr2
bǐ比
sān3
gào告
bài败
。
The match ended with the home team suffering a loss of 2 to 3.
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Jīng经
guò过
shù数
lún轮
jiān艰
kǔ苦
tán谈
pàn判
，
tā他
men们
de的
bìng并
gòu购
cháng尝
shì试
bù不
dé得
bù不
gào告
bài败
。
After several rounds of arduous negotiations, their acquisition attempt had to be declared a failure.
Zhè这
cì次
kē科
xué学
shí实
yàn验
yīn因
shè设
bèi备
gù故
zhàng障
ér而
gào告
bài败
。
This scientific experiment ended in failure due to equipment malfunction.