suffer defeat; lose
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to suffer defeat; to lose
formalPrimarily used in formal news reports and sports commentary to announce a loss, often with a specific score or context. It is more formal than simply saying '输了'.
Jiǎ甲
duì队
yǐ以
líng0
bǐ比
sān3
gào告
fù负
。
Team A suffered a 0-3 defeat.
Wèi卫
miǎn冕
guàn冠
jūn军
zài在
jué决
sài赛
zhōng中
yì意
wài外
gào告
fù负
。
The defending champion unexpectedly suffered defeat in the finals.
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Jǐn尽
guǎn管
pīn拼
jìn尽
quán全
lì力
，
kè客
duì队
hái还
shì是
kè客
chǎng场
gào告
fù负
。
Despite giving their all, the visiting team still lost the away game.