suffer a crushing defeat; lose completely
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to lose completely; to suffer a crushing defeat (in sports or competitions)
Primarily used in sports, ball games, chess competitions, and other competitive contexts. Often followed by "于" to introduce the winning opponent, or used with "给" in spoken language.
Jiǎ甲
duì队
líng0
bǐ比
sān3
wán完
bài败
yú于
Yǐ乙
duì队
。
Team A lost 0-3 to Team B in a crushing defeat.
Tā他
zài在
jué决
sài赛
zhōng中
wán完
bài败
gěi给
duì对
shǒu手
，
wú无
yuán缘
guàn冠
jūn军
。
He lost completely to his opponent in the final, missing out on the championship.
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Zhè这
chǎng场
bǐ比
sài赛
tā他
men们
zāo遭
yù遇
wán完
bài败
，
yī一
fēn分
wèi未
dé得
。
They suffered a crushing defeat in this match, not scoring a single point.