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Unit 1 GREAT SCIENTISTS JOHN SNOW DEFEATS “KING CHOLERA” 约翰·斯诺战胜“霍乱王” 1. defeat ① vt. to win a victory over someone in a war, competition, game etc.打败，战胜，使受挫 I’ve tried to solve the problem, but it defeats me! Our team defeated theirs in the game. ② n.失败，输 failure to win or succeed This means admitting defeat. They have got six victories and two defeats. 　　[辨析]win, beat与defeat ① win “赢得”赛事、战事、某物；后接人时，意为“争取赢得…的好感或支持；说服” 　　② beat “战胜”“击败”比赛中的对手，可与defeat互换 　　We beat / defeated their team by 10 scores. 　　They won the battle but lost many men. 　　The local ball team won the state cham