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词汇 vanquishing
释义 vanquishing
present participle ofvanquish
vanquish
verb[ T ]
 literaryuk /ˈvæŋ.kwɪʃ/ us /ˈvæŋ.kwɪʃ/
to defeat an enemy or opponent, especially in war: (尤指战争中)击败,使溃败
Napoleon was vanquished at the battle of Waterloo in 1815.拿破仑在1815年滑铁卢战役中战败。
The vanquished army surrendered their weapons.战败的军队交出了他们的武器。
Synonyms
annihilateinformal
beat(DEFEAT)
conquer
crush(BEAT)
defeat
hammer(DEFEAT)informal
thrash(DEFEAT)informal
trounceinformal
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples

to beat someone in a race, competition, etc.
beatUnited beat City 3 - 2.
defeatCan Ireland defeat New Zealand in this high-stakes match?
conquerThe Greeks had fought and conquered the army of Mardonius.
vanquishThe superhero always vanquishes his foes and saves the world.
annihilateModern superpowers succeed not by annihilating their enemies but by buying them off.
hammerThe Colts got hammered by the Patriots.
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arms
array
bellicosity
blood diamond
bloodlessly
blow
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conflict
dogfight
firefight
fracas
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remobilize
scuffle
see action
send
toe
tussle

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Winning and defeating

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In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.


Freedom can be found through the imposition of a historical caesura, through a vanquishing of the future.
The two groups of women compete (sometimes violently) to rebuild civilization by vanquishing post-apocalyptic menaces and male chauvinism.
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She must have a pure heart with a selfless dedication to protecting the innocent and vanquishing evil.
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The song then grew into a sprawling epic allegory about vanquishing the oppressive powers that be.
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The player makes his way over the countryside vanquishing various adversaries and gaining gold and experience.
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But his vanquishing of the "dzongs" or fortresses preserves an ambiguity, since these were potential outposts of the state.
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He succeeds in vanquishing them and wins by treaty.
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Powerful people design communication that elicits or changes emotional responses (false concern or faking, vanquishing emotions from work, emotional blackmail).
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Retrieving a lever, they must scale a wall and crawl under a net to engage the lever in the slot, vanquishing a second demon.
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It explodes violently, vanquishing it.
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To succeed in vanquishing the ferocious dragon.
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This alliance gave them great power and made it easy for them to extend their influence to the east coast and vanquishing the petty chieftains lingering on in that area.
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