vanquish
verb[T]
literaryuk/ˈvæŋ.kwɪʃ/us/ˈvæŋ.kwɪʃ/todefeatanenemyoropponent,especiallyinwar:
（尤指战争中）击败，使溃败Napoleon was vanquished at thebattleof Waterloo in 1815.拿破仑在1815年滑铁卢战役中战败。
The vanquishedarmysurrenderedtheirweapons.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
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.
Fighting
- a fight to the finishidiom
- bellicosity
- blood diamond
- blow
- boots on the groundidiom
- call to arms
- combat
- come close to blowsidiom
- conflict diamond
- engagement
- grapple
- rout
- scrimmage
- shootout
- skirmish
- stoush
- tangle
- tangle withsomeone
- tilt
- turf war
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