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Traduzione e definizione
to defeat (a team): sconfiggere (una squadra)
a defeat: una sconfitta
Esempi
- "Defeat a super villain."
- "In Japan, the Yomiuri Giants defeated the Hanshin Tigers to qualify for the playoffs."
- "Philip : Oh great, not only will we be humiliated, but we'll have the press covering every defeat."
- "At the Dubai Pro-Am tournament, a major surprise as an amateur golfer named Terrance Cashman shocked the world by shooting three under par and defeating over fifty professionals taking part in the tournament."
- "However the Togolese did receive some good news today as their football team defeated the heavily favored Irish side 2 goals to nil."
Esercizio 1
Rupert says that several teams will "match up against one another".
What does the phrase "to match up against" mean?
What does the phrase "to match up against" mean?
Rupert says that several teams will "match up against one another".
What does the phrase "to match up against" mean?
What does the phrase "to match up against" mean?
This is an incorrect choice. "To match up against (a team)" does not express the same meaning as "to defeat (a team)", which means to win against another team (or "beat" them) in a sporting context.
This is an incorrect choice. "To match up against (a team)" does not express that the teams will play a series of matches, or multiple matches. Although the teams do play multiple games in this tournament, this is not the meaning of the expression "to match up against (a team)".
This is the correct choice. "To match up against (a team)" means to "compete against (a team)". It can also indicate the idea of comparison. Here's another example: "Let's see how your company matches up against its competitors". This means "let's see who's better by comparison"!
This is an incorrect choice. "To match up against (a team)" does not express the same meaning as "to schedule a match with (a team)", which means to arrange when and where the match will take place.
Esercizio 2
"My mother advised me to avoid any kind of sports after I was knocked out by a softball".
In this context, to avoid (sports) is to sports.
In other words, Icarus should avoid sports.
In this context, to be knocked out is to be .
In this context, to avoid (sports) is to sports.
In other words, Icarus should avoid sports.
In this context, to be knocked out is to be .
"My mother advised me to avoid any kind of sports after I was knocked out by a softball".
In this context, to avoid (sports) is to stay away from 1 sports.
In other words, Icarus should avoid playing 2 sports.
In this context, to be knocked out is to be rendered unconscious 3.
In this context, to avoid (sports) is to stay away from 1 sports.
In other words, Icarus should avoid playing 2 sports.
In this context, to be knocked out is to be rendered unconscious 3.
1 stay away from: This is correct. "To avoid (playing sports)" is to refrain, or stay away from playing sports. In other words Icarus was encouraged to not play sports because he was hit on the head by a softball (a large ball similar to a baseball).
1 participate in: This is incorrect. "To participate in (sports)" is not synonymous with "to avoid (sports)". "Participating in" sports means "playing" them, for example: We should encourage young people to participate in sports.
1 refuse: This is incorrect. "To refuse (sports)" is not synonymous with "to avoid (sports)". 'To refuse (a medal) is to decline to accept a medal.
1 observe: This is incorrect. "To observe (a sport)" is not synonymous with "to avoid (a sport)". "To observe" is to "see" or "watch", for example: I observed a male dolphin pass by the ship this morning.
2 playing: This is correct. The verb "to avoid" is always followed by another verb in its gerund (ing) form, for example: My brother avoided doing any hard work for a long time.
2 to play: This is incorrect. The verb "to avoid" is never followed by another verb in its full infinitive form.
2 play: This is incorrect. The verb "to avoid" is never followed by another verb in its infinitive form. As a rule, when one verb follows another, it either takes a full infinitive form (to play) or a gerund (playing).
2 played: This is incorrect. The verb "to avoid" is never followed by another verb in simple past tense. As a rule, when one verb follows another, it either takes a full infinitive form (to play) or a gerund (playing).
3 rendered unconscious: This is correct. To be "knocked out" means to be "rendered unconscious", often by a heavy blow, for example: I was knocked out when the piano fell on my head. Icarus is knocked unconscious by a softball which hits him on the head as he is walking in his local park. Note the abbreviation "KO" which stands for a "knockout". Example: "Tyson was KO'd by Rocky Balboa after biting his ear."
3 defeated: This is incorrect. "Defeated" is not synonymous with being "knocked out". Being "defeated" means being "beaten" or "losing" (to an opposition), for example: The French were defeated by English archers in the Battle of Agincourt in 1415.
3 tired: This is incorrect. "Tired" is not synonymous with being "knocked out". "Tired" means lacking in energy, "fatigued", or in other contexts "bored" or "impatient", for example: When a man is tired of London, he is tired of life.
3 discouraged: This is incorrect. "Discouraged" is not synonymous with being "knocked out". "Discouraged" means being deprived of courage, hope or confidence, for example: I was discouraged when I read that finding work as a male stripper is very difficult.
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