success in a game, an election, a war, etc. 胜利；成功 to win a narrow victory 险胜 The outcome left both sides claiming victory. 最后的结果使得双方都宣称自己获胜。 an election victory 选举胜利 Neither side is strong enough to achieve a military victory. 双方都不够强大，无法取得军事胜利。 - victory in something
a decisive/landslide victory in the election 选举中决定性的/压倒性的胜利 She is confident of victory in Saturday's final. 她对在星期六决赛中取得胜利充满信心。 - victory over somebody/something
The team are celebrating a 3–2 victory over Poland. 这支队正在庆祝以3:2战胜波兰队。 - victory against somebody/something
He hopes to lead his side to victory against Australia. 他希望带领自己的队伍战胜澳大利亚。 - victory for somebody/something
The case is being seen as a victory for freedom of speech. 此案被视为言论自由的胜利。 a victory speech/celebration/parade 胜利演说/庆典/游行
Extra ExamplesTopics Successb2, War and conflictb2, Sports: other sportsb2A goal in the final seconds of the game sealed their victory. 他们在比赛还剩最后几秒时进了一球，锁定了胜局。 Any mistake by the Democrats could deliver a Republican victory. 民主党人犯任何错误都有可能将胜利拱手交给共和党人。 Bush barely eked out a victory in 2000. 布什在 2000 年勉强获胜。 He saw it as a small victory over the increasingly repressive policies. 他把这看成是对那些日益残暴的政策的一场小小的胜利。 He surprised the nation with an upset victory over the incumbent leader. 他意外地击败了现任领导人，震惊了全国。 His party won a landslide victory in the elections. 他的政党在选举中获得了压倒性胜利。 Of their nine consecutive victories, five have been at home. 他们连续获胜的 9 场比赛中，有 5 场是在主场进行的。 She made a victory sign with her two fingers. 她用两个手指做了个胜利的手势。 The Dutch champions were denied victory in a tough 2–2 draw at Porto. 荷兰冠军队在波尔图一番苦战，结果以 2 比 2 打成平局，与胜利无缘。 The England cricket team has tasted victory for the first time this season. 英格兰板球队在本赛季第一次嚐到了胜利的滋味。 The Hungarians pulled off a surprise victory against the Italian champions. 匈牙利队打败了意大利冠军队，取得了意料之外的胜利。 The army won the decisive victory that changed the course of the war. 部队取得了决定性的胜利，改变了战争的进程。 The case was hailed as a victory for the common man. 这一案子被誉为普通百姓的胜利。 The winners took a victory lap after the race. 比赛后获胜者绕场一周。 They would do anything to ensure victory for themselves. 他们会竭尽所能以确保胜利。 They would do whatever lay in their power to ensure victory for themselves. 他们愿意竭尽所能以确保胜利。 This series of bloodless victories won him widespread domestic support. 这一系列不流血的胜利为他在国内赢得了广泛的支持。 Union leaders hailed the socialists' victory as a huge step forward. 工会领袖将社会党人的胜利称为一个巨大的进步。 a 98 000-vote victory margin 以 98,000 票的优势取胜 a victory against Fascism 反法西斯主义的胜利 their resounding victory over England 他们大胜英格兰 Chelmsford finished 10 runs short of victory. 切姆斯福德差10分就赢了。 It represented a significant political victory for Williamson. 这对威廉森来说是一次重大的政治胜利。 Neither side has yet claimed outright victory. 双方都没有宣称取得了彻底的胜利。 The team is aiming for a hat-trick of victories in Germany this weekend. 该队的目标是本周末在德国上演帽子戏法般的胜利。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- big
- famous
- glorious
- …
- achieve
- capture
- clinch
- …
- celebration
- parade
- party
- …
- victory against
- victory for
- victory over
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- snatch victory from the jaws of defeat
Word OriginMiddle English: from Anglo-Norman French victorie, from Latin victoria.
Idioms
roar, romp, sweep, etc. to victory
to win something easily 轻易取胜；大获全胜 He swept to victory in the final of the championship. 他在锦标赛的决赛中轻而易举地获胜。 Labour swept to victory in the 1945 election. 工党在1945年大选中大获全胜。
snatch victory from the jaws of defeat
to win something even though it seemed up until the last moment that you would lose 轻易取胜；大获全胜