win
verbVerb Forms
Idioms Phrasal Verbspresent simple I / you / we / they win | |
he / she / it wins | |
past simple won | |
past participle won | |
-ing form winning |
- [intransitive, transitive]
to be the most successful in a competition, race, battle, etc. (在比赛、赛跑、战斗等中)获胜,赢 Which team won? 哪个队赢了? - win something
to win an election 赢得选举 to win a game/race/war/battle 赢得比赛/赛跑/战争/战斗 She loves to win an argument. 她喜欢在辩论中获胜。 - win at something
to win at cards/chess 打牌/下棋赢 - win (by something) (against somebody/something)
France won by six goals to two against Denmark. 法国队以六比二战胜丹麦队。
Extra ExamplesTopics Successa1, Games and toysa1Does he have what it takes to win the Tour? 他具有赢得锦标赛的实力吗? She entered election day in a strong position to win. 她进入选举日时处于获胜的有利地位。 He has yet to win a major tournament. 他还没有在重大锦标赛上取胜过。 I never win at tennis. 我打网球从来没赢过。 The party won by a landslide. 该党以压倒性多数票获胜。 He narrowly won the first race. 他险胜第一场比赛。 She won the race by 25 seconds. 她领先 25 秒赢了这场赛跑。 The French team won hands down. 法国队轻松获胜。 The match was eventually won on penalties. 这场比赛最终通过点球获胜。 They stand a good chance of winning against their league rivals. 他们有很大的希望击败联赛对手。 We didn't deserve to win—we played very badly. 我们不该赢 - 我们打得太差劲了。 Who do you think is going to win? 你认为谁会赢? You have to try and win every race. 你必须努力赢得每场比赛。 He always won at cards. 他玩纸牌总能赢。 Historians still argue about who really won the war of 1812. 历史学家仍在争论究竟是谁赢了1812年的那场战争。 I think I won the argument. 我认为这场辩论是我赢了。 Our side won the game 3-1. 我们队以3比1赢了这场比赛。 She narrowly won the championship. 她险胜冠军。 Our team easily won the competition. 我们队轻松赢得了比赛。 When I made the top 10, I really didn't expect to win. 我进前十的时候,真的没想到会赢。 If someone wins 3 games in a row then they get a bonus point. 如果有人连续赢了3场比赛,那么他们会得到一个加分。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- comfortably
- convincingly
- decisively
- …
- deserve to
- hope to
- want to
- …
- against
- at
- by
- …
- be capable of winning (something)
- be confident of winning (something)
- a chance of winning (something)
- …
- [transitive]
to get something as the result of a competition, race, election, etc. (在比赛、赛跑、选举等中)赢得,夺取,获得,挣得 - win something
Britain won five gold medals. 英国夺取了五块金牌。 He won £3 000 in the lottery. 他中彩得了 3 000 英镑。 How many states did the Republicans win? 共和党在多少个州的选举中获胜? Everyone who takes part wins a small prize. 每个参加的人都会赢得一个小奖品。 to win an award/a title 赢得奖项/头衔 - win something from somebody
The Conservatives won the seat from Labour in the last election. 在上次选举中保守党从工党手中夺得了这个议席。 - win yourself/somebody something
You've won yourself a trip to New York. 你赢得了一次纽约之旅。
Homophones one | wonone won- one number
There can only be one winner. 赢家只能有一个。
- one pronoun
Which do you prefer? The flowery one or the stripy one? 你更喜欢哪个?花的还是条纹的?
- won verb (past tense, past participle of win)
He's just won his 19th singles title. 他刚刚赢得了他的第19个单打冠军。
Extra ExamplesHe won a scholarship to study at Stanford. 他获得奖学金去斯坦福大学学习。 the chance to win the holiday of a lifetime 赢取一次难得假期的机会 We're confident of winning the title this year. 我们今年有把握夺冠。 The movie was an instant success and went on to win five Academy Awards. 这部电影一上映就获得成功,接着又荣获 5 项奥斯卡大奖。 The far right party failed to win a single seat. 极右党派一个席位都没有得到。 The actress is tipped to win an Oscar for her performance. 这位女演员因表演出色而被认为有望获得奥斯卡奖。 When was the last time our country won the World Cup? 我们国家上一次赢得世界杯是什么时候? to win gold/silver/bronze in the Olympics 赢得奥运会金牌/银牌/铜牌 Our candidate failed to win enough votes. 我们的候选人没有赢得足够的选票。 The movie is this year's favorite to win Best Picture. 这部电影是今年赢得最佳影片的热门影片。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- comfortably
- convincingly
- decisively
- …
- deserve to
- hope to
- want to
- …
- against
- at
- by
- …
- be capable of winning (something)
- be confident of winning (something)
- a chance of winning (something)
- …
- win something
- [transitive] win something
to achieve or get something that you want, especially by your own efforts (尤指通过自己的努力)取得,获得 They are trying to win support for their proposals. 他们在努力争取人们支持他们的建议。 The company has won a contract to supply books and materials to schools. 这家公司得到了一份向学校供应图书资料的合同。 She won the admiration of many people in her battle against cancer. 她在与癌症的对抗中赢得了许多人的钦佩。
Extra ExamplesTopics Moneyb1qualities which help win business and motivate staff 有助于赢得生意并能激励员工的素质 He succeeded in winning their confidence. 他成功地赢得了他们的信任。 The government say they are winning the battle against inflation. 政府称他们正在战胜通货膨胀。 The film soon won the attention of producer Brian James. 这部电影很快引起了制片人布赖恩·詹姆斯的注意。 Campaigners have fought and won a great victory. 活动家们战斗并赢得了巨大的胜利。 She eventually won fame as a novelist. 她最终赢得了小说家的名声。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- comfortably
- convincingly
- decisively
- …
- deserve to
- hope to
- want to
- …
- against
- at
- by
- …
- be capable of winning (something)
- be confident of winning (something)
- a chance of winning (something)
- …
see also no-win, winner, winning, win-win
Word OriginOld English winnan ‘strive, contend’ also ‘subdue and take possession of, acquire’, of Germanic origitn.
Idioms
carry/win the day
- (formal)
to be successful against somebody/something 得胜;占上风;取得成功 Despite strong opposition, the ruling party carried the day. 尽管遭到强烈反对,执政党还是获胜了。 Teamwork and persistence can still win the day. 团队合作和坚持仍然可以赢得胜利。
win (something) hands down
- (informal)
to win something very easily 轻易取得;唾手可得
win somebody’s heart
to make somebody love you Topics Feelingsc2赢得(某人)的爱
win or lose
whether you succeed or fail Topics Successc2, Difficulty and failurec2不论成败;不管输赢;无论胜负
win/earn your spurs
- (formal)
to become famous or successful Topics Successc2获得名望;取得成功
you can’t win them all | you win some, you lose some
- (informal)
used to express sympathy for somebody who has been disappointed about something (用于勉慰)一个人不可能事事都成功,有所得就有所失
you, he, etc. can’t win
- (informal)
used to say that there is no acceptable way of dealing with a particular situation 怎么做都不讨好;没有令人满意的方法 I can’t win. If I agree with her, she says I have no mind of my own; if I don’t, she says I’m being difficult. 我赢不了。如果我同意她,她说我没有自己的主见;如果我没有,她说我很难相处。
you win
- (informal)
used to agree to what somebody wants after you have failed to persuade them to do or let you do something else Topics Difficulty and failurec2, Discussion and agreementc2(被迫表示同意时说)你赢了,我服输了