挫败 (cuò bài) — to thwart, to foil (someone's plans or efforts)
Definition
挫败 (cuò bài) means actively foiling someone's plans — like thwarting an attack. It differs from 失败, which describes one's own failure, and from 挫折, the setback itself rather than the act of causing it.
verb
to thwartto foil (someone's plans or efforts)
Examples
- 挫败。Jǐng fāng chéng gōng cuò bài le zhè qǐ kǒng bù xí jī.The police successfully foiled this terrorist attack.
- 挫败。Dí rén de yīn móu bèi chè dǐ cuò bài le.The enemy's conspiracy was thoroughly thwarted.
- 挫败。Zhè cì xíng dòng cuò bài le tā men de kuò zhāng jì huà.This operation thwarted their expansion plans.
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