Definition
挫败 (cuò bài) means to actively thwart or foil someone's plans or efforts — it is a transitive verb used in formal/written contexts. Unlike 失败 (shī bài, 'to fail', which is intransitive) or 阻挠 (zǔ náo, 'to obstruct', which focuses on hindering progress), 挫败 emphasizes defeating a scheme or conspiracy outright.
verb
to thwartto foil (someone's plans or efforts)
Examples
- 挫败。Jǐngfāng chénggōng cuò bài le zhè qǐ kǒngbù xíjī.The police successfully foiled this terrorist attack.
- 挫败。Dírén de yīnmóu bèi chèdǐ cuò bài le.The enemy's conspiracy was thoroughly thwarted.
- 挫败。Zhè cì xíngdòng cuò bài le tāmen de kuòzhāng jìhuà.This operation thwarted their expansion plans.
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