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词组 victory
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victory /ˈvɪktəri/ noun a situation in which you win a battle, game, election, or disputeadjectives/nouns + victorya great/major victory The British army won a great victory.an easy victory The team were expecting an easy victory over their opponents.a decisive victory (=definite and clear) The battle was a decisive victory for the US.a landslide victory (=won by a very large number of votes in an election) The Democrats won by a landslide victory.a crushing victory (=defeating your opponent by a very large amount) Australia won a crushing 139-run victory over the West Indies.a narrow victory (=won by a small amount) A general election produced a narrow victory for the People’s Progressive Party.a surprise victory He is £1 million richer after his surprise victory in a TV talent show.an election/electoral victory The Democrats were celebrating their election victory.a military victory Napoleon won many military victories.a moral victory (=showing that your beliefs are right, even if you lose the argument) The victims’ families claimed the verdict as a moral victory.verbswin/score a victory Today we have won an important victory.lead sb to victory She led her team to victory in the finals.clinch (a) victory (=finally win) Adams scored a last-minute goal to clinch victory.pull off a victory (=win when it is difficult) Martin pulled off a surprise victory in the semi-final.sweep to victory (=win easily) Nixon swept to victory by 47 million votes to 29 million.scent victory (=know that you could win soon) Faldo is ruthless when he scents victory.taste victory (=know what it is like to win) He tasted victory on only two occasions as England captain.celebrate a victory They celebrated their victory by drinking all night.victory + nounsvictory celebrations The victory celebrations went on all night.a victory parade They intend to hold a victory parade.a victory speech In his victory speech, he thanked his team.a victory lap (=when a winning runner or player runs around the playing area) He then took a victory lap around the arena.prepositionsa victory over sb It was Murray’s first victory over Federer.a victory against sb He once scored three goals in a 5–2 victory against Ireland.a victory for sb The court’s decision represents a victory for all women.a victory in sth Victory in the World Cup is something all football teams dream of.phrasesa string of victories (=a series of victories) The team won a string of victories.THESAURUS: victory win a victory in a sports game or in a competition: It was an important win for the Yankees. | A couple from London are celebrating a big lottery win. triumph written an important victory, especially in war or politics: Thatcher’s greatest triumph was becoming the UK’s first female prime minister. conquest a situation in which one country wins a war against another country and takes control of it: We studied the Spanish conquest of Mexico in our history class. | Caesar is well-known for his military conquests. landslide an election victory in which one party or candidate gets far more votes than their opponents: In 1945, there was a Labour landslide (=the Labour party won easily). | The Democratic candidate was expected to win by a landslide. walkover especially BrE cakewalk AmE informal a very easy victory: The match should be a walkover for Brazil. upset a situation in which the person, team, party etc that was expected to win is defeated: Truman pulled off the greatest election upset in United States history (=he succeeded in winning when people did not expect this).
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