/wɪn ||; hwɪn/verb
(
present participle winning;past tense past participle won /wʌn
||; wʌn/)
1 [I,T] to be the best, first or strongest in a race, game, competition, etc 获胜;赢 [T]
to win a game/match/championship 在游戏╱比赛╱锦标赛中获胜:
I never win at table tennis. 我打乒乓球从没有赢过。
Which party do you think will win the next election? 你认为下次选举哪一个政党会获胜?
2 [T] to get money, a prize, etc as a result of success in a competition, race, etc (在比赛、竞赛等中)赢得(奖金、奖品等):
We won a trip to Australia. 我们赢得去澳大利亚旅游的机会。
Who won the gold medal? 谁赢了金牌?
He won the jackpot in the lottery. 他中了彩票大奖。
☞Note that we earn (not win) money at our job I earn £15000 a year. 注意:挣钱叫做earn money,不说win:I earn £15000 a year.我一年挣15000英镑。
3 [T] to get sth by hard work, great effort, etc (因努力、苦干等而)取得或赢得:
Her brilliant performance won her a great deal of praise. 她出色的演出赢得很多赞扬。
to win support for a plan 争取对计划的支持
win noun [C]:
We have had two wins and a draw so far this season. 本赛季到目前为止,我们取得两胜一和。
➔winning adj
The winning ticket is number 65. 中奖票的号码是65号。
win/lose the toss→
TOSS
you can't win(
informal 非正式) there is no way of being completely successful or of pleasing everyone 无法面面俱到;无法取悦每个人:
Whatever you do you will upset somebody. You can't win. 你无论怎样做都会有人不高兴,你没有办法取悦所有人。
win sb over/round (to sth) to persuade sb to support or agree with you 争取某人支持或同意:
They're against the proposal at the moment, but I'm sure we can win them over. 眼下他们反对这个提议,但我相信我们可以把他们争取过来。