修改规则的提议以201票对196票的微弱优势被否决了。

The proposal to change the rules was narrowly ___defeated by 201 votes to 196.

恐怕任何涉及语言学习的事情都一直让我束手无策。

I'm afraid anything that involves language learning has always ___defeated me.

他们保守秘密的企图最终被一名好奇的记者挫败了。

Their attempts to keep the secret were ultimately ___defeated by a curious journalist.