在上次大选中，他们遭受了惨败。

At the last General Election, they suffered a massive ___defeat.

公司不准备承认失败。

The company was not ready to admit ___defeat.

经过与警方的长时间谈判，琳达承认失败并放弃了。

After long negotiations with the police, Linda admitted ___defeat and gave up.