defeat ·verb (CAUSE TO FAIL)

通过这项新法律的尝试在参议院以微弱劣势被否决。

The attempt to pass the new law was narrowly ___defeated in the Senate.

对许多初学者来说，高等数学似乎能让一切理解它的努力付诸东流。

For many beginners, advanced mathematics can seem to ___defeat all efforts to understand it.

他们聪明的策略最终使我们公司的扩张计划失败了。

Their clever strategy ultimately ___defeated our company's expansion plan.