敗やぶれる

Meanings

Usage patterns

• 〈相あい手て〉に敗やぶれるto be defeated by (an opponent)

  決けっ勝しょうで去きょ年ねんの優ゆう勝しょう校こうに敗やぶれた。

  We were defeated by last year's champion team in the final.

• 〈場ば所しょ〉で敗やぶれるto lose at (a match, competition, election, etc.)

  彼かれは市し長ちょう選せん挙きょで敗やぶれた。

  He lost the mayoral election.

• 〈数かず〉対たい〈数かず〉で敗やぶれるto lose by a score of (X to Y)

  チームは2対たい1で敗やぶれた。

  The team lost by a score of 2 to 1.