beat, conquer, defeat, overcome这组词均有“获胜,征服,击败”之意.beat指在战争、竞赛或其他方面最终彻底战胜对方,对象可以是人,也可以是物.conquer既可指靠武力或精神道方面的力量使对方屈服,又可指在排除障碍和阻力后取得胜利.defeat意为“击败”,强调的是暂时的胜利.overcome既可指在战斗和竞赛中战胜对方,也可指在感情、习惯等方面压倒,胜过.如:We can easily beat you at baseball.打垒球我们可以轻易地击败你们The Normans conquered England in 1066.1066年,诺曼底人征服了英格兰.He defeated his opponents in this election.在这次竞选中,他击败了对手.He made efforts to overcome every difficulty.他努力克服每一个困难.