3. 词语辨析：beat，defeat，win，earn

beat，defeat都表示在战斗中或竞赛中“战胜、打败(对手)”，后接竞争对手，可以互换。

If they beat the visiting team, they’ll be the champion.如果他们赢了客队，他们将成为冠军。

Frank beat Andrew with close scores. 弗兰克以接近的比分击败了安德鲁。

I can beat / defeat you at swimming.我游泳比你强。

He was defeated / beaten at chess.他下棋下输了。

win“战胜、赢得”，其宾语通常是比赛、战争、奖品或表尊重、崇拜之类意义的词。竞争对手不能作其宾语。

We need to cooperate perfectly to win the game.要想赢得比赛，我们需要密切配合。

He soon won a reputation for himself. 他很快就成名了。

His poem won the first prize of ten dollars.他的诗获得了10美元的一等奖。

earn“赢得，挣得”，表示通过工作等获得钱财和利益或经过努力获得地位和荣誉等。

He has earned a lot of money this month. 这个月他已经赚了好多钱了。

He earned the admiration of the world by his working hard for the world peace.他为世界和平努力工作，博得了全世界的赞誉。

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