victory

1 عمومی:: فتح‌ و ظ‌فر، پیروزی‌، غلبه‌، فیروزی‌، فتح‌، نصرت‌، ظ‌فر

شبکه مترجمین ایران

1 general::   noun ADJ. famous, glorious, great, historic, impressive, notable, outstanding, remarkable, significant, superb | clear, clear-cut, comfortable, convincing, crushing, easy, emphatic, handsome, landslide, massive, overwhelming, resounding, sweeping His party won a landslide victory in the elections. | complete, comprehensive, outright, total | narrow | conclusive, decisive The army won the decisive victory that changed the course of the war. | dramatic, thrilling | shock, stunning, surprise, unexpected | crucial, vital | deserved, well-deserved | hollow, Pyrrhic | election, electoral, military, moral, political VERB + VICTORY clinch, ensure, notch up, pull off, record, score, secure, snatch, win They would do whatever lay in their power to ensure victory for themselves. The Hungarians pulled off a surprise victory against the Italian champions. | taste The England cricket team has tasted victory for the first time this season. | end in | roar/romp/storm/sweep to Labour swept to victory in the 2001 election. | hail sth as | hail Union leaders hailed the socialists' victory as a huge step forward. | celebrate | claim The outcome left both sides claiming victory. | gain sb, give sb | deny sb The Dutch champions were denied victory in a tough 2?2 draw at Porto. VICTORY + NOUN celebration, parade | speech | dance, salute PREP. ~ against a victory against Fascism | ~ for The case was hailed as a victory for the common man. | ~ over their resounding victory over England PHRASES snatch victory from the jaws of defeat

Oxford Collocations Dictionary

2 general:: victory ADJECTIVES/NOUN + victory a great/major victory • He said the court’s decision was a great victory. an easy victory • Arsenal expected an easy victory. a decisive victory • The battle was a decisive victory for the US. a landslide victory (= a win by a very large amount in an election ) • No one had anticipated such a landslide victory. a crushing victory (= a win by a very large amount ) • Australia won a crushing 139-run victory over the West Indies. a narrow victory (= a win by a small amount ) • A general election on Oct. 5 produced a narrow victory for the People’s Progressive Party. an election/electoral victory • The Democrats were celebrating their election victory. a military victory • one of the General’s most famous military victories a moral victory (= when you show your beliefs are right, even if you lose the argument ) • The victims’ families claimed the verdict as a moral victory. verbs win/score a victory • Today we have won an important victory. lead somebody to victory • She led her team to victory in the finals. clinch victory (= finally win ) • Adams scored a last-minute goal to clinch victory. pull off a victory (= win when it is difficult ) • Martin pulled off a surprise victory in the semi-final. sweep to victory (= win easily ) • Nixon swept to victory by 47 million votes to 29 million. victory + NOUN victory celebrations • The victory celebrations went on all night. a victory parade • They intend to hold a victory parade. take a victory lap (= when a winning runner or player runs around the playing area ) • He then took a victory lap around the arena. phrases a string of victories (= a series of victories ) • The team won a string of victories. COMMON ERRORS >>> Do not say 'get victory' or 'get the victory' . Say win a victory or win victory .

transnet.ir

3 general:: victory noun [ uncountable and countable ] a situation in which you win a battle, game, election, or dispute: • The crowds celebrated Italy’s victory against England. • The party won a comfortable victory in the general election. • We’re very confident of victory. win noun [ countable ] a victory in a sports game or in a competition: • It was an important win for the Yankees. • A couple from London are celebrating a big lottery win. triumph noun [ countable ] written an important victory, especially in war or politics: • Thatcher’s greatest triumph was becoming the UK’s first female Prime Minister. conquest noun [ countable ] a situation in which one country wins a war against another country and takes control of it: • the Spanish conquest of Mexico • Caesar is well-known for his military conquests. landslide noun [ countable ] an election victory in which one party or candidate gets far more votes than their opponents: • In 1945, there was a Labour landslide. walkover especially British English , cakewalk American English noun [ countable ] informal a very easy victory: • The match was expected to be a walkover for Brazil. upset noun [ countable ] a situation in which the person, team, party etc that was expected to win is defeated: • Truman pulled off the greatest election upset in United States history.

Longman-Thesaurus

4 general:: see PYRRHIC VICTORY.

American Heritage Idioms

5 general:: noun success: Victory was within our grasp.

Simple Definitions