1·He survived as party leader until his second election defeat.
直至第二次参选失败他才不再担任党的领导人。
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2·After its election defeat, the party needs to regroup.
选举失败后，这个党需要改组。
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3·After his election defeat he was reassigned to the diplomatic service.
落选之后，他又被派到外交部门工作。
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4·The presumable result is an election defeat.
推测结果是竞选可能会失败。
5·The election defeat was a bitter pill for Naomi.
选举失败是内奥米不得不吞下的苦果。
6·History has indeed been kind to Churchill, and not only because he wrote it; but his wartime heroics didn't save him from election defeat in 1945.
历史确实善待丘吉尔，但这不仅仅是因为历史是他写的；但他的战时豪言壮语不曾使他在1945年的选举中获胜。
7·The party faces defeat in the election.
这个党面临选举失败。
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8·He suffered a stunning defeat in the election.
他在选举中惨败。
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9·The party suffered a humiliating defeat in the general election.
该党在大选中惨败。
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10·SELDOM has an election victory tasted so bitterly of defeat.
一次选举胜利少有地品尝到如此苦涩的挫败感。