Of a team, player, or animal in a competition: has not lost — not once, so far, in the run of games being counted. It belongs to sport above all, and to a particular sports-page rhythm: 'unbeaten in twelve games', 'they remain unbeaten this season', 'an unbeaten record'.

Of a team, player, or animal in a competition用在比賽裡的一支隊伍、一位選手,或一隻動物身上: has not lost — not once, so far, in the run of games being counted表示到目前為止,在算進去的這一連串比賽裡,一次都沒輸過。 It belongs to sport above all, and to a particular sports-page rhythm這個字主要屬於體育,還有一種特定的體育版節奏: 'unbeaten in twelve games', 'they remain unbeaten this season', 'an unbeaten record'「unbeaten in twelve games十二場不敗」、「they remain unbeaten this season他們本季仍保持不敗」、「an unbeaten record不敗紀錄」。

Notice the small word 'so far'. Unbeaten is a live status, something you carry and can lose next week, which is why commentators love it; 'undefeated' means much the same and is the more usual American choice, especially in boxing.

Notice the small word 'so far'注意「so far到目前為止」這個小小的詞。 Unbeaten is a live status, something you carry and can lose next weekunbeaten是一種活著的狀態,是你帶在身上、下星期就可能失去的東西, which is why commentators love it這就是為什麼球評很愛用它; 'undefeated' means much the same and is the more usual American choice, especially in boxing「undefeated未嘗敗績」意思差不多,是美式英文比較常見的選擇,尤其在拳擊裡。

A record can also be 'unbeaten' in a different way — meaning no one has yet done better than it: 'her time from 2019 is still unbeaten'.

A record can also be 'unbeaten' in a different way一項紀錄也可以用另一種方式是「unbeaten」 — meaning no one has yet done better than it意思是還沒有人打破過它: 'her time from 2019 is still unbeaten'「her time from 2019 is still unbeaten她2019年創下的成績至今仍未被打破」。

Outside sport you will meet 'the unbeaten track', a fixed phrase meaning a path few people have walked — 'a village well off the beaten track' is one tourists have not found. Careful there: that phrase turns on the physical sense of 'beaten', a path worn flat by feet, not on winning at all.

Outside sport you will meet 'the unbeaten track'在體育之外,你會遇到「the unbeaten track少有人走的路」, a fixed phrase meaning a path few people have walked這是一個固定用法,指很少人走過的路 — 'a village well off the beaten track' is one tourists have not found「a village well off the beaten track一個遊客很少找到的偏遠村莊」就是這樣的地方。 Careful there這裡要小心: that phrase turns on the physical sense of 'beaten', a path worn flat by feet, not on winning at all這個片語靠的是「beaten」的實際意思,一條被腳踩平的路,跟「贏」完全無關。