England were comprehensively beaten by South Africa.是什么意思？

England were comprehensively beaten by South Africa.

英格兰队被南非队彻底打败。

England

n. 英格兰，英国；

例句
The England team were a poor advertisement for European football tonight...
英格兰队今晚为欧洲足球做了一次糟糕的宣传。

were

be的过去时复数和第二人称单数形式，有时代替 was,用于条件从句、动词 wish 之后等；

例句
Shops, houses, and vehicles were set ablaze.
店铺、房子和车辆全都陷于火海。

comprehensively

adv. 包括地；

例句
England were comprehensively beaten by South Africa.
英格兰队被南非队彻底打败。

beaten

adj. 被打败的，锤薄的，耗损的，常走的，筋疲力尽的；v. （心脏等）跳动( beat的过去分词)，击打，（风、雨等）吹打；

例句
England have beaten the Welsh three times in succession with an aggregate score of 83-12.
英格兰队已经连续3次打败威尔士队，总比分为83比12。

by

prep. 在…旁边，表示方式，由于，经过；adv. 经过，表示保留或保存时用，短暂拜访；

例句
...expensive make-up that we saw being advertised by a beautiful model...
我们所见的由一位漂亮模特代言的昂贵化妆品

south

n. 南方，南部，美国南方各州，（南半球的）发展中国家；adj. 南的，（风）来自南方的，南风的，南方吹来的；adv. 向南方，在南方；

例句
I would love to go abroad this year, perhaps to the South of France.
我今年很想出国，可能是去法国南部。

Africa

n. 非洲；adj. 非洲的；

例句
Armed only with a BBC microphone, I travelled across South Africa meeting writers.
仅仅凭借着一支英国广播公司的话筒，我走遍了南非，会见了许多作家。