| 单词 | outwit |
| 释义 | outwit (once / 2558 pages) v Use the verb outwit to describe using your brain to beat an opponent, like outwitting someone by figuring out the answer to a difficult riddle. Wit comes from the Old English word witan, which means "to know." So someone who outwits another person knows more — or at least knows more than the person thought. You can outwit someone with clever words, or with craftiness on the playing field. An unexpected strategy can help one side outwit the other on the battlefield. WORD FAMILYoutwit: outwits, outwitted, outwitting USAGE EXAMPLESBooth outwitted a slave-catcher hired by the federal government, freed the slave, and aided him in escaping to Canada. Time(Nov 30, 2016) Now she has Hector on her side, although it remains to be seen if she can outwit Ford. Time(Nov 28, 2016) It was an outsider’s jibe against the supposed Washington beltway dummies being outwitted by Mexico’s machiavellian masterminds. The Guardian(Nov 26, 2016) v beat through cleverness and wit Syn|Hyper beat, circumvent, outfox, outsmart, overreach beat, beat out, crush, shell, trounce, vanquish come out better in a competition, race, or conflict exceed, outdo, outgo, outmatch, outperform, outstrip, surmount, surpass be or do something to a greater degree |
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