| 单词 | get the better of |
| 释义 | get the better of (once / 1855 pages) v WORD FAMILY get the better of: gets the better of, getting the better of, got the better of, gotten the better of USAGE EXAMPLESWenger’s preoccupation is simply to get the better of him and continue the response to the back-to-back defeats at Everton and Manchester City before Christmas. The Guardian(Dec 31, 2016) Let’s not allow our overwhelm to get the better of us - not now, and not for the next four years. The Guardian(Dec 15, 2016) That’s not to say that pressure, and stress, hasn’t gotten the better of Morris at times. Seattle Times(Dec 08, 2016) v win a victory over Her anger got the better of her and she blew up Syn|Hypo defeat, overcome demolish, destroy defeat soundly beat, beat out, crush, shell, trounce, vanquishcome out better in a competition, race, or conflict wallopdefeat soundly and utterly downbring down or defeat (an opponent) overrunseize the position of and defeat lurch, skunkdefeat by a lurch expel, rout, rout outcause to flee upsetdefeat suddenly and unexpectedly nosedefeat by a narrow margin conquerovercome by conquest come through, make it, pull round, pull through, survivecontinue in existence after (an adversity, etc.) smashoverthrow or destroy (something considered evil or harmful) swallowengulf and destroy cut to ribbonsdefeat totally outpoint, outscorescore more points than one's opponents walk overbeat easily eliminateremove from a contest or race mop up, pip, rack up, whip, worstdefeat thoroughly whompbeat overwhelmingly get the best, have the best, overcomeovercome, usually through no fault or weakness of the person that is overcome rout, spread-eagle, spreadeagledefeat disastrously get the jumpbe there first cheat, chicane, chouse, jockey, screw, shaftdefeat someone through trickery or deceit exceed, outdo, outgo, outmatch, outperform, outstrip, surmount, surpassbe or do something to a greater degree get over, master, overcome, subdue, surmountget on top of; deal with successfully best, outdo, outflank, scoop, trumpget the better of outfightto fight better than; get the better of overmaster, overpower, overwhelmovercome by superior force checkmate, mateplace an opponent's king under an attack from which it cannot escape and thus ending the game immobilise, immobilizemake defenseless outplayexcel or defeat in a game bat, clobber, cream, drub, lick, thrashbeat thoroughly and conclusively in a competition or fight |
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