outmanoeuvre
(US outmaneuver), v [Tn]
do better than (an opponent, etc) by acting more skilfully and cleverly 比(对手等)技高一著, 智胜一筹
He was completely outmanoeuvred in his campaign to win the support of other ministers. 他为赢得其他大臣的支持而竭尽全力, 却因失算而彻底受挫.
🗣️ 情景例句
Governments wage a constant war against counterfeiting.
政府掀起持久的打假活动。
Half a loaf is better then no bread.
半块面包亦胜无。
The place consisted of a straggling unmade road which was lined on either side by small houses.