outmanoeuvre

verb

1. 比…高明；比…技高一筹
   to do better than an opponent by acting in a way that is cleverer or more skilful
   1. The president has so far managed to outmanoeuvre his critics.
      到目前为止，总统面对批评者都能够应付裕如。

in AM, use 美国英语用 outmaneuver


1. VERB 智胜；比…技高一筹
   If you outmanoeuvre someone, you gain an advantage over them in a particular situation by behaving in a clever and skilful way.
   1. He has shown once again that he's able to outmanoeuvre the military...
      他再次证明了自己能够智胜军方。
   2. Great Britain's hockey players were outmanoeuvred by Germany.
      英国曲棍球队不敌德国队。

1. He has shown once again that he's able to outmanoeuvre the military
   他再次证明了自己能够智胜军方。
2. Great Britain's hockey players were outmanoeuvred by Germany.
   英国曲棍球队不敌德国队。
3. Russia is a permanent member of the UN Security Council and can use its veto to outmanoeuvre the international community, as it has cynically shown on Syria.
   俄罗斯是联合国安理会常任理事国，可以使用否决权来牵制国际社会，它在叙利亚问题上就采取过这样的做法。
4. The quest for total knowledge, along with his own revolutionary credentials, enabled him to outmanoeuvre colleagues who wanted to preserve their own fiefdoms within the leadership.
   与那些只想保持领导地位的同事相比，他对知识的探求，以及自身的革命资历都让他略高一筹。
5. In a recession, companies can accelerate organisational change, take share from rivals, acquire resources cheaply and outmanoeuvre rivals.
   衰退中，企业可加速机构变革，抢占竞争对手的市场份额，以低成本获取资源，智胜竞争对手。

verb

1. defeat by more skillful maneuvering
   1. The English troops outmaneuvered the Germans
   2. My new supervisor knows how to outmaneuver the boss in most situations

   Synonym:    outmaneuveroutsmart