get the better of

英 [ɡet ðə ˈbetə(r) ɒv]

美 [ɡet ðə ˈbetər əv]

（在比赛、打斗或争论中）战胜，打败; （嫉妒、好奇心、愤怒等感情）使不能自制

英英释义

verb

• win a victory over
  1. You must overcome all difficulties
  2. defeat your enemies
  3. He overcame his shyness
  4. He overcame his infirmity
  5. Her anger got the better of her and she blew up
  Synonym:overcomedefeat

双语例句

• With competitive Mars in your sign, does anyone seriously think they can get the better of you?
  由于火星当前在狮子座，还真的有人认为他们可以战胜你？
• He made a mistake by allowing his anger to get the better of him.
  他的错误是没有能够克制住自己的愤怒。
• I knew I could not let the ghost get the better of me.
  我知道自己不能让鬼魂占上风。
• We can let our fears get the better of us.
  我们会被我们的忧虑打败我们。
• Don't you never ever let your prejudice get the better of you.
  不要让自己受到偏见的影响。
• These verbs mean to get the better of an adversary.
  这些动词都表示战胜对手的意思。
• But peer pressure and the age-old fear of public speaking tend to get the better of us.
  但是同伴压力以及由来已久的对公众演讲的恐惧常常会支配我们的行为。
• Self-deception is likely to get the better of you this week.
  自欺欺人只会弄得自己遍体鳞伤。
• You always get the better of me at chess. He is young and he plays very well. He may be a chess champion in the bud.
  你下国际象棋总是赢我.他年轻，棋下得好，有可能会成长为一名象棋冠军。
• I don't trust that man. He tries to get the better of his customers.
  我不相信那个人，他想欺骗他的顾客。