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

• She didn't allow her emotions to get the better of her.
  她没有感情用事。
• Don't let relatives get the better of you.
  不要让亲戚占你的便宜。
• 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。
• 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。
• You can't get the better of him in an argument. he's a lawyer.
  在辩论中你是赢不了他的。他是个律师。
• 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 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。
• If you work hard, you will get the better of your classmates.
  如果你努力学习，你将会超过你的同学。
• He's really a law-down dirty shame. He would even say that he likes other guys to get the better of his own wife.
  他真是个不知羞耻的家伙，竟然说他喜欢人家占他老婆的便宜。
• Your temper may get the better of you if a colleague has tried to ruin your reputation.
  可能会有同事想抵毁你的声誉，不用怕，这正是你磨炼意志的好机会。