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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Since then, I have encountered situations that make me want to stand still but I've learned that I only hurt myself when I let those feelings get the better of me.
  从那以后我遇到过各种让我想停下的情况，可我已懂得让这种感觉战胜自己只会伤害到自己。
• 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？
• It's gonna get the better of you.
  戒烟对你身体才是好的。
• No one can get the better of the in an argument.
  辩论起来没人能辩过她。
• 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。
• She didn't allow her emotions to get the better of her.
  她没有感情用事。