单词 | outnumbered |
释义 | outnumberedadj. That is outnumbered; esp. by an enemy. ΚΠ 1812 F. Reynolds Renegade i. ii. 13 Outnumbered!—unprepared!—to combat on is sporting with our lives! 1893 Daily News 1 May 3/1 The poor mis-commanded,..over-marched, outnumbered fighting men. 1945 A. Bryant Years of Victory 103 The combined battle-fleet..was to..brush aside the outnumbered Western Squadron. 1993 Independent 23 Feb. 18/7 Outnumbered police can only react to consequences they can no longer watchfully prevent. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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