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单词 outsmart
释义
outsmartout‧smart /aʊtˈsmɑːt $ -ˈsmɑːrt/ verb [transitive] Verb Table
VERB TABLE
outsmart
Simple Form
PresentI, you, we, theyoutsmart
he, she, itoutsmarts
PastI, you, he, she, it, we, theyoutsmarted
Present perfectI, you, we, theyhave outsmarted
he, she, ithas outsmarted
Past perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theyhad outsmarted
FutureI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill outsmart
Future perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill have outsmarted
Continuous Form
PresentIam outsmarting
he, she, itis outsmarting
you, we, theyare outsmarting
PastI, he, she, itwas outsmarting
you, we, theywere outsmarting
Present perfectI, you, we, theyhave been outsmarting
he, she, ithas been outsmarting
Past perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theyhad been outsmarting
FutureI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill be outsmarting
Future perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill have been outsmarting
Examples
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
  • The lizard can outsmart predators by leaving its tail behind to confuse them.
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • And Royle is hoping to outsmart the old master, just like he did last season.
  • From a human relations point of view, Janet had outsmarted Hazel by refusing to become a victim over a trivial matter.
  • Glover felt hot under the collar; it would seem that all manner of deranged people were managing to outsmart him.
  • He can't even outsmart his own electorate, let alone us.
  • His only chance is to outsmart Koch's crew in shifty winds.
  • Lansdale also helped Diem to outsmart his domestic adversaries.
  • Pollard and the Dingles try to outsmart each other over the barn development.
  • The transaction settled, Heather got back into the carriage, feeling triumphant as usual when outsmarting males at their own game.
Thesaurus
Longman Language Activatorto beat someone by using your intelligence
to get an advantage over someone that you are fighting or competing against, by using clever tricks and planning rather than by force: · We can't fight them. We'll just have to try and outsmart them.· None of the thieves wanted to admit that they had been outwitted by a couple of teenagers.
also be too smart for especially American if you are too clever or too smart for someone, they have tried to trick you but you realized what they were doing and stopped them succeeding: · Molly tried to hide the presents but the children were too clever for her and found them within minutes.
to gain an advantage over someone using tricks or your intelligence SYN  outwit:  The older kids outsmart the young ones when trading cards.
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