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单词 outrank
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Definition of outrank in English:

outrank

verb aʊtˈraŋkˌaʊtˈræŋk
[with object]
  • 1Have a higher rank than (someone else)

    the overall commander of NATO was the only man who outranked him in Europe
    Example sentencesExamples
    • When he asks you for an answer to a question, you almost feel as though you outrank him, he is so polite.
    • I vowed never again to let anyone talk me into doing something dumb, no matter how much they outranked me by pay grade or flight time.
    • That meant that technically she outranked him.
    • He paid deference to the country's ceremonial presidency and even to its largely otiose Vice-Presidency; he never let the public forget that these notables outranked him in protocol terms.
    • She's just a pack member who outranks him, nothing more?
    • He seriously outranked both men, and they snapped to attention.
    • I figure it's just my imagination, but then in another moment he lifts his hand, the one not holding his drink, and, as if I outrank him, gives me a salute.
    • Most of the people that had entered the military when she did outranked her now.
    • In spite of this custom, the special exemptions from following suit still only extends to the trumps that outrank the king.
    • She outranked him, and had such an independent personality that he was surprised to remember on the few occasions when she reversed their roles that she was three years his junior.
    • ‘He still outranks me,’ he muttered, though she didn't hear any resentment in his words.
    • Bruno outranked me, and I gave him the respect he deserved.
    • I do not see that you would be able to patronise or outrank an independent person.
    • As a direct command from an officer who outranks you, I order you to not expose this to anyone else until I say so.
    • It was my castle, not hers, and I far outranked her anyways!
    • If both ended up on the same committee, she would outrank him if there were an opening for chairman or ranking member.
    • They did not make loud noises as they were very aware that I had a very high rank in the chain school and that they could never outrank me.
    • He had not saluted the man so it was fair to say he was not outranked in this conversation.
    • This situation is slightly different, however, as they never outranked me.
    • He's had to salute his sister - the Army's recruiting boss in Chicago - because she outranked him.
    Synonyms
    surpass, excel, exceed, beat, trump, top, cap, outdo, outstrip, leave behind, outrival, outvie, outshine, eclipse, overstep, overshadow, throw into the shade, upstage
    1. 1.1 Be better or more important than.
      surveys show the firm outranking the others in food quality
      Example sentencesExamples
      • In Pennsylvania, New York and Minnesota, for example, the homeopathic practitioners outranked regular physicians.
      • The culture and social fabric of Mauritius was woven around the sugar cane plantations and even now the industry outranks tourism as the major employer, though probably not for much longer.
      • Again, Kennedy tops the list of modern presidents, even outranking the hero that brought the country through the Great Depression and World War II.
      • Truly, this little girl was so precious that coverage of her disappearance outranked most important national and international events!
      Synonyms
      surpass, be superior to, be better than, outshine, overshadow, eclipse, outdo, outplay, outmanoeuvre, outdistance, outstrip, outrun, outpace, out-think, get the better of, dwarf, put in the shade, upstage, transcend

Rhymes

ankh, bank, blank, clank, crank, dank, drank, embank, flank, franc, frank, hank, lank, outflank, Planck, plank, point-blank, prank, rank, sank, shank, shrank, spank, stank, swank, tank, thank, yank
 
 

Definition of outrank in US English:

outrank

verbˌaʊtˈræŋkˌoutˈraNGk
[with object]
  • 1Have a higher rank than (someone else)

    a father figure to many of the junior officers theoretically outranking him
    Example sentencesExamples
    • When he asks you for an answer to a question, you almost feel as though you outrank him, he is so polite.
    • I figure it's just my imagination, but then in another moment he lifts his hand, the one not holding his drink, and, as if I outrank him, gives me a salute.
    • He had not saluted the man so it was fair to say he was not outranked in this conversation.
    • As a direct command from an officer who outranks you, I order you to not expose this to anyone else until I say so.
    • I do not see that you would be able to patronise or outrank an independent person.
    • Most of the people that had entered the military when she did outranked her now.
    • She's just a pack member who outranks him, nothing more?
    • Bruno outranked me, and I gave him the respect he deserved.
    • He's had to salute his sister - the Army's recruiting boss in Chicago - because she outranked him.
    • In spite of this custom, the special exemptions from following suit still only extends to the trumps that outrank the king.
    • ‘He still outranks me,’ he muttered, though she didn't hear any resentment in his words.
    • If both ended up on the same committee, she would outrank him if there were an opening for chairman or ranking member.
    • I vowed never again to let anyone talk me into doing something dumb, no matter how much they outranked me by pay grade or flight time.
    • They did not make loud noises as they were very aware that I had a very high rank in the chain school and that they could never outrank me.
    • She outranked him, and had such an independent personality that he was surprised to remember on the few occasions when she reversed their roles that she was three years his junior.
    • It was my castle, not hers, and I far outranked her anyways!
    • This situation is slightly different, however, as they never outranked me.
    • He seriously outranked both men, and they snapped to attention.
    • He paid deference to the country's ceremonial presidency and even to its largely otiose Vice-Presidency; he never let the public forget that these notables outranked him in protocol terms.
    • That meant that technically she outranked him.
    Synonyms
    surpass, excel, exceed, beat, trump, top, cap, outdo, outstrip, leave behind, outrival, outvie, outshine, eclipse, overstep, overshadow, throw into the shade, upstage
    1. 1.1 Be better, more important, or more significant than.
      fishing provided the chief employment, outranking both clothing and canning
      Example sentencesExamples
      • The culture and social fabric of Mauritius was woven around the sugar cane plantations and even now the industry outranks tourism as the major employer, though probably not for much longer.
      • Truly, this little girl was so precious that coverage of her disappearance outranked most important national and international events!
      • In Pennsylvania, New York and Minnesota, for example, the homeopathic practitioners outranked regular physicians.
      • Again, Kennedy tops the list of modern presidents, even outranking the hero that brought the country through the Great Depression and World War II.
      Synonyms
      surpass, be superior to, be better than, outshine, overshadow, eclipse, outdo, outplay, outmanoeuvre, outdistance, outstrip, outrun, outpace, out-think, get the better of, dwarf, put in the shade, upstage, transcend
 
 
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