| 单词 | outfox |
| 释义 | outfox (once / 85648 pages) v To outfox someone is to defeat them at something using quick thinking or sneaky tricks. Some of the most popular fictional detectives cleverly outfox their foes. You can attempt to outfox your opponent at poker using tricky strategies and bluffs. A political candidate can also try to outfox a rival, either through smart debate tactics or sneakier, more underhanded means. Outfox has been used in this way since the 1930s, from the old-fashioned verb fox, "to delude or deceive," which stems from the idea (popular in folklore) of foxes being wily or tricky. WORD FAMILYoutfox: outfoxed, outfoxes, outfoxing USAGE EXAMPLESNeither Bears for Leadership Reform nor anyone else concerned should be outfoxed by initial reform ideas crafted for Baylor University’s embattled Board of Regents. Washington Times(Dec 06, 2016) Trump outfoxed the system and won the whole thing without even getting a majority. Salon(Nov 17, 2016) Hillary Clinton is widely seen as having outfoxed and baited him in their first encounter, on Sept. 26. Wall Street Journal(Oct 19, 2016) 1v beat through cleverness and wit She outfoxed her competitors Syn|Hyper beat, circumvent, outsmart, outwit, overreach beat, beat out, crush, shell, trounce, vanquish come out better in a competition, race, or conflict exceed, outdo, outgo, outmatch, outperform, outstrip, surmount, surpass be or do something to a greater degree 2v outdo someone in trickery Hyper exceed, outdo, outgo, outmatch, outperform, outstrip, surmount, surpass be or do something to a greater degree |
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