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
- You must overcome all difficulties
- defeat your enemies
- He overcame his shyness
- He overcame his infirmity
- Her anger got the better of her and she blew up
双语例句
- 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。 - 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。 - I don't trust that man. He tries to get the better of his customers.
我不相信那个人，他想欺骗他的顾客。 - No one can get the better of the in an argument.
辩论起来没人能辩过她。 - Your temper may get the better of you if a colleague has tried to ruin your reputation.
可能会有同事想抵毁你的声誉，不用怕，这正是你磨炼意志的好机会。 - I kept an eye on Armand, for I was afraid that his sensations, which he was visibly repressing, might get the better of him at any moment;
我一直在观察阿尔芒，时刻担心他那明显克制着的感情会把他压垮； - Mark does have a habit of allowing his temperament to get the better of him
马克的确经常由着自己的性子来。 - 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。 - Self-deception is likely to get the better of you this week.
自欺欺人只会弄得自己遍体鳞伤。 - Self-deception is likely to get the better of you this week. The worst of all deceptions is self-deception.
巨蟹：自欺欺人只会弄得自己遍体鳞伤。所有的欺骗中最糟糕的是自欺。