outgun
verb[T]
uk/ˌaʊtˈɡʌn/us/ˌaʊtˈɡʌn/-nn-towinawarorfightby having moreweaponsthan the otherside:
(因武器数量多而)胜过,超过,打赢Despite beingheavilyoutgunned, therebelforcesseemto haveheldon to thesouthsideof thecity.尽管在武器装备上明显处于劣势,叛军似乎还是牢牢控制了城市的南部。
tobeatapersonorteamby usinggreaterskill:
打败,战胜(某人或球队)TheDemocratis doing well in thepollsin moststates, but heseemsto be outgunned in Florida.这位民主党参选人在大部分州的民意调查中表现很好,但似乎在佛罗里达州被打败了。
Arsenal were outgunned by Norwich in Saturday'sgame.在周六的比赛中,阿森纳队败给了诺里奇队。
Fighting
- a fight to the finishidiom
- bellicosity
- blood diamond
- blow
- boots on the groundidiom
- call to arms
- combat
- come close to blowsidiom
- conflict diamond
- engagement
- grapple
- mobilize
- rout
- scrimmage
- shootout
- stoush
- tangle
- tangle withsomeone
- tilt
- turf war
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