outflank

1. V-T In a battle, when one group of soldiers outflanks another, it succeeds in moving past the other group in order to be able to attack it from the side. 從側(cè)翼包抄

...plans designed by General Schwarzkopf to outflank them from the west. ...施瓦茨科普夫?qū)④娭朴喌膹奈饕戆麄兊淖鲬?zhàn)計劃。

2. V-T If you outflank someone, you succeed in getting into a position where you can defeat them, for example, in an argument. 占...的上風(fēng)

He had tried to outflank them. 他曾試圖占據(jù)上風(fēng)，戰(zhàn)勝他們。