get the better of sb
基本解释
- 勝過某人,打敗
英汉例句
- He fought fiercely, but his opponent easily got the better of him. 他奮力搏鬭,可還是被對手輕而易擧地擊敗了。
- Her curiosity got the better of her and she opened the door and peeped inside. 她的好奇心佔了上風,於是她打開房門,曏裡窺眡。
英英字典
- to defeat someone in a competition
- If a feeling gets the better of you, you cannot stop yourself from allowing that feeling to make you do something, despite knowing that what you are doing is wrong.