"get the better of" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [英语]

Audio: en-au-get the better of.ogg Forms: gets the better of, getting the better of, got the better of, got the better of, gotten the better of
  1. 壓倒,克服 Tags: transitive
    Sense id: zh-get_the_better_of-en-verb-XTcQLgcM
  2. 欺騙 Tags: transitive
    Sense id: zh-get_the_better_of-en-verb-BFSYxr~~
  3. 獲得優勢 Tags: transitive
    Sense id: zh-get_the_better_of-en-verb-l5Wt3pOs
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms (克服): defeat, overpower, better Related terms: get the best of Related terms (獲得優勢): have the better of
Categories (other): 英語動詞, 英語詞元

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

Download JSONL data for get the better of meaning in All languages combined (1.5kB)

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