one-upsmanship

英文词源


one-upsmanship (n.)
1952, from noun phrase one up "scoring one more point than one's opponent" (1919).

双语例句


1. It was the expression of a man who'd won a trifling game of one-upmanship.
这是一个人在无关紧要的较量中取巧获胜时流露出的表情。

来自柯林斯例句

2. He won at golf more by one - upmanship than by skill.
他打高尔夫赢球靠的不是真本事,而是伎俩.

来自辞典例句

3. His skillful one - upmanship won him the election.
他那胜人一筹的伎俩为他赢得选举.

来自辞典例句

4. If the disk from yesterday, the multi - empty side still win one - upmanship.
如果从昨日盘面看, 多方 仍然胜空方一筹.

来自互联网

5. But the developers also fell prey to one - upmanship.
但是开发商们也深受 斗勇 比狠之苦.

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