outflank

动词 v.

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To maneuver around and behind the flank of (an opposing force). transitive
  2. To gain a tactical advantage over (a competitor, for example). transitive
    — Unscrupulous members offered special discounts, illegal rebates, and unauthorized underquotations to outflank their conference partners, and blamed their agents or 'invented' competition to justify these tactics.

词形变化

outflanks present,singular,third-person outflanking participle,present outflanked participle,past outflanked past out-flank alternative

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Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *úd
Proto-Germanic *ūt
Proto-Germanic *ūt-
Old English ūt-
Middle English ut-
English out-
English flank
English outflank
From out- + flank.
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