outflank /ˌaʊtˈflæŋk/ ( outflanking, outflanked, outflanks )

• 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. 从侧翼包抄

  例：

  ...plans designed by General Schwarzkopf to outflank them from the west.

  ...施瓦茨科普夫将军制订的从西翼包抄他们的作战计划。

• 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...的上风

  例：

  He had tried to outflank them.

  他曾试图占据上风，战胜他们。