outflank

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. 從側翼包抄

...plans designed by General Schwarzkopf to outflank them from the west. ...施瓦茨科普夫將軍制訂的從西翼包抄他們的作戰(zhàn)計劃。

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...的上風

He had tried to outflank them. 他曾試圖占據上風，戰(zhàn)勝他們。