One-upmanship
[ [wʌn'ʌpmənʃip] ]
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n. 胜人一筹
📖 牛津释义
one-upmanship
n (infml 口) [U]
art of getting (and keeping) the advantage over other people 能超越别人的本事.
🧩 词语组成解析
one
[wʌn]
num. （数字）一;一个;（基数）一，第一;
n. 一个人;一点钟;一体;独一;
pron. 一个人;任何人;本人，人家;东西;
adj. 某一个的;一体的;一方的;
n. 高人一等的作风
🗣️ 情景例句
After running through the entire appeals procedure, we've still been knocked bakc.
经过了这么整整一个上诉程序，我们还是被驳了回来。
If I were in your shoes.
如果我是你的话。
unless the parents themselves have been unsatisfactory,
除非父母自身不能令人满意，