1VERB 侧翼包抄 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. 侧翼包抄
...plans designed by General Schwarzkopf to outflank them from the west. [VERB noun]
施瓦茨科普夫将军制订的从西翼包抄他们的作战计划
2VERB 占…的上风 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
He had tried to outflank them. [VERB noun]
他曾试图占据上风,胜过他们。
His own ideas were outflanked by those of more radical reformers. [VERB noun]