outwit
verb /ˌaʊtˈwɪt/
/ˌaʊtˈwɪt/
Word Family
- wit noun
- witty adjective
- witticism noun
- outwit verb
动词形式
| present simple I / you / we / they outwit | /ˌaʊtˈwɪt/ /ˌaʊtˈwɪt/ |
| he / she / it outwits | /ˌaʊtˈwɪts/ /ˌaʊtˈwɪts/ |
| past simple outwitted | /ˌaʊtˈwɪtɪd/ /ˌaʊtˈwɪtɪd/ |
| past participle outwitted | /ˌaʊtˈwɪtɪd/ /ˌaʊtˈwɪtɪd/ |
| -ing form outwitting | /ˌaʊtˈwɪtɪŋ/ /ˌaʊtˈwɪtɪŋ/ |
- outwit somebody/something to defeat somebody/something or gain an advantage over them by doing something clever
（智力上）超过，胜过 - the amusing story of a bird outwitting a cat
一只鸟智胜一只猫的有趣故事 - Somehow he always manages to outwit his opponents.
他反正总能设法智胜对手。
Collocations DictionaryOutwit is used with these nouns as the object:- opponent
- the amusing story of a bird outwitting a cat