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one-upmanship

读音
wʌn ˈʌpmənʃɪp
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释义

n. 胜人一筹;能胜人一筹的办法

例句

The two men are playing a game of political one-upmanship.
这两个男人在玩一场谁更高人一等的政治游戏。
But the developers also fell prey to one-upmanship.
但是开发商也失去了高人一等的作风。
there might seem little room left for one-upmanship beyond fitting yet more gold-plated taps and a mini-submarine berth.
不是“预留一个小舱室,为了以后安装更多镀金水龙头和微型潜艇泊位,好胜人一筹”

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both men greatly expanded our understanding of evolution.But their egotistical one-upmanship reminds us that,in spite of its ideals,
He was brash, irreverent.He was full of macho, a kind of macho one-upmanship.He loved intellectual battle.
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