one-upsmanship

one-upsmanship (n.)

1952, from noun phrase one up "scoring one more point than one's opponent" (1919).

1. It was the expression of a man who'd won a trifling game of one-upmanship.

这是一个人在无关紧要的较量中取巧获胜时流露出的表情。

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2. He won at golf more by one - upmanship than by skill.

他打高尔夫赢球靠的不是真本事,而是伎俩.

来自辞典例句

3. His skillful one - upmanship won him the election.

他那胜人一筹的伎俩为他赢得选举.

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4. If the disk from yesterday, the multi - empty side still win one - upmanship.

如果从昨日盘面看, 多方仍然胜空方一筹.

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5. But the developers also fell prey to one - upmanship.

但是开发商们也深受斗勇比狠之苦.

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