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(在火力上)超过,压过 In a battle, if one army is outgunned, they are in a very weak position because the opposing army has more or better weapons.
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First Airborne Division was heavily outgunned by German forces...
第一空降师完全被德军的凶猛火力压住了。
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They met little resistance from outgunned government troops.
已无还手之力的政府军面对他们几乎是束手就擒。
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(在竞赛中)超过,胜过 If you are outgunned in a contest, you are beaten because your rival is stronger or better than you.
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Clearly, the BBC is being outgunned by ITV's original drama...
很显然,英国独立电视台原创剧集的收视胜过了英国广播公司的节目。
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He soon hit top speed to outgun all his rivals in the opening qualifying session.
他在首场资格赛中很快便跑出最快速度,击败了所有对手。


