one-upmanship

1 Instead of respecting her privacy, Drake callously opted to disrupt her peace of mind for one-upmanship in a rap beef.

2 What’s refreshing about it is that Art and Patrick are such a tight twosome that, at least in the early stages, there’s no one-upmanship in their respective efforts to charm her.

3 In the game of one-upmanship, where brands lock in stars to exclusively attend their shows, Jonathan Anderson’s team consistently pulls it out of the bag by scoring nostalgic yet contemporary lineups that cause even the most hardened editors to crane their necks iPhones.

4 Ruffin does nail some sly bits of jostling banter and one-upmanship among Dorothy’s crew that makes the characters feel a little more real.

5 See-Through Screens Photograph: Alex Welsh No one does one-upmanship better than Samsung and LG, especially at CES.

6 The story, though, once again catches you up in the comic vision of a teen culture that’s now a conspiracy of vindictive one-upmanship.

7 The platform has become a battleground of one-upmanship, where excess is rewarded.

8 Amazon’s The Boys has spent three years playing a game of one-upmanship, initially taking the somewhat fatigued superhero genre out behind the woodshed with layers of corporate satire, increasingly salty and nihilistic language and tidal waves of bodily fluids.

9 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.

10 His skillful one - upmanship won him the election.

他那胜人一筹的伎俩为他赢得选举.

11 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.

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

但是开发商们也深受 斗勇 比狠之苦.

13 They do tend to play at one - upmanship.

他们天生擅长胜人一筹的方法.

14 Partings for the Chinese involve a certain amount of ritual and a great deal of one - upmanship.

中国人送别时有一套繁琐的程序,彼此要来回推让以表示殷勤.

1 胜人一筹

upmanship rise above the crowd

2 占上风

reign

3 抢先一步

upmanship one jump ahead