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out-debate
verb[ T ]
(alsooutdebate)uk /ˌaʊt.dɪˈbeɪt/ us /ˌaʊt.dɪˈbeɪt/
to debate a subject (= discuss it formally) better than someone else: 赢得辩论
Although out-debated by the opposition leader, the Prime Minister still won the vote.尽管在与反对党领袖的辩论中落败，首相还是在投票表决中胜出。
As a trained lawyer, she could outdebate anyone.
After out-campaigning all the other candidates, she then out-debated them in the final television debate.
It's very difficult to outdebate him on any technical subject because he's so knowledgeable.
I felt that I had been out-debated but still managed to score a few points off him.
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argue against something
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on the doorstep
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undiscussed
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