out-debate
verb [ T ] (also outdebate) uk/ˌaʊt.dɪˈbeɪt/ us/ˌaʊt.dɪˈbeɪt/
赢得辩论
to debate a subject (= discuss it formally) better than someone else
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.
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- 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.