outfish
verb [ T ] (also out-fish) uk/ˌaʊtˈfɪʃ/ us/ˌaʊtˈfɪʃ/
比别人捕到了更多的鱼;在捕鱼竞争中胜出
to catch more fish from a river, lake, sea, etc. than someone else
All of us in the group did okay on the trip, but Grant outfished us. 我们小组中的所有人在出行中都做得不错,但格兰特捉的鱼比我们都多。
The trawler captain was intent on outfishing the other boats. 拖网渔船船长一心想要比其他船捕捞更多的鱼。
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- Don't try to outfish other people and just enjoy the experience of being out on the river.
- The angling competition was fierce, but last year's champion outfished everyone else again.
- He was out-fished by all his mates and then out-drunk in the evening too.