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outflank sb/sth
常用于军事语境，指从侧翼绕过对手。
They planned to outflank the enemy positions.
他们计划包抄敌人的阵地。
包抄；迂回
outflanks — third person singular of outflank
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
包抄；迂回
go around the flank of an opposing army
They planned to outflank the enemy positions.
他们计划包抄敌人的阵地。
从(敌方)侧翼迂回至其后方。
To maneuver around and behind the flank of (an opposing force).
取得对(如竞争对手)的战术优势。
To gain a tactical advantage over (a competitor, for example).
outflank
Base
原形
outflanks
3rd person
第三人称单数
outflanking
-ing
现在分词
outflanked
Past
过去式
outflanked
Past participle
过去分词
The general outflanks the enemy with a rapid march.
将军通过快速行军包抄敌人。
They outflanked the fortress and captured it.
他们包抄了要塞并攻占了它。
The army has outflanked the enemy position.
军队已经迂回到敌人阵地的侧翼。
outflank 是规则动词，过去式和过去分词均为 outflanked。注意现在分词直接加 -ing：outflanking。
The general ordered his cavalry to outflank the enemy and attack from the rear.
将军命令他的骑兵包抄敌军，从后方发起进攻。
Our troops outflanked the opposing army by crossing the river at night.
我们的部队趁夜渡河，迂回包抄了敌军。
They were outflanking the enemy positions when the fog lifted.
当雾散时，他们正在迂回包抄敌人的阵地。
常用于军事语境，指从侧翼绕过对手。
They planned to outflank the enemy positions.
他们计划包抄敌人的阵地。
被动形式常表示被对手以迂回战术击败。
The defenders were outflanked from the north.
守军从北面被包抄。
比喻用法，指用策略胜过对手。
The company outflanked its competitors by cutting prices.
这家公司通过降价智胜了竞争对手。
Not this
The army outflanked successfully.
Use this
The army outflanked the enemy successfully.
outflank 是及物动词，必须接宾语；汉语‘包抄’常可省略对象，英语中则必须写明被包抄的宾语。
Not this
We outflanked around the enemy.
Use this
We outflanked the enemy.
outflank 本身已含‘绕到……侧翼’之意，后再加 around 语义重复且不符合英语搭配，直接跟宾语即可。
Not this
The outflank of the enemy was brilliant.
Use this
The outflanking of the enemy was brilliant.
outflank 是动词，不能直接作名词；表示‘包抄’这一动作的名词形式是动名词 outflanking。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
包抄敌军
The general ordered his troops to outflank the enemy and cut off their retreat.
将军命令部队包抄敌军，切断他们的退路。
成功包抄
By marching through the valley, they successfully outflanked the enemy's main army.
他们穿过山谷行军，成功包抄了敌军主力。
包抄并包围
The commander hoped to outflank and surround the enemy before they could regroup.
指挥官希望在敌军重新集结之前包抄并包围他们。
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out（外）+ flank（侧翼）：绕到敌方侧翼之外就是包抄。想象一支队伍绕出侧翼，从侧面打击。
语域：formal 常见场景：军事作战、战略讨论、商业竞争分析 outflank 多用于军事或比喻性竞争语境，指通过迂回包抄来取得优势；在一般日常口语中较少见，比较常见于正式文章或分析。注意它带有一定的书面和策略色彩。
这些词都与 outflank 的重读元音和尾音 /æŋk/ 押韵。注意拼写相近的 flank 和 flange 发音不同：flange /flændʒ/ 并不押韵。
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