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抄后路

Word · VerbTraditional抄後路

outflank; circumvent

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Meanings

3 senses · 5 examples
1.

verb

to outflank; to attack from the rear

原为军事术语,指战术上的迂回包抄。

Wǒ我
jūn军
pài派
chū出
yī一
zhī支
xiǎo小
fēn分
duì队
qù去
chāo抄
hòu后
lù路
 ,
dǎ打
luàn乱
le了
dí敌
rén人
de的
zhèn阵
jiǎo脚
 。

Our army sent out a small detachment to outflank the enemy, throwing their formation into disarray.

Tā他
xǐ喜
huān欢
zài在
biàn辩
lùn论
zhōng中
chāo抄
hòu后
lù路
 ,
zhǐ指
chū出
duì对
fāng方
luó逻
jí辑
de的
gēn根
běn本
cuò错
wù误
 。

He likes to outflank his opponents in debates by pointing out the fundamental flaws in their logic.

2.

verb

to cut off someone's retreat; to block the way back

引申义,指在竞争中或冲突中使对方无处可退。

Tán谈
pàn判
qián前
 ,
wǒ我
men们
yǐ已
jīng经
chāo抄
le了
tā他
men们
de的
hòu后
lù路
 ,
tā他
men们
bié别
wú无
xuǎn选
zé择
 。

Before the negotiations, we had already cut off their retreat, leaving them with no other choice.

3.

verb

to undermine; to sabotage from a fundamental angle

informal

常用在商业、政治或日常竞争的语境中,表示非正面、巧妙或彻底的破坏。

Zhè这
jiā家
gōng公
sī司
tōng通
guò过
shōu收
gòu购
yuán原
liào料
gōng供
yīng应
shāng商
 ,
zhí直
jiē接
chāo抄
le了
jìng竞
zhēng争
duì对
shǒu手
de的
hòu后
lù路
 。

This company undermined its competitor by acquiring their raw material supplier.

Nǐ你
zhè这
yàng样
zuò做
děng等
yú于
chāo抄
le了
wǒ我
de的
hòu后
lù路
 ,
wǒ我
de的
jì计
huà划
quán全
pào泡
tāng汤
le了
 。

By doing this, you've completely sabotaged my plan.