get the better/best of sb /sth.
有两个含义：
1.（在比赛、打斗或争论中）战胜，打败、击败
to defeat someone in a competition
比如：
No one can get the better of her in an argument.
辩论起来没人能辩过她。
He fought fiercely, but his opponent easily got the better of him.
他奋力搏斗，可还是被对手轻而易举地击败了。
You don't have to let anxiety and depression get the better of you.
你不必非得让焦虑和抑郁左右了你。
He is used to tough defenders, and he usually gets the better of them.
他习惯了彪悍的后卫，通常都能战而胜之。
If you work hard, you will get the better of yourmates.
如果你努力学习，你将胜过同班同学。
She always gets the better of an argument.
她在争辩中总是占上风。
After a long struggle, we got the best of them.
经过一番奋斗，我们打败了他们。
Her older sister was always trying to get the best of her.
她的姐姐总是竭力想要胜她一筹。
He easily got the best of his opponent in the argument.
在那场辩论中他轻而易举地击败了对手。
The only way to get the best of them is to try to understand them, to figure out what their weaknesses are.
要战胜他们的唯一办法是去了解他们，找到他们的弱点。
He was determined to get the better of all his rivals in the competition.
他下决心要在比赛中击败所有竞争对手。
I know we could have beaten them in last week's game, but they just got the better of us from the start.
我知道我们本可以在上周的比赛中打败他们，但是他们从一开始就比我们强。
2. 更常见的用法表示某种（嫉妒、好奇心、虚荣心、脾气、愤怒等）情感占了上风，打败理智；使得意忘形，使冲昏头脑，使忘乎所以
If a feeling such as jealousy, curiosity, or anger gets the better of you, it becomes too strong for you to hide or control。
如：
Curiosity got the better of me.我被好奇心打败了。《致命女人》
《致命女人》
Her curiosity got the better of her and she opened the door and peeped inside.
她的好奇心占了上风，于是她打开房门向里窥视。
Curiosity got the best of me as I knew it would be starting to get dark soon ．
当知道天就要黑了，我充满了好奇心。
Her family urged her to leave well enough alone, but in the end curiosity got the better of her。
她的家人劝她不要多管闲事，但最后好奇心占了上风。
Don't let your prejudice get the better of you.
不要让自己受到偏见的影响。
Try to remain calm - don't let your anger get the better of you.
要尽量保持冷静，别让愤怒使你失去理智。
I'm afraid that she will let her jealousy get the best of her.
我担心她的的嫉妒心会占上风。
John's common sense got the better of his pride, and he apologized at last.
理智战胜了自尊，约翰终于作出道歉。
David wanted to study till midnight, but sleepiness got the best of him.
大卫想学习到半夜，但瞌睡使他挺不住了。
My vanity get the better of me. 我被虚荣心打败了。
She didn't allow her emotions to get the better of her.
她没有感情用事。
Mark does have a habit of allowing his temperament to get the better of him
马克的确经常由着自己的性子来。
He made a mistake by allowing his anger to get the better of him.
他的错误是没有能够克制住自己的愤怒。
You don't have to let anxiety and depression get the better of you.
你不必非得让焦虑和抑郁左右了你。
I did get a little carried away. I guess the excitement got the best of m.
我确实有点失态。我想是激动的忘乎所以了。
Their emotions have gotten the best of them.
高涨的情绪使他们失去了理智。
You should really work on not letting your imagination get the best of you.
你真应该努力不让你的想象力冲昏头脑。
