get better of sb, 打败, 使sb偏离正常

 

Sixth, complexity got the better of us. The industry let the growth in new instruments outstrip the operational capacity to manage them.

 

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get the better of somebody

a) if your feelings or wishes get the better of you, they make you behave in a way you would not normally behave

My curiosity finally got the better of me and I opened the letter. I think her nerves got the better of her.

b) to defeat someone or deal successfully with a problem