beat rival

击败竞争对手：在竞争中战胜对手。
常用释义
击败竞争对手：在竞争中战胜对手。

例句

News Corp Chief Executive Rupert Murdoch famously beat rival media companies in a race to buy MySpace in 2005 for $580 million.

新闻集团掌门人默多克（RupertMurdoch）2005年以5.8亿美元击败众多媒体竞争对手，购得MySpace。