战胜某人 meaning in English

row sb. up salt river

But the generals , especially those not russian , burning to distinguish themselves , to dazzle people , to take some duke or king prisoner for some incomprehensible reasonthose generals thought that then , when any battle was sickening and meaningless , was the very time for fighting battles and conquering somebody
但是，将军们，特别是外籍将军们想表现自己，一鸣惊人，为了不可告人的目的去俘虏某个公爵或国王，而目前任何战斗不但令人厌恶而且毫无意义，可这些将军们却认为正是打几仗，战胜某人的时机。