Great Britain's hockey players were outmanoeuvred by Germany.是什么意思？

Great Britain's hockey players were outmanoeuvred by Germany.

英国曲棍球队不敌德国队。

great

adj. 伟大的，杰出的，优异的，显著的，很多的，重大的；adv. [口语]很好地，令人满意地，成功地，顺利地，得意地；n. 大人物们，伟大人物，重要人物，大师，名家；

例句
...until the great day came when the Germans could finally settle accounts with the British...
直到德国人最终能和英国人清算旧账的重大日子的来临

hockey

n. 曲棍球，冰球；

例句
...the goalscoring hero of the British hockey team...
英国曲棍球队的得分英雄

players

n. 演员( player的名词复数 )，演奏者，（商业或政治方面的）参与者，游戏者；

例句
The players can advertise baked beans, but not rugby boots...
球员可以给烤菜豆做广告，但不能代言橄榄球靴。

were

be的过去时复数和第二人称单数形式，有时代替 was,用于条件从句、动词 wish 之后等；

例句
Shops, houses, and vehicles were set ablaze.
店铺、房子和车辆全都陷于火海。

by

prep. 在…旁边，表示方式，由于，经过；adv. 经过，表示保留或保存时用，短暂拜访；

例句
...expensive make-up that we saw being advertised by a beautiful model...
我们所见的由一位漂亮模特代言的昂贵化妆品

Germany

德国（欧洲国家）；

例句
He was well acquainted with the literature of France, Germany and Holland...
他对于法国、德国和荷兰的文学了如指掌。