outdo

英 [ˌaʊtˈduː]

美 [ˌaʊtˈduː]

v.  胜过; 优于

现在分词：outdoing　过去式：outdid　第三人称单数：outdoes　过去分词：outdone　

IELTS

Collins.1 / BNC.22680 / COCA.15869

牛津词典

verb

• 胜过；优于
  to do more or better than sb else
  1. Sometimes small firms can outdo big business when it comes to customer care.
     在顾客服务方面，有时小企业可能优于大企业。
  2. Not to be outdone (= not wanting to let sb else do better) , she tried again.
     她不甘落后，又试了一次。

柯林斯词典

• VERB （在某一活动上）超过，胜过，比…干得好
  If yououtdosomeone, you are a lot more successful than they are at a particular activity.
  1. It was important for me to outdo them, to feel better than they were...
     超过他们，感到自己比他们更优秀，这点对我来说很重要。
  2. Both sides have tried to outdo each other to show how tough they can be.
     双方各不相让，都想显示自己有多么厉害。
• PHRASE 不甘落后
  You usenot to be outdoneto introduce an action which someone takes in response to a previous action.
  1. Not to be outdone, the Croats came up with a peacekeeping proposal of their own...
     克罗地亚不甘人后，提出了他们自己的维和方案。
  2. She wore a lovely tiara but the groom, not to be outdone, had on a very smart embroidered waistcoat.
     她戴了一顶漂亮的冕状头饰，而新郎也毫不逊色，身着一件非常讲究的刺绣西服马甲。

英英释义

verb

• be or do something to a greater degree
  1. her performance surpasses that of any other student I know
  2. She outdoes all other athletes
  3. This exceeds all my expectations
  4. This car outperforms all others in its class
  Synonym:surpassoutstripoutmatchoutgoexceedsurmountoutperform
• get the better of
  1. the goal was to best the competition
  Synonym:outflanktrumpbestscoop

双语例句

• Both sides have tried to outdo each other to show how tough they can be.
  双方各不相让，都想显示自己有多么厉害。
• She wore a lovely tiara but the groom, not to be outdone, had on a very smart embroidered waistcoat.
  她戴了一顶漂亮的冕状头饰，而新郎也毫不逊色，身着一件非常讲究的刺绣西服马甲。
• By the way, he didn't outdo his adviser, J.J.
  顺便说一下，他并没有超越他的导师J。，J。
• Ok, maybe once we are done with the panel we can go outdo something fun.
  好主意，小组讨论会结束后我们可以出去玩。
• The effects of psychological balance outdo all health measures.
  心理平衡的作用超过所有的保健措施。
• Finally, we should act not because we want to outdo China, but because of what we think is essential for our society and for the peace of the world.
  最后，我们的行动不应该以试图胜过中国为目标，而应该从我们眼中对美国社会以及对世界和平至关重要的因素出发。
• You will meet many people who will try to outdo you, in school, in college, at work.
  不管是在中学，在大学，还是在职场中，你都会遇到许多想要超越你的人。
• To win support, rivals try to outdo each other and better products and services emerge.
  为了赢得支持，竞争对手设法相互超越，由此提高了产品和服务的质量。
• "You girls just try to outdo each other," he said.
  “你们这些女人们只是一个想压倒另一个，”他说。
• He tried to outdo his opponents.
  他试图胜其对手。