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

• 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。
• You are about to outdo yourself, dear Libra, so if you are working on a project, allow yourself free rein.
  你正打算要超越你自己，亲爱的天秤，如果你在进行一个项目的话，让自己自由发挥吧。
• They all strive to outdo one another culturally, architecturally, politically, fiscally.
  每一个都力求在文化、建筑、政治、财政方面胜过对方。
• The kids were trying to outdo each other.
  孩子们努力互相赶超。
• But I'm spending more and more time trying to outdo myself. I don't think I can do any better.
  我经常得花更多时间，想办法超越自己的业绩。我想我遇到瓶颈了。
• He tried to outdo his opponents.
  他试图胜其对手。
• Traditionally, females count on marriage and men for their permanent home and dependence all over their life; but they outdo males in strength and tenacity in actual life.
  传统意识里，女人一生的归宿和依靠是婚姻和男人，但在实际生活中，女性表现出的强大和韧性往往超过男人。
• 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。
• "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。
• 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。