outdoes
英 [ˌaʊtˈdʌz]
美 [ˌaʊtˈdʌz]
v. 胜过; 优于
outdo的第三人称单数
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.- 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。 - 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。
- It was important for me to outdo them, to feel better than they were...
- PHRASE 不甘落后
You usenot to be outdoneto introduce an action which someone takes in response to a previous action.- 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。 - 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。
- Not to be outdone, the Croats came up with a peacekeeping proposal of their own...