outdone

英 [ˌaʊtˈdʌn]

美 [ˌaʊtˈdʌn]

v.  胜过; 优于
outdo的过去分词

过去分词：outdone　

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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。

双语例句

• Not to be outdone, Australia's prime minister, Kevin Rudd, proposed a pan-Pacific economic community that would include America and collaborate on security.
  澳大利亚总理陆克文说这是为了不被淘汰，其提出了泛太平洋经济共同体将包括美国和其协作的安全。
• Neither side wants to be outdone.
  任何一方都不希望对方超过自己。
• Thinking he could not be outdone, the father frog puffed up his stomach even more.
  想想自已不能做过头了，青蛙爸爸又用力的张大肚子。
• Many people were surprised last week to learn that Alan Eustace had successfully outdone Austrian skydiver Felix Baumgartner by setting a new world record for high-altitude skydiving with his death-defying jump from the edge of the stratosphere.
  上周，许多人非常惊讶地获悉，艾伦•尤斯塔斯无畏地从平流层上一跃而下，成功超越了奥地利跳伞运动员菲利克斯•鲍姆加特纳创造的高空跳伞世界纪录。
• South Korea, not to be outdone, will this week introduce a "Big Bang" restructuring of the entire financial system to encourage competition, consolidation and creativity, in an effort to make Seoul into a world-class financial centre.
  不甘落后的韩国将于本周对整个金融系统进行“大规模”重组，以鼓励竞争、整合和创新，力争将首尔打造成世界一流的金融中心。
• 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。
• Maqie, not to be outdone by her sister, also won her event.
  吉不比她的姐姐逊色，也赢了这项比赛。
• But China is not to be outdone.
  但是，中国不甘人后。
• String of red and cockscomb to be outdone, you can see, red string like a number of tailor-made sugar-coated haws inserted in the earth.
  串红和鸡冠花也不甘示弱，你望，串红像是很多特制的冰糖葫芦插在土里。
• Besides, every time I try, I am constantly outdone by my husband.
  再者，每次我试图逗孩子们开心，我总是被我先生比下去。