[VERB 动词](在某一活动上)超过,胜过,比…干得好 If you outdo someone, you are a lot more successful than they are at a particular activity.
[V n]
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。
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[PHRASE 短语]不甘落后 You use not to be outdone to introduce an action which someone takes in response to a previous action.
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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。
Oxford
outdo/ˌaʊtˈduː; NAmEˌaʊtˈduː/verb(out·does/ˌaʊtˈdʌz; NAmEˌaʊtˈdʌz/out·did/ˌaʊtˈdɪd; NAmEˌaʊtˈdɪd/out·done/ˌaʊtˈdʌn; NAmEˌaʊtˈdʌn/)outdosb/sth to do more or better than sb else 胜过;优于SYN
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◆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。◆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。outdooutdoesoutdidoutdoingoutdoneoutdo/ˌaʊtˈduː; NAmEˌaʊtˈduː/out·does/ˌaʊtˈdʌz; NAmEˌaʊtˈdʌz/out·did/ˌaʊtˈdɪd; NAmEˌaʊtˈdɪd/out·done/ˌaʊtˈdʌn; NAmEˌaʊtˈdʌn/
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outdoout‧do /aʊtˈduː/ verb (past tense outdid /-ˈdɪd/, past participle outdone /-ˈdʌn/, third person singular outdoes /-ˈdʌz/) [transitive]
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1to be better or more successful than someone else at doing something: When it comes to speed of response, a small firm can outdo a big company.outdo somebody in something skaters trying to outdo each other in grace and speed2not to be outdone in order not to let someone else do better or seem better than you: Not to be outdone, other computer manufacturers are also donating machines to schools.
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