outdo

verb

/ˌaʊtˈduː/

动词形式

present simple I / you / we / they outdo	/ˌaʊtˈduː/ /ˌaʊtˈduː/
he / she / it outdoes	/ˌaʊtˈdʌz/ /ˌaʊtˈdʌz/
past simple outdid	/ˌaʊtˈdɪd/ /ˌaʊtˈdɪd/
past participle outdone	/ˌaʊtˈdʌn/ /ˌaʊtˈdʌn/
-ing form outdoing	/ˌaʊtˈduːɪŋ/ /ˌaʊtˈduːɪŋ/

outdo somebody/something to do more or better than somebody else胜过；优于 synonym beat
- 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 somebody else do better), she tried again.她不甘落后，又试了一次。
- The brothers tried to outdo each other in everything.兄弟俩试图在各方面超越对方。