out·do
verb/ˌaʊtˈduː/
/ˌaʊtˈduː/
Verb Forms
| 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 - 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.
兄弟俩在每件事上都试图超越对方。
- Sometimes small firms can outdo big business when it comes to customer care.