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单词 outshine
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Definition of outshine in English:

outshine

verboutshone aʊtˈʃʌɪnˌaʊtˈʃaɪn
[with object]
  • 1Shine more brightly than.

    a supernova would outshine all the other stars in its galaxy
    Example sentencesExamples
    • For half a minute, the burst outshone the gamma rays from all the rest of the universe.
    • No one had failed to see the awe-inspiring sight: it was so bright that it outshone the sun and turned the night into a veritable midnight afternoon.
    • Already it is impossible to miss the planet, a yellow-orange disc in the south-eastern sky far outshining the brightest star, Sirius.
    • From some angles, a supernova may outshine a galaxy.
    • The stars shined as brightly as they could, as if trying to outshine the other lights that hung in the night sky.
    • They are more than a billion times brighter than the Sun and can outshine an entire galaxy for several weeks.
    • Vastly outshone by their brighter stellar brethren, these not-quite-stars are extremely difficult to detect.
    • Venus is unmistakably bright, outshining all other stars and planets right now.
    • A supernova is an explosion of a massive star - the explosion is so bright that it briefly outshines the rest of the galaxy.
    • The optical afterglow of this burst is still so bright that it outshines the entire galaxy in which it is located, making it too bright to obtain information about its host galaxy for now.
    • Supernovae can outshine an entire galaxy and are often easily seen in neighbouring galaxies with simple amateur telescopes.
    Synonyms
    eclipse, put in the shade, surpass, exceed, excel, be superior to, outclass, outstrip, outdo, top, cap, trump, transcend, tower above, tower over, dwarf, upstage, shame, put to shame, outdistance, lead
    1. 1.1 Be much better than (someone) in a particular area.
      it is a shame when a mother outshines a daughter
      Example sentencesExamples
      • It was just crazy that he would have these feelings for her, when she was outshone in the two most desirable traits by the two girls who normally sat beside her.
      • Data from the U.S. Department of Education and from several recent university studies show that far from being shy and demoralized, today's girls outshine boys.
      • She's just a great girl with this personality that outshines her.
      • The greatest delight and the highest reward of the teacher came when his pupil outshone him.
      • How must it feel to know that not just one, but two of the bands you drummed for, so brightly outshine your own?
      • One girl stepped up and told me it's not about outshining another person.
      • But it's time to put our hands up and admit the French do outshine us in one particular area of popular music: hip hop.
      • ‘In certain regards, she outshines me,’ says Pak of his wife.
      • Indeed, it is not just television personalities that often outshine real people.
      • He outshone Richard Gere on screen and instantly began making waves in Hollywood.
      • Needless to say, diamonds outshone the beautiful models.
      • Everywhere the fictitious, the unauthentic and the dramatic are outdistancing and outshining the ordinary, the authentic and the real.
      • He also played on the school's football team, but generally Flanagan outshone him in everything.
      • However, you do make a good point about outshining people.
      • But Reagan was frequently paired with actresses who outshone him.
      • The production complements him, yet never outshines him.
      • Scott Hamilton grabbed a hat-trick of tries, but even he was outshone by his colleague on the right flank.
      • The Palm OS outshines its rivals through its ability to combine application variety with compatibility.
      • Italians are higher-than-average consumers of high-end products, outshining the US.
      • Despite her relatively plain looks, she outshines Murphy every time they're on screen together.
      Synonyms
      surpass, be superior to, overshadow, eclipse, outclass, dwarf, tower above/over, put in the shade, upstage, put to shame, excel, exceed, transcend, top, cap, trump, beat, better, outstrip, outrun
      informal be a cut above, be head and shoulders above, run rings round, leave standing, walk away from
      archaic outrival, outvie

Rhymes

align, assign, benign, brine, chine, cline, combine, condign, confine, consign, dine, divine, dyne, enshrine, entwine, fine, frontline, hardline, interline, intertwine, kine, Klein, line, Main, malign, mine, moline, nine, on-line, opine, pine, Rhein, Rhine, shine, shrine, sign, sine, spine, spline, stein, Strine, swine, syne, thine, tine, trine, twine, Tyne, underline, undermine, vine, whine, wine
 
 

Definition of outshine in US English:

outshine

verbˌaʊtˈʃaɪnˌoutˈSHīn
[with object]
  • 1Shine more brightly than.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • A supernova is an explosion of a massive star - the explosion is so bright that it briefly outshines the rest of the galaxy.
    • Already it is impossible to miss the planet, a yellow-orange disc in the south-eastern sky far outshining the brightest star, Sirius.
    • Supernovae can outshine an entire galaxy and are often easily seen in neighbouring galaxies with simple amateur telescopes.
    • No one had failed to see the awe-inspiring sight: it was so bright that it outshone the sun and turned the night into a veritable midnight afternoon.
    • Venus is unmistakably bright, outshining all other stars and planets right now.
    • They are more than a billion times brighter than the Sun and can outshine an entire galaxy for several weeks.
    • For half a minute, the burst outshone the gamma rays from all the rest of the universe.
    • The optical afterglow of this burst is still so bright that it outshines the entire galaxy in which it is located, making it too bright to obtain information about its host galaxy for now.
    • Vastly outshone by their brighter stellar brethren, these not-quite-stars are extremely difficult to detect.
    • From some angles, a supernova may outshine a galaxy.
    • The stars shined as brightly as they could, as if trying to outshine the other lights that hung in the night sky.
    Synonyms
    eclipse, put in the shade, surpass, exceed, excel, be superior to, outclass, outstrip, outdo, top, cap, trump, transcend, tower above, tower over, dwarf, upstage, shame, put to shame, outdistance, lead
    1. 1.1 Be much better than (someone) in a particular area.
      it is a shame when a mother outshines a daughter
      Example sentencesExamples
      • But it's time to put our hands up and admit the French do outshine us in one particular area of popular music: hip hop.
      • But Reagan was frequently paired with actresses who outshone him.
      • He outshone Richard Gere on screen and instantly began making waves in Hollywood.
      • One girl stepped up and told me it's not about outshining another person.
      • It was just crazy that he would have these feelings for her, when she was outshone in the two most desirable traits by the two girls who normally sat beside her.
      • Scott Hamilton grabbed a hat-trick of tries, but even he was outshone by his colleague on the right flank.
      • The greatest delight and the highest reward of the teacher came when his pupil outshone him.
      • Italians are higher-than-average consumers of high-end products, outshining the US.
      • Indeed, it is not just television personalities that often outshine real people.
      • The Palm OS outshines its rivals through its ability to combine application variety with compatibility.
      • Despite her relatively plain looks, she outshines Murphy every time they're on screen together.
      • How must it feel to know that not just one, but two of the bands you drummed for, so brightly outshine your own?
      • He also played on the school's football team, but generally Flanagan outshone him in everything.
      • Everywhere the fictitious, the unauthentic and the dramatic are outdistancing and outshining the ordinary, the authentic and the real.
      • She's just a great girl with this personality that outshines her.
      • The production complements him, yet never outshines him.
      • Data from the U.S. Department of Education and from several recent university studies show that far from being shy and demoralized, today's girls outshine boys.
      • Needless to say, diamonds outshone the beautiful models.
      • However, you do make a good point about outshining people.
      • ‘In certain regards, she outshines me,’ says Pak of his wife.
      Synonyms
      surpass, be superior to, overshadow, eclipse, outclass, dwarf, tower above, tower over, put in the shade, upstage, put to shame, excel, exceed, transcend, top, cap, trump, beat, better, outstrip, outrun
 
 
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