| 单词 | outdo |
| 释义 | outdo (once / 2153 pages) v To outdo is to beat or surpass: when you outdo your brother in a pie-eating contest, you manage to gobble down more lemon meringue than he does. You'll probably regret it later, but at least you'll have that blue ribbon! Anyone who outdoes another person wins against them in some contest, whether it's an actual competition or an unstated rivalry. You can also outdo your own record, like when you outdo last semester's grades with the help of all the As you get in English. And you can cheer for your favorite basketball team as they outdo their opponents by easily winning the game. WORD FAMILYoutdo: outdid, outdoing, outdone USAGE EXAMPLESNot to be outdone, the city council in Knoxville, Tenn., voted this fall to repeal an ordinance keeping bars at least 300 feet from churches. Wall Street Journal(Dec 31, 2016) With Trump it’s been argued that it’s hard to outdo a narcissist who’s a parody of himself. The Guardian(Dec 26, 2016) To meet Beijing’s economic-growth goals, local officials often strive to outdo one another. Wall Street Journal(Dec 20, 2016) 1v be or do something to a greater degree Syn|Hypo|Hyper exceed, outgo, outmatch, outperform, outstrip, surmount, surpass beat, circumvent, outfox, outsmart, outwit, overreach beat through cleverness and wit outgrowgrow faster than outcry, outshoutshout louder than outroarroar louder than outsailsail faster or better than outdrawdraw a gun faster, or best someone in a gunfight outsellsell more than others outsellbe sold more often than other, similar products outpacesurpass in speed better, breaksurpass in excellence outshineattract more attention and praise than others outrangehave a greater range than (another gun) outweighbe heavier than outbravebe braver than out-herodsurpass someone in cruelty or evil outfoxoutdo someone in trickery shamesurpass or beat by a wide margin outmarchmarch longer distances and for a longer time than outwearlast longer than others upstagesteal the show, draw attention to oneself away from someone else beat, beat out, crush, shell, trounce, vanquish come out better in a competition, race, or conflict 2v get the better of Syn|Hypo|Hyper best, outflank, scoop, trump outmaneuver, outmanoeuvre, outsmart defeat by more skillful maneuvering outgeneralsurpass in generalship beat, beat out, crush, shell, trounce, vanquish come out better in a competition, race, or conflict |
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