outdo /ˌaʊtˈduː/ star1 (outdoing,outdid,outdone,outdoes)

• 1.  

  V-T（及物动词） If you outdo someone, you are a lot more successful than they are at a particular activity. 超过

  例：

  It was important for me to outdo them, to feel better than they were.

  对我来说重要的是超过他们，感觉比他们更好。

• 2.  

  PHRASE（习语） You use not to be outdone to introduce an action which someone takes in response to a previous action. 不甘落后

  例：

  She wore a lovely tiara but the groom, not to be outdone, had on a very smart embroidered waistcoat.

  她戴着一个漂亮的冕状头饰，而新郎也不甘示弱，穿了一件很潇洒的刺绣马甲。