outdo过去分词

1. be or do something to a greater degree;

   "her performance surpasses that of any other student I know"
   "She outdoes all other athletes"
   "This exceeds all my expectations"
   "This car outperforms all others in its class"
   

2. get the better of;

   "the goal was to best the competition"
   

1.（在某一活动上）超过，胜过，比…干得好
If yououtdo someone, you are a lot more successful than they are at a particular activity.

outdo的反义词

e.g. It was important for me tooutdo them, to feel better than they were...
超过他们，感到自己比他们更优秀，这点对我来说很重要。
e.g. Both sides have tried tooutdo each other to show how tough they can be.
双方各不相让，都想显示自己有多么厉害。

2.不甘落后
You usenot to be outdone to introduce an action which someone takes in response to a previous action.

outdo的意思

e.g. Not to be outdone, the Croats came up with a peacekeeping proposal of their own...
克罗地亚不甘人后，提出了他们自己的维和方案。
e.g. She wore a lovely tiara but the groom, not to be outdone, had on a very smart embroidered waistcoat.
她戴了一顶漂亮的冕状头饰，而新郎也毫不逊色，身着一件非常讲究的刺绣西服马甲。

• outdo oneself超过自己原来的水平...

• Howie outdid himself. The collection was brilliant.

  出自：N. Sedaka

• The Christmas office was far outdone by the ceremonies of Holy Week.

  出自：A. Kenny