outdo

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/
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  1. outdo somebody/something to do more or better than somebody else胜过;优于 synonym beat
    • 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.兄弟俩在所有事情上都试图超越对方。