outdone

英 [ˌaʊtˈdʌn]

美 [ˌaʊtˈdʌn]

v.  胜过; 优于
outdo的过去分词

过去分词：outdone　

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柯林斯词典

• VERB （在某一活动上）超过，胜过，比…干得好
  If yououtdosomeone, you are a lot more successful than they are at a particular activity.
  1. It was important for me to outdo 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。
  2. Both sides have tried to outdo 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。
• PHRASE 不甘落后
  You usenot to be outdoneto introduce an action which someone takes in response to a previous action.
  1. 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。
  2. 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。

双语例句

• Maqie, not to be outdone by her sister, also won her event.
  吉不比她的姐姐逊色，也赢了这项比赛。
• 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。
• Not to be outdone, he fought back.
  他不甘示弱回敬她说。
• Not to be outdone she tried again.
  她很好强，又试了一次。
• John offered me a drink and, not to be outdone, Jake found me a chair.
  约翰为我端来一杯饮料，为了不输给他，杰克为我搬来一张椅子。
• He has outdone all his rivals in skill.
  他在技巧方面胜过所有的对手。
• A: My compliments on this delicious Easter feast! You have outdone yourself this time, Janet.
  我得赞美这次美味的复活节盛宴！珍妮特，你这次是超常发挥。
• Not to be outdone, Australia's prime minister, Kevin Rudd, proposed a pan-Pacific economic community that would include America and collaborate on security.
  澳大利亚总理陆克文说这是为了不被淘汰，其提出了泛太平洋经济共同体将包括美国和其协作的安全。
• So one doesn't want to be outdone by the other.
  就是一个不想被另一个超越。
• Since that time, the computer industry has not only managed to build programmable computing machines, they've also outdone themselves by doubling the capabilities every eighteen months or so.
  从那时起，计算机工业不仅得以建造可编程计算机器，而且还通过每十八个月左右就使能力加倍，从而超越了它们自身。