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

• 1. 

  V-T 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 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。