outclass

/ˌaʊtˈklɑːs/ (bre, ipa) · /ˌaʊtˈklæs/ (ame, ipa) · /ˌau̇t-ˈklas/ (ame, mw)

outclass — verb

  • outclasspresent simple I / you / we / they
  • outclasseshe / she / it
  • outclassedpast simple
  • outclassing-ing form

1. to do so much better than another person or thing that the difference is easy to

1.動詞及物C1
釋義

to do so much better than another person or thing that the difference is easy to notice

例句

Gabriela's bakery outclassed every stall at the Saturday market.

outclass + competitor in a local business setting

Hari outclassed the other swimmers in the final lap.

outclass + rival in a sports result

同義詞
  • outperform

    often used for measured results such as tests, sales, or surveys

  • surpass

    more formal and often used for standards, records, or expectations

  • outdo

    more informal and often used for one person doing better than another

反義詞
  • trail

    to stay behind a rival in results or quality

  • lag behind

    to remain at a lower level than someone or something else

  • fall short of

    to fail to reach the same standard or result

文法句型

outclass + competitor

outclass + object + in + area

outclass + object + by + clear margin

用法筆記

Usually takes the person or thing that is beaten as a direct object. It is common in sports, business, and product comparisons when the gap feels obvious, and a phrase with in or by often adds the area or size of that advantage.

常見錯誤

❌Our team outclassed than the visitors.
✅Our team outclassed the visitors.
💡Outclass takes a direct object, not 'than'.
❌The new printer outclassed in speed.
✅The new printer outclassed the old one in speed.
💡Name the person or thing it did better than.