outperform

/ˌaʊtpəˈfɔːm/ (bre, ipa) · /ˌaʊtpərˈfɔːrm/ (ame, ipa) · /ˌau̇t-pər-ˈfȯrm ˌau̇t-pə-/ (ame, mw)

outperform — verb

  • outperformpresent simple I / you / we / they
  • outperformshe / she / it
  • outperformedpast simple
  • outperforming-ing form

1. to get better results than another person, team, product, or company doing the s

1.動詞及物B2
釋義

to get better results than another person, team, product, or company doing the same kind of work or activity

例句

Mert's small cafe outperformed two larger restaurants during the winter festival.

outperform + competitor in a business setting

Sade's design team outperformed every other branch in the customer survey.

outperform + group in a measured result

同義詞
  • beat

    the everyday choice, especially common in sports and competition

  • surpass

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

  • outdo

    more informal and often used when one person does better than another

反義詞
  • underperform

    to do worse than expected or worse than others in the same area

  • lag behind

    to stay at a lower level than someone or something else

  • fall short of

    to fail to reach a standard, target, or rival's result

文法句型

outperform + competitor

outperform + object + in + test/survey

outperform + object + by + amount

用法筆記

Common in business, sports, and product reviews. The object names the person or thing that is beaten, and a phrase with in or by often adds the area or size of the difference.

常見錯誤

❌Our store outperformed than the mall shop.
✅Our store outperformed the mall shop.
💡Outperform takes a direct object, not 'than'.
❌The new phone outperformed in the battery test.
✅The new phone outperformed the older model in the battery test.
💡Name the thing it did better than.