下面介紹out-用于第二種意思的幾個(gè)例詞。

outdo [ out- = more than 比…更；do v. 做→]v. do more or better than; surpass 勝過(guò)；超過(guò)/The newcomers will outdo the old hands. 后來(lái)者居上。

outlive [ out- = more than 比…更；live v. 活→]v. live longer than; survive在(某人)死時(shí)尚健在；度過(guò)…而健在/ She outlived her husband. 她丈夫去世時(shí)她尚健在。

outnumber [out- = to surpass or exceed 超；number n. 數(shù)量→] v. exceed in number; be more than 在數(shù)量上超過(guò) / They outnumber us three to one. 他們?cè)跀?shù)量上以三比一超過(guò)我們。

outwit [out- = to surpass 超過(guò)；wit n. 智力=>“to surpass in wit 在智力方面超過(guò) ”→]v. get the better of by wit; defeat by being cleverer 智勝 / The prisoner outwitted his guards and escaped. 犯人騙過(guò)守衛(wèi)越獄逃跑了。

outbrave [ out- = to be more than 超過(guò)；brave a. 勇敢的=> “to be braver than 比…更勇敢”→]v. surpass in courage; face bravely 在勇氣上超過(guò)；以勇敢戰(zhàn)勝/ They outbraved all enemies.他們勇勝一切敵人。

outsmart [out- = to be more than 超過(guò)；smart a. 精明=>“to be smarter than 比…更精明”→]v. outdo in cleverness; outwit 智勝；瞞過(guò) / He fancied that he could outsmart the whole world. 他自以為能騙得過(guò)全世界的人。