| 单词 |
outclass |
| 释义 |
outclass, v. Sporting.|aʊtˈklɑːs, -æ-|
[out- 26.]
trans. To beat or surpass (a rival) so completely as to put him virtually out of the same class or to preclude the notion of his being a competitor; to leave ‘nowhere’ in a race or contest. Also transf. (with connotations of class n. 5 b).
1870Daily News 12 May, She [a yacht] was completely outclassed on that occasion, and never stood the slightest chance from start to finish. 1882St. James's Gaz. 4 Apr. 9/1 A fine young fellow: but..beside the bright and merry⁓looking athlete who opposed him he seemed quite outclassed. 1893Q. [Couch] Delectable Duchy 83 As a liar, I out-classed every man on board. 1909Chambers's Jrnl. Jan. 61/1 In the process of production..the Americans soon found themselves outclassed. 1911Ibid. Oct. 702/2 It [sc. the aeroplane] can even outclass the telegraph upon short journeys. 1955Times 20 June 13/3 The Ferrari team..was quite outclassed and the chief opposition to the German cars came from the Maseratis. 1966M. Woodhouse Tree Frog xii. 105 He was practised in these techniques..and..I was outclassed. 1977R. L. Woolf Gains & Losses i. 35 A bumbling Church of England rector..hopelessly outclassed in argument by three chief Catholic spokesmen. |
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