- 1遠勝於、（實力）高出一個等級；比賽被完全壓制常說 be outclassed。
To be so much better than someone or something that the comparison stops being close. The word is not for a narrow win — it says the two were never really in the same class.
To be so much better than someone or something比某人或某事好上非常多，that the comparison stops being close好到已經不算勢均力敵。 The word is not for a narrow win這個字不是指小贏——it says the two were never really in the same class它說的是雙方根本不在同一個檔次。
You meet it constantly in sport ('Brazil outclassed them in the second half'), and also in business and technology, where one product outclasses another. It is very often used in the passive: 'we were completely outclassed' is how a losing team or a beaten company admits the other side was simply on another level.
You meet it constantly in sport你會常在體育裡遇到它（'Brazil outclassed them in the second half'「巴西在下半場完全壓制了他們」），and also in business and technology也會在商業和科技裡遇到，where one product outclasses another一項產品outclasses另一項。 It is very often used in the passive它很常用被動語態：'we were completely outclassed'「we were completely outclassed」 is how a losing team or a beaten company admits是輸掉的隊伍或吃敗仗的公司承認 the other side was simply on another level對方根本高出一個檔次的說法。
like 'completely', 'utterly' and 'thoroughly' sit naturally in front of it. Note that outclassing is about quality and ability, not just the score — a team can win by one goal and still be the side that was outclassed, and a team can be outclassed and still, by luck, win.
Adverbs like 'completely', 'utterly' and 'thoroughly'像'completely'、'utterly'和'thoroughly'這類副詞 sit naturally in front of it很自然地會放在它前面。 Note that outclassing is about quality and ability要注意outclassing講的是實力和能力，not just the score而不只是比分：a team can win by one goal and still be the side that was outclassed一隊可能贏一球卻仍然是被壓制的那一方，and a team can be outclassed and still, by luck, win而一隊也可能被壓制卻靠運氣贏了。
It is a regular verb: outclass, outclassed, outclassed. Slightly formal, and very much the language of reporting and commentary rather than everyday speech.
It is a regular verb這是規則動詞：outclass, outclassed, outclassedoutclass、outclassed、outclassed。 Slightly formal稍微正式，and very much the language of reporting and commentary而且很是報導和評論的用語，rather than everyday speech而不是日常口語。
core核心畫面
組成out- + class. The out- is the 'surpass, do better than' prefix. 'Class' here means level or quality — the same 'class' as in 'a world-class player'. So: to be a class above someone.
同家族的字
- outperformsame out- 'surpass someone in doing this'
- outrunsame out- 'surpass someone in doing this'
- world-classsame 'class' = level of quality, not a school class
原始詞典資料1 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，摘錄並精簡格式，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
outclassverb/aʊtˈklæs/
- 1
to surpass something or somebody else, so as to appear to be in a higher class
- In the IQ test, he outclassed all the other applicants.
- The 7th and 8th classes are identical with the Cape engines placed in service at the turn of the century, and are now outclassed for main line work but are used for shunting at the large depots and on one or two of the branch lines.
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