释义 |
out-ˈpaint, v. [out- 18.] trans. To outdo or surpass in painting, to paint more or better than. (In quot. 1689, to outdo in painting oneself.)
1689Shadwell Bury F. ii. Wks. 1720 IV. 146 You and your daughter are notorious for out-painting all the Christian Jezebels in England. 1826Syd. Smith Wks. (1859) II. 97/1 Mr. Jackson strives to out-paint Sir Thomas. |