[] (outbidding, outbid, outbid) (; ) to offer more money than sb else in order to buy sth, for example at an auction （在拍卖等中）出价较高，出价高於…◆The German group outbid several others for a controlling share in the publisher. 德国集团以高於其他几家的报价取得这家出版社的控股权。◆We were outbid on the contract. 这份合同别人出价比我们高。