out-act
verb [ T ] (also outact) uk/ˌaʊtˈækt/ us/ˌaʊt̬ˈækt/
在表演方面胜出
to be a better actor than someone else; to give a better performance in a film, play, etc. than other people
It is embarrassing that the non-human performers in this film out-act the human stars. 令人尴尬的是，这部电影中的非人类表演者的演技胜过人类明星。
Supporting actors need to be careful not to out-act the stars.
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- It's not difficult to outact someone who seems capable of expressing only a very limited range of emotions.
- She out-acted the whole cast with an effortlessly brilliant performance.
- He seemed to breeze through the audition, outacting everyone else without breaking a sweat.