Outgrow
[aʊt'grəʊ] or [,aʊt'ɡro]
解释:
(verb.) grow too large or too mature for; 'I have outgrown these clothes'; 'She outgrew her childish habits'.
(verb.) grow faster than.
布兰卡德录入--From WordNet
解释:
(v. t.) To surpass in growing; to grow more than.
(v. t.) To grow out of or away from; to grow too large, or too aged, for; as, to outgrow clothing; to outgrow usefulness; to outgrow an infirmity.
录入:李莉斯
解释:
v.t. to surpass in growth: to grow out of.—n. Out′growth that which grows out of a thing: growth to excess.
唐纳德录入
例句:
- We may outgrow our adoration of the Constitution or Private Property only to establish some new totem pole. 沃尔特·李普曼. 政治序论.
- If any thing could increase her delight, it was perceiving that the baby would soon have outgrown its first set of caps. 简·奥斯汀. 爱玛.
- And thus matters went on until the early part of the present decade, when the factory facilities were becoming so rapidly outgrown as to render radical changes necessary. 弗兰克·刘易斯·戴尔. 爱迪生的生平和发明.
- The myth is not one of the outgrown crudities of our pagan ancestors. 沃尔特·李普曼. 政治序论.
- Supposed to be incarcerated there, because the time had rather outgrown the strong cells and the blind alley. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 小杜丽.
- To my mind it symbolizes a view of the state which we are outgrowing, and throws into relief the view towards which we are struggling. 沃尔特·李普曼. 政治序论.
- Soon the business outgrew the small quarters and was moved to the present location of the plant. 佚名. 神奇的知识之书.
博妮塔校对