Outgrow
[aʊt'grəʊ] or [,aʊt'ɡro]
解釋/意思:
(verb.) grow too large or too mature for; 'I have outgrown these clothes'; 'She outgrew her childish habits'.
(verb.) grow faster than.
布兰卡德錄入--From WordNet
解釋/意思:
(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.
錄入:李莉斯
解釋/意思:
v.t. to surpass in growth: to grow out of.—n. Out′growth that which grows out of a thing: growth to excess.
唐纳德錄入
例句/造句/用法:
- We may outgrow our adoration of the Constitution or Private Property only to establish some new totem pole. 沃爾特·李普曼. 政治序論.
- If any thing could increase her delight, it was perceiving that the baby would soon have outgrown its first set of caps. 簡·奧斯丁. 愛瑪.
- 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. 弗蘭克·路易斯·戴爾. 愛迪生的生平和發明.
- The myth is not one of the outgrown crudities of our pagan ancestors. 沃爾特·李普曼. 政治序論.
- Supposed to be incarcerated there, because the time had rather outgrown the strong cells and the blind alley. 查理斯·狄更斯. 小杜麗.
- 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. 沃爾特·李普曼. 政治序論.
- Soon the business outgrew the small quarters and was moved to the present location of the plant. 佚名. 神奇的知識之書.
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