outgrow
美音:
[´aut´grəu
]英音:
[´aut´grəu
]vt.过大而不适于,出生,长出,年久丧失(某种习惯,兴趣等)
难易程度:
outgrow为短语/超纲词汇
词形变化:
动词过去式:outgrew 过去分词:outgrown 现在分词:outgrowing 第三人称单数:outgrows
词根
out-=out,beyond 向“向外”引申而为“超越”、“胜过”的意思
outgrow
/,aʊt'grəʊ; aut`ˇro/
v (pt outgrew / -5gru:;-`^ru/, pp outgrown / -5grEUn; -`^ron/) [Tn]
1 grow too big for (esp one's clothes) 长大而穿不下(尤指原有的衣服).
2 grow faster or taller than (another person) 长得比(某人)快或高
*He's already outgrown his older brother. 他已长得比哥哥还高.
3 leave (sth) behind or grow weary of (sth) as one grows older; grow out of 年长而不再要(某事物); 长大而厌倦(某事物)
*outgrow bad habits, childish interests, etc 年长而放弃坏习惯、儿时的兴趣等
* He has outgrown his passion for pop music. 他已长大不再热衷于流行音乐了.
4 (idm 习语) outgrow one's `strength grow too quickly (during childhood) so that one easily becomes weak or ill (儿童时期)生长过快而体弱或易病.
outgrow
v past tenseoutgrew [-'gruː/