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outstrip

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v.超过

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outstrip为短语/超纲词汇

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动词过去式:outstripped 过去分词:outstripped 现在分词:outstripping 第三人称单数:outstrips

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outstrip


/,aʊt'strɪp; aut`strɪp/
v (-pp-) [Tn]
1 run faster than (sb in a race) and leave him behind (赛跑中)超越(某人)
*We soon outstripped the slower runners. 我们很快就超过那些跑得慢的人.
2 become larger, more important, etc than (sb/sth) 胜过, 超过(某人[某事物])
*Demand is outstripping current production. 现在需求逐渐超过了生产能力.

outstrip


v past tense and past participleoutstrippedpresent participleoutstripping [T]

[Date: 1500-1600; Origin: strip 'to move fast' (15-18 centuries)]
to do something better than someone else or be more successful
 We outstripped all our competitors in sales last year.
to be greater in quantity than something else
 Demand for new aircraft production is outstripping supply.
to run or move faster than someone or something else
 Speeding at 90 mph, Denny outstripped police cars for an hour.