英:[ˌaʊtˈgrəʊ]
美:[ˌaʊtˈgroʊ]
英:[ˌaʊtˈgrəʊ]
美:[ˌaʊtˈgroʊ]
vt.
过度成长
因年龄增加而失去
年长而不再需要
生物长出
out·grow
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第三人称单数:outgrows
现在分词:outgrowing
过去式:outgrew
过去分词:outgrown
transitive verb
to grow too big or old for.Young children outgrow their clothes quickly.He outgrew the simple adventure stories he used to like.
to give up or lose (personality features, habits, or the like) as one matures or changes.He outgrew his childhood habit of biting his nails.Hard times helped her outgrow her spoiled nature and sense of privilege.
to grow greater than; surpass in growth.As a teenager, he outgrew his father in height.
1590年代,“超过生长,比...长高”,源自 out- + grow(动词)。在衣服等方面,“长得太大,超出限制”,到了1690年代。比喻意义“变得太大或太成熟,在成长或发展过程中离开或失去”可追溯至1660年代。相关词汇: Outgrowing; outgrown。
The first known use of outgrow was in 1597
outgrowthnoun
something that grows out of or develops from something else
offshoot sense 1, by-product
outgrowverb
to grow faster than
to grow too large or too mature for outgrow playing with dolls
outgrew their clothes
outgrowverb
to grow faster than
to grow too large or too mature for outgrow playing with dolls
outgrew their clothes
1 Johnny has outgrow the fear of staying at home alone.
约翰尼已长大成熟,不再害怕独自呆在家里了。
2 Dad asked, coming downstairs with a blue T-shirt I had outgrown in one hand and a diaper in the other.
3 By the time he is ten, he has outgrown his older brother.
他十岁的时候就已经长得比他哥哥高了。
4 Her outgrown boots were joined by the laces and slung over her shoulder.
5 His avarice outgrew even..his wealth.
6 “You’re starting to outgrow these braids. I need to do some new ones soon. Did you eat?”
7 "This defendant acted with the thought and cunning of an adult! Consequently he is to be sentenced as an adult. Without exception this precocious young man has long since outgrown his youth."
8 “Well, you’d better outgrow it in the next two seconds, because I want my cat back and I want her back now.”
9 Children who walk in their sleep usually outgrow the habit.
凡是患有梦游症的儿童长大以后通常都能改掉梦游的习惯。
10 Luke could remember a time when his greatest longing had been for Mark to outgrow the train so Luke could have it all to himself.
11 She had made it for Charlie because he, too, was outgrowing his clothes, and the old wool shirt their father had left behind hung on him like a nightdress.
12 I pushed my hands down into my pockets as far as they would go and wished I hadn’t outgrown my gloves.
13 “The doctor said at some point I might outgrow them.”
14 “The food’s boring. There’s no music. We’ve invented eight thousand games and outgrown them all, some of them literally. Why not grow into something?”
15 Mine don’t fit right anyway, since in the spirit of waste-not-want-not that rules 13, I was issued a pair someone had outgrown.
16 I’m thinking this might be a pinkie-swear kind of moment, but I let it pass; I’m outgrowing that baby stuff.
17 Big jobs usually go to the men who prove their ability to outgrow small ones.
大事往往赋予那些能证明自己具有超越做小事的能力的人。
18 Our business is outgrowing its small office building.
19 They are still our sons, but suddenly they have outgrown us.
20 After nearly three years and 144 episodes, Emergency Intercom outgrew its makeshift, kitchen-corner set and moved to a real studio.