词汇 | outgrow |
释义 | outgrow 1 ENTRIES FOUND: outgrow (verb) outgrow /ˌaʊtˈgroʊ/ verb outgrows; outgrew /-ˈgruː/ ; /ˌaʊtˈgruː/; outgrown /-ˈgroʊn/ ; /ˌaʊtˈgroʊn/; outgrowing outgrow /ˌaʊtˈgroʊ/ verb outgrows; outgrew /-ˈgruː/ ; /ˌaʊtˈgruː/; outgrown /-ˈgroʊn/ ; /ˌaʊtˈgroʊn/; outgrowing Learner's definition of OUTGROW [+ object] 1 : to grow too large for (someone or something)因长大使…不再适用 Kids outgrow their clothes so quickly.孩子们长得太快,衣服很快就小了。 The plant has outgrown my garden.那株植物长大了,已经不适合种在我的花园里了。 Our business is outgrowing its small office building.我们的生意正在壮大发展,这座小办公楼已经不够用了。 2 : to stop doing (something) because you are older and more mature因长大而不再干… Her bad behavior is just a phase. I'm sure she'll outgrow it. [=grow out of it]她的不良行为只是阶段性的。我确信,等她长大了,她会改的。 3 : to stop being interested in or involved with (something or someone) because you have changed as you have grown older因长大而不再需要… She's outgrown most of her toys.她已经长大了,对多数玩具不感兴趣了。 I realized that I had outgrown my old high school friends.我意识到自己已经长大了,和高中时的老朋友们越走越远了。 4 : to grow faster than (something)比…长得快 populations outgrowing their food supplies食品供应跟不上人口的快速增长 |
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