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由前缀 out-(超越)和 grow(生长)的过去分词 grown 组合而成,最早记录于16世纪。
❶ 指因成长而不再适合或需要某物,通常用于衣物、习惯或兴趣等。表示因年龄增长或能力提升而超越原有状态。
“She has outgrown her childhood fear of the dark.”
(她已经不再像小时候那样害怕黑暗了。)
“The tree's roots have outgrown the small pot.”
(树的根系已经长得超出了小花盆的容量。)
outgrown one's usefulness — 指某人或某物因环境变化而不再有用,常用于描述技术、工具或角色被淘汰的情况。
“The old software has outgrown its usefulness with the new operating system.”
(随着新操作系统的出现,旧软件已经失去了它的实用性。)