outgrow

英 [ˌaʊtˈɡrəʊ]

美 [ˌaʊtˈɡroʊ]

v.  长得穿不下(衣服); 增长得容不进(某地); 比…长得高(或大、快); 因长大而放弃; 年增志移

过去分词：outgrown　现在分词：outgrowing　第三人称单数：outgrows　过去式：outgrew　

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牛津词典

verb

• 长得穿不下（衣服）；增长得容不进（某地）
  to grow too big to be able to wear or fit into sth
  1. She's already outgrown her school uniform.
     她已经长得连校服都不能穿了。
  2. The company has outgrown its offices.
     公司发展得办公室都不够用了。
• 比…长得高（或大、快）
  to grow taller, larger or more quickly than another person
  1. He's already outgrown his older brother.
     他已长得比他哥哥还高。
• 因长大而放弃；年增志移
  to stop doing sth or lose interest in sth as you become older
  1. He's outgrown his passion for rock music.
     随着年龄的增长，他已对摇滚乐失去了热情。

柯林斯词典

• VERB （小孩）长得穿不下（衣服）
  If a childoutgrowsa piece of clothing, they grow bigger, so that it no longer fits them.
  1. She outgrew her clothes so rapidly that Patsy was always having to buy new ones.
     她长得太快，衣服很快便穿不下了，帕齐只好经常给她买新衣服。
  2. ...outgrown baby clothes.
     长大了穿不下的宝宝装
• VERB 因长大而放弃（以前的行为或想法）
  If yououtgrowa particular way of behaving or thinking, you change and become more mature, so that you no longer behave or think in that way.
  1. The girl may or may not outgrow her interest in fashion.
     这个女孩对时尚的兴趣可能会随着年龄的增长而消失，也可能不会。

英英释义

verb

• grow too large or too mature for
  1. I have outgrown these clothes
  2. She outgrew her childish habits
• grow faster than

双语例句

• Many times in the computing world, systems that worked well a year ago outgrow their hardware and suddenly require more resources.
  在计算机世界中常常会出现这样的情况：在过去一年中运行良好的系统忽然有一天硬件系统无法满足它的需求，因此需要更多的资源。
• Children who walk in their sleep usually outgrow the habit.
  有梦游习惯的孩子长大后通常不再有这种习惯。
• In Richard Rosenfeld's opinion, Kids will outgrow ear infections no matter what we do.
  理查德罗森费尔德认为：不论我们采取什么方法，孩子长大都会摆脱耳朵感染。
• It was my cradle – the cradle we never outgrow, although we often deny it.
  这曾经是我的摇篮，是我从未走出过的摇篮，尽管我们一直在否定它。
• But now it is being considered quite seriously by many nations, especially since scientists have warned that the human race will outgrow its fresh water supply faster than it runs out of food.
  然而现在，许多国家正相当认真地考虑这件事情，特别是在科学家们发出警告之后。科学家们认为人类将在耗尽粮食之前首先耗尽淡水资源。
• Before coming to Delhi, Bram had had a couple of breathing episodes that doctors assured us he would most likely outgrow.
  来德里之前，布拉姆也出过几次呼吸方面的问题。医生曾向我们保证，布拉姆很有可能会随着年龄的增长而摆脱那些问题。
• But by the mid 1970s, its industry had rebounded so fast, that the country had outgrown its need for this bank-centred system – just like a child might outgrow a pair of shoes.
  然而到了20世纪70年代中期，日本工业反弹如此之快，该国经济增长达到的水平已经使其不再需要这种以银行为中心的体制，就像儿童长大后不再需要旧鞋子一样。
• Did you outgrow these pants already?
  你已经比裤子长得快啦？
• Children outgrow their clothes very quickly.
  孩子的衣服很快就穿不下了。
• The company plans to remain an ecommerce-only platform and is about to outgrow its 30,000 square foot warehouse.
  它计划保留一个仅供电子商务使用的平台，还计划扩建它30000平方英尺的仓库。