[ˌaʊt'ɡrəʊ][ˌaʊt'ɡroʊ]
  • v. 过大而不适于;长大成熟而不再;长得比 … 快(或大、高)
  • 记忆方法

    词根词缀法
    out-,超过,grow,生长,增长。
      verb(动词)
      1. 长得比…大;长得太大(而不再需要)
      2. 因长大而对…失去兴趣

    双解例句

    verb(动词)
    1. 长得比…大;长得太大(而不再需要)

      My seven-year-old got new shoes in April, and he's already outgrown them (= his feet have grown too large for them).

      我7岁的儿子4月份刚买了双新鞋,现在已经穿不下了。

      The company outgrew (= became too large for) its office space.

      公司发展壮大后办公室不够用了。

    2. 因长大而对…失去兴趣

      He eventually outgrew his adolescent interest in war and guns.

      他少年时期对战争和枪炮的兴趣终于不复存在了。

    小知识

    To outgrow something is to become too big to fit in it, or to grow too mature for it. Most college students have outgrown their affection for stuffed animals. If they haven't, they might have a hard time making friends in the dorm.

    As you grow older and bigger, you outgrow all kinds of things: clothing, your childhood bed, your ice skates. You'll also outgrow many things in the sense of being too old for them to be appropriate or as appealing as they were when you were younger. Just about everyone outgrows their favorite picture books and cartoons eventually. The earliest meaning of outgrow was “surpass in growth” or “grow faster than.”

    实用短语

    1. outgrow outgrew outgrown

      过大而不适于

    2. outgrow the bright colours

      长大了鲜艳的色彩,不鲜艳的颜色

    3. outgrow a bad habit

      戒掉一个坏习惯

    4. outgrow children's books

      长大得不再爱读儿童书籍

    5. outgrow w

      过大而不适于,长出

    6. outgrow a habit

      改掉习惯

    7. outgrow one's clothes

      个子长大了衣服穿不下

    8. outgrow one's strengths

      个子长得太快而体力跟不上