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To outnumber is to have more of one thing than another. Sometimes it’s good, like when chocolate chips outnumber the raisins in the trail mix. Sometimes it’s bad, like when ants outnumber the people at a picnic.
In many cities, pigeons seem to outnumber any other kind of bird — in other words, there are more pigeons than sparrows, crows, and robins. If the girls in a class outnumber boys by three to one, there are three times more girls than boys. And in a school cafeteria, lunches that include meat will often outnumber the vegetarian choices. This verb has been around since the 1600s. It makes it sound like counting is a competition.
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前缀: out-
1. 表示”出去.过时,外面”; 2. 表示”超过.过度”
adj.
outdoor 室外的, 户外的, 野外的out出去.过时,外面+door门→adj.室外的, 户外的, 野外的
outer 外部的,外面的,外层的out出去.过时,外面+er→adj.外部的,外面的,外层的
outgoing 友善的out出去.过时,外面+going走→走出来→心胸宽→待人友善的
outlandish 奇异的out出去.过时,外面+land地+ish……的→外地来的→奇异的
outward 向外的,外面的out出去.过时,外面+ward方向→向外的
outsize 过大的out超过.过度+size范围→范围超出
outstanding 突出的, 显著的out超过.过度+standing标准的→adj.突出的, 显著的
adv.
out 出外;在外out出去.过时,外面→adv.出外;在外 v.公布
outdoors 在户外, 在野外out出去.过时,外面+door户+s→n.户外 adv.在户外, 在野外
outside 在外面out出去.过时,外面+side旁边→在外边
outward 向外,在外out出去.过时,外面+ward方向→向外的
n.
outbreak 爆发out出去.过时,外面+break中断→事情断裂→爆发
outdoors 户外out出去.过时,外面+door户+s→n.户外 adv.在户外, 在野外
outflow 流出物;流出out出去.过时,外面+flow流→流出
outing 外出, 旅行, 散步out出去.过时,外面+ing状态→n.外出, 旅行, 散步
outlet 出口, 出路out出去.过时,外面+let表名词→n.出口, 出路
outline 大纲;轮廓out出去.过时,外面+line线条→划出线条→大纲
outlook 景色, 风光, 观点out出去.过时,外面+look看→n.景色, 风光, 观点
output 产量, 输出, 输出量out出去.过时,外面+put放,摆→放出,输出→产量
outrage 粗暴,暴行out出去.过时,外面+rage怒气→怒气外露→粗暴
outset 开端, 开始out出去.过时,外面+set安置好→在外面放置好→开端
outskirts 郊区out出去.过时,外面+skirt裙子;引申为城市周边+s→郊区
outwork 户外工作out出去.过时,外面+work工作→户外工作;在工作上胜过
outlaw 歹徒out超过.过度+law法律→超越法律之人
v.
out 公布out出去.过时,外面→adv.出外;在外 v.公布
outflow 流出out出去.过时,外面+flow流→流出
outwork 在工作上胜过out出去.过时,外面+work工作→户外工作;在工作上胜过
outbid 出价多于[他人]out超过.过度+bid出价→出价超出
outdo 胜过,战胜out超过.过度+do做→做得超出别人
outlive 活得比…长out超过.过度+live活→超过别人活着
outnumber 在数量上超过out超过.过度+number数量→v.在数量上超过
outwear 穿破out超过.过度+wear穿→穿出了[洞]
outwit 以机智取胜out超过.过度+wit智慧→机智超出别人