outstrip

英 [ˌaʊtˈstrɪp]

美 [ˌaʊtˈstrɪp]

v.  比…大(或重要等); 超过; 胜过; 超越(竞争对手); 比…跑得快; 超越

过去分词：outstripped　第三人称单数：outstrips　现在分词：outstripping　过去式：outstripped　

IELTSGRE

Collins.1 / BNC.13694 / COCA.16231

牛津词典

verb

• 比…大（或重要等）；超过；胜过
  to become larger, more important, etc. than sb/sth
  1. Demand is outstripping supply.
     需求快超过供给了。
• 超过，超越（竞争对手）
  to be faster, better or more successful than sb you are competing against
  1. Their latest computer outstrips all its rivals.
     他们最新型的计算机超越了所有的对手。
• 比…跑得快；超越
  to run faster than sb in a race so that you pass them

柯林斯词典

• VERB 超过；胜过
  If one thingoutstripsanother, the first thing becomes larger in amount, or more successful or important, than the second thing.
  1. In the mid-eighteenth century the production of food far outstripped the rise in population...
     18世纪中叶食物的产量远远超过人口的增长。
  2. In 1989 and 1990 demand outstripped supply, and prices went up by more than a third.
     1989年和1990年出现了供不应求的状况，物价上涨了三分之一还要多。

英英释义

verb

• be or do something to a greater degree
  1. her performance surpasses that of any other student I know
  2. She outdoes all other athletes
  3. This exceeds all my expectations
  4. This car outperforms all others in its class
  Synonym:surpassoutmatchoutgoexceedoutdosurmountoutperform
• go far ahead of
  1. He outdistanced the other runners
  Synonym:outdistancedistance

双语例句

• In the future it is likely that the destructive potential of weaponry will outstrip most protective systems.
  到了将来很有可能是攻击武器的破坏能力会压倒最好的防卫系统。
• They say government workers enjoy expensive salaries and benefits that outstrip those enjoyed by the corporate labor force.
  这些人说，政府规模庞大，造成了当前的经济衰退，政府雇员工资高，福利好，远远超过私人企业劳工。
• As demand for organ transplants continues to outstrip supply, a team of scientists from the University of Sunderland are hopeful they may have found a way to expand the donor pool.
  因为器官移植的需求仍然超过供应，来自森德兰大学的一组科研人员充满希望，他们可能发现了扩大器官捐赠库的方法。
• The health service produces infinite demand which will always outstrip supply.
  社会保健服务会带来永远超过供应的极大的需求。
• Were inflation to outstrip wage growth, it could have the perverse effect of shrinking demand.
  如果通胀率超过工资涨幅，可能导致需求减少，起到反作用。
• UnlikeChina's population, India's will stay young and energetic for years to come, so its growth rate could soon outstrip that of rapidly ageingChina.
  与中国有所不同，印度在未来的一段时间内将保持年轻与活力，因此它的经济增长将很快超越人口迅速老迈的中国。
• The growth of expenditure will continue to outstrip GDP growth in the next three years.
  预计未来三年公共开支增长，会继续高于本地生产总值增长。
• Trees outstrip most people in the extent and depth of their work for the public good.
  树对公众利益做出的贡献在广度上和深度上都超过了绝大多数人。
• It is not just the economy that seems to outstrip all the sceptics, but diplomacy as well.
  不仅中国经济似乎超出了怀疑论者的意料，而且外交方面也是如此。
• The latter is proposed in a paper from McKinsey, which argues that over the next two decades investment demand from China and other big emerging economies will outstrip global savings.
  麦肯锡（McKinsey）的一份报告提出了后一种观点，认为未来20年内，来自中国和其它大型新兴经济体的投资需求将超过全球储蓄。