outrun

英[aʊt'rʌn] 美[,aʊt'rʌn]
  • vt. 超过;跑得比…快;从…逃脱

词态变化


第三人称单数: outruns;过去式: outran;过去分词: outrun;现在分词: outrunning;

英文词源


outrun (v.)
mid-14c., "to run out," from out (adv.) + run (v.). Sense of "to outstrip in running" is from 1520s; figurative use from 1650s. Related: Outran; outrunning.

双语例句


1. Spending could outrun the capacity of businesses to produce the goods.
消费有可能超出企业的产能。

来自柯林斯例句

2. There are not many players who can outrun me.
跑得比我快的球员为数不多。

来自柯林斯例句

3. He couldn't outrun his pursuers.
他跑不过追他的人。

来自《权威词典》

4. Criminals sometimes outrun the police.
罪犯们有时候能逃脱警察的追捕.

来自《简明英汉词典》

5. He let his zeal outrun discretion.
他让热心超越了谨慎((他因过于热心而有轻率之举)).

来自辞典例句