outlast

英 [ˌaʊtˈlɑːst]

美 [ˌaʊtˈlæst]

v.  比…持续时间长

过去式：outlasted　第三人称单数：outlasts　过去分词：outlasted　现在分词：outlasting　

TOEFL

BNC.20453 / COCA.16795

牛津词典

verb

• 比…持续时间长
  to continue to exist or take part in an activity for a longer time than sb/sth
  1. He can outlast anyone on the dance floor.
     在舞场上，他比谁都能跳。

柯林斯词典

• VERB 比…活得长；比…持久
  If one thingoutlastsanother thing, the first thing lives or exists longer than the second.
  1. These naturally dried flowers will outlast a bouquet of fresh blooms...
     这些自然风干的花会比一束鲜花更加持久。
  2. People should listen to his music —it will outlast us all.
     人们应该听听他的音乐——它会是超越时间的经典。

英英释义

verb

• live longer than
  1. She outlived her husband by many years
  Synonym:outlivesurvive

双语例句

• To create something meaningful rather than ephemeral: "what we make will outlast us"
  可以创造一些有长久意义而不是短暂即逝的东西：“我们所创造的要长久过我们自己”
• His grandmother will outlast his grandfather.
  他祖母会比他祖父长寿。
• The great use of life is to spend it for something that will outlast it.
  人生的伟大用途，是花在那些超越一生果效的事情上。
• You can outlast the Energizer bunny.
  你比劲量的兔子更持久。
• Tyranny pre-dated Mr Bush and will outlast him.
  专制政权在布什之前就存在，在他之后还会存在。
• We will be separated soon, but I believe and have faith that what we feel for each other will overcome and outlast the distance.
  我们将很快分开，但我相信，有信仰什么，我们觉得对方会克服和经久耐用的距离。
• Used in wet sites which are not infested by shipworms, such mangrove piles can outlast non-treated inland hardwoods.
  用在没有船蛀的潮湿地带，红树林木桩的使用寿命超过未经处理的陆地硬木。
• He can outlast anyone on the dance floor.
  在舞场上，他比谁都能跳。
• If it works, his poem could outlast the human race.
  如果成功的话，他的诗寿命可以长过所有人类。
• People should listen to his music — it will outlast us all.
  人们应该听听他的音乐——它会是超越时间的经典。