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

• But will the senator's luck outlast the primary season?
  现在问题是麦凯恩的好运气还将继续吗？
• 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。
• Ah no, my hearers, the monument is made of hardy material, but the lie it tells will outlast it a million years.
  唉，错哉，听众们，纪念碑是用坚硬材料建造的，而它所晓示的谎言却将比它持久百万年。
• 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。
• 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”
• What can you build that will outlast all?
  有什麽可以历久不衰？
• 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。
• These old buildings will outlast many built this century.
  这些古老的建筑要比本世纪建造的许多建筑更经久牢固。
• His grandmother will outlast his grandfather.
  他祖母会比他祖父长寿。
• This very human interaction not only secures me with quick yet profound insights, but also relationships that often far outlast consulting project.
  这种非常人性化的交流不仅让我得到了又快又深刻的见解，而且让我们建立起了远远超出咨询项目本身的良好关系。