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

• You can outlast the Energizer bunny.
  你比劲量的兔子更持久。
• Many analysts believe that the flight to private labels will outlast the downturn.
  很多分析家相信，消费者转买自有品牌不只是经济衰退下的暂时行为。
• 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。
• 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。
• And he will outlast Saturn's visit through the opposing "home" sector.
  据可查，他反对通过了“家”部门土星的访问。
• 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？
• And it gives us an very nice analogy of somebody whose, you know, a coat which could outlast the owner, but it isn't immortal.
  他给了我们一个很好的类比，某人的大衣可以，比它的主人存在更久，但它并不是不朽的。
• 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。
• 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。
• Around in circles you go, no progress again today and only those who play the game the best will collect the bigger paychecks-but even they can't outlast this game of roulette can they?
  你到周围转转，今天再没有进展，只有那些游戏最好将收集越大支票&但即使他们不能永此轮盘游戏可以吗？