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

• Because it takes years to find and then exploit new reserves, demand can outstrip supply for long periods.
  由于寻找开发新储蓄需花费数年，从长期看，需求能够超过供给。
• 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。
• 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。
• Standard Chartered, the emerging markets bank, yesterday pointed to strong income growth across its territories but added that further investment spending meant that cost growth would outstrip income growth in the first half of the year.
  渣打银行（standardchartered）昨日表示，来自各地的收入均呈现强劲增长，但这家新兴市场银行补充道，进一步的投资支出意味着，上半年的成本增长可能超过收入增长。
• Smaller dialects like Wu and Cantonese outstrip the entire population of Persian and Malay speakers.
  相对较少人使用的吴语和粤语这两种方言的使用者数量，超过了波斯语和马来西亚语使用者人数之和。
• Tom can outstrip most boys both in sports and in studies.
  汤姆在运动上和在功课上均能超过一般的孩子。
• 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。
• Past figures show, for instance, that economic growth among world champions tends to outstrip that in the losing finalist countries during a World Cup year.
  例如，过去的数字表明，获得冠军的国家当年的经济增长往往超过了获得亚军的国家。
• 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。
• Families are struggling to afford the basics in life as price rises far outstrip any increase in their wages.
  物价飞涨远高于薪水的增加，这种情形下，家家户户都得为维持最基本的日常开销而费尽心思。