outstrips

英 [ˌaʊtˈstrɪps]

美 [ˌaʊtˈstrɪps]

v.  比…大(或重要等); 超过; 胜过; 超越(竞争对手); 比…跑得快; 超越
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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。

双语例句

• As vehicles get older, consumers can only delay purchases for so long until the expense of keeping clunkers in running order outstrips the cost of replacement.
  汽车老化时，消费者往往只能推迟购买新车，直到维持旧车正常运行的费用超过了购置新车的费用时，才会购置新车。
• Yet, less than a decade later, that quirky name outstrips brands such as Coca-Cola, McDonald's and BMW.
  然而，在不到10年的时间里，这个怪异的名字就超越了可口可乐（Coca-Cola）、麦当劳（McDonald's）和宝马（BMW）等品牌。
• One of the greatest threats to water security is simply scarcity, where demand outstrips supply.
  对水安全的最大威胁之一就是缺水，即需求超出了供应。
• Even as growth slows in industrialised countries, deal volume still outstrips the number of transactions in emerging markets.
  工业化国家即使增长放缓，其交易宗数仍多于新兴市场。
• Of course, the downside of music is that there may be those whose enthusiasm outstrips their talent.
  当然，音乐不利的一面是，也许有一些人热情大于天赋。
• The demand for firewood now far outstrips supply.
  现在对木柴的需求远大于供威。
• And the demand for interventions that might postpone that day far outstrips the supply.
  而干预并延长死亡这一天的到来这种渴望，却远远供不应求。
• On most projects, the ability for people to dream up new requirements easily outstrips the ability for any team to deliver them within the time and budget allotted.
  对大多数项目来说，人们构思出新需求的能力很容易超过任何团队能够在时间以及预算配额内发布他们的能力。
• The US outstrips the UK in manufacturing, technology and military might, but those who make a living speaking and writing standard UK English are doing fine.
  美国的确在制造、科技和军事实力上超过了英国，但那些靠说和写标准英式英语谋生的人依然过得很好。
• Your intellect obviously outstrips everyone in this room.
  你的智力明显超过了这个房间的人。