[autˈɡrəu]outgrew[autˈɡru:]outgrown[autˈɡrəun]
vt. 长得太大使…不再适用,过大而不适于;成长得不再有,长大后不再有;长得比…快,长得比…高
outgrew, outgrown, outgrowing, outgrows.
拆分: out-过分,太 + grow生长,发育
例:
That boy outgrows his clothes every few months. 那男孩生长发育很快, 每隔几个月他的衣服就穿不下了。
This variety of tomato outgrows all others. 这种品种的西红柿生长得比所有其他品种快。
She outgrew the company she worked for and found a better job somewhere else. 她进步很快,不再满足于她所在工作的公司,于是又在别处找到一份更好的工作。
Her chest infections were long outgrown. 长大后她早就不再得肺炎了。
The more vigorous plants outgrow their weaker neighbours. 生命力更旺盛的植物比邻近长势较弱的植物长得更快。