vt. (人)比…长寿;度过(某一时期,预期寿命)而存在,经受…犹存;(古)经受(某一经历)
拆分: out-超过,胜过 + live生存
例:Women generally outlive men. 妇女一般比男子寿命长。 The organization had largely outlived its usefulness. 该组织在很大程度上已失去作用。 The world has outlived much. 世界经历了许多沧桑变迁。