outlive
英 [ˌaʊtˈlɪv]
美 [ˌaʊtˈlɪv]
v. 比…活得长; (在…结束或消失后)继续存在
过去分词:outlived 过去式:outlived 第三人称单数:outlives 现在分词:outliving
Collins.1 / BNC.18496 / COCA.13991
牛津词典
verb
- 比…活得长
to live longer than sb- He outlived his wife by three years.
他比妻子多活了三年。
- He outlived his wife by three years.
- (在…结束或消失后)继续存在
to continue to exist after sth else has ended or disappeared- The machine had outlived its usefulness (= was no longer useful) .
这机器已无用了。
- The machine had outlived its usefulness (= was no longer useful) .
柯林斯词典
- VERB 比…活得长;比…持久
If one personoutlivesanother, they are still alive after the second person has died. If one thingoutlivesanother thing, the first thing continues to exist after the second has disappeared or been replaced.- I'm sure Rose will outlive many of us...
我肯定罗丝会比我们中的很多人长命。 - The UN is an organisation which has long since outlived its usefulness...
联合国是一个早已形同虚设的机构。 - By the early 1980s, the power station had outlived its purpose.
这座电站到20世纪80年代初就已经失去作用了。
- I'm sure Rose will outlive many of us...
英英释义
verb
双语例句
- In fact, leaders 'legacies, good or bad, outlive their departures.
事实上,无论是好是坏,领袖人物的遗产会比他们本人更长寿。 - Peter Drucker asked entrepreneurs if they really wanted to build an institution that would outlive them.
管理大师彼得•德鲁克曾问一些企业家:是否真正想要创建一个比自己存活得更久的企业。 - As Bernard Arnault says, the building and all it represents will outlive us all.
就像贝尔纳·阿尔诺说的,这座建筑以及它所代表的一切将比我们所有人存在得更长久。 - Some of these friendships in the office will outlive the job; others will not.
有些办公室友谊能让工作充满乐趣,有些则不然。 - The tragedy of Mr Gorbachev's personal life was to outlive his beloved wife, Raisa.
戈尔巴乔夫个人生活的悲剧,是挚爱的妻子赖莎先于他离开人世。 - Of princes shall outlive this powerful rhyme.
能够和我这些强劲的诗比寿; - What nobody could predict was that the new threat would long outlive the old one.
大家没能预料到的是,新威胁比旧威胁历时更久。 - He will not outlive this night.
他活不过今宵。 - And every breeder dreams and is anxious to replicate that in a foal, it is something that will carry on the Magnum tradition and outlive him.
每一个饲养员的梦想和渴望复制,在一个小马驹,它是将携带的万能传统和活得比他的东西。 - However, you should not get too impatient because sometimes it takes time to outlive your past mistakes.
但是,不要太没耐心,因为克服过去犯下的错误有时需要很长时间。