outgrow
柯林斯詞典
1. V-T If a child outgrows a piece of clothing, they grow bigger, so that it no longer fits them. 長(zhǎng)大而穿不下 (衣服)
She outgrew her clothes so rapidly that Patsy was always having to buy new ones. 她長(zhǎng)得太快，衣服很快就穿不下了，帕齊總得給她買新的。
2. V-T If you outgrow a particular way of behaving or thinking, you change and become more mature, so that you no longer behave or think in that way. 長(zhǎng)大而不再具有
The girl may or may not outgrow her interest in fashion. 那個(gè)女孩可能會(huì)，也可能不會(huì)因長(zhǎng)大而失去她對(duì)時(shí)尚的興趣。
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outgrow /?a?t?ɡr??/ (outgrowing,outgrew,outgrown,outgrows)
劍橋詞典
outgrow verb [T] (SIZE)
to grow bigger than or too big for something
長(zhǎng)得比…大；長(zhǎng)得太大（而不再需要）
My seven-year-old got new shoes in April , and he's already outgrown them (= his feet have grown too large for them). 我7歲的兒子4月份剛買了雙新鞋，現(xiàn)在已經(jīng)穿不下了。
The company outgrew (= became too large for) its office space . 公司發(fā)展壯大后辦公室不夠用了。
outgrow verb [T] (AGE)
to lose interest in an idea or activity as you get older
因長(zhǎng)大而對(duì)…失去興趣
He eventually outgrew his adolescent interest in war and guns . 他少年時(shí)期對(duì)戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)和槍炮的興趣終于不復(fù)存在了。 返回 outgrow