单词 | outdated |
释义 | outdated (aʊtdeɪtɪd ) adjective If you describe something as outdated, you mean that you think it is old-fashioned and no longer useful or relevant to modern life. ...outdated and inefficient factories. ...outdated attitudes. Caryl Churchill's play about Romania is already outdated. Synonyms: old-fashioned, dated, obsolete, out of date Collocations: outdated assumption Its president calls for a 'radical rethink' and 'a willingness to challenge outdated assumptions'. Times, Sunday Times The report says that decisions on whether older people are put forward for surgery are often based on outdated assumptions of age and fitness. Times, Sunday Times But maybe these are outdated assumptions. Times, Sunday Times However, early studies have, so far, tended to produce implausible conclusions from very small numbers of people and using outdated assumptions about linguistics and archaeology. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Overturning an outdated law passed in 1925 was never going to happen overnight. Times, Sunday Times They said that it was based on an outdated law and protected privileged profits. Times, Sunday Times But because there were too few police to enforce outdated laws it has become a free-for-all. The Sun Under woefully outdated laws each charge carries a maximum sentence of six months' jail and a fine of up to 5,000. The Sun They also argued that the residency disqualification was a narrow interpretation of largely outdated laws. Times, Sunday Times Rejecting the notion of the other-worldly judge as an outdated stereotype, he headed back into court with a laptop under his arm. Times, Sunday Times These debates are complex and should not be based on outdated stereotypes. Times, Sunday Times There's not much to the doggy characters either, just awkward versions of outdated stereotypes. The Sun It's time to break down those old and outdated stereotypes and embrace real equality. The Sun This might be an outdated stereotype, as most modern truck stops are generally clean and safe, becoming a home away from home for many truck drivers. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 As an organisation we are arguing strongly for the removal of this outdated system which has restricted production. Times, Sunday Times We need to modernise the outdated system so it works best for the public. The Sun The real attempted coup will come on polling day when the electorate tries to throw the whole outdated system up in the air. Times, Sunday Times The school had only approximately 40 pupils and was in a dilapidated condition, with a poor and outdated system of teaching. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Supporters argued that the reform proposals would replace an outdated system of governance and lead to a more innovative corporate strucuture. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The attraction was given a new show during the move, to update an increasingly outdated view of the future. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 This would seem to be an outdated view of the treatment for this disease. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 An older, perhaps outdated view confines the language industry to computerised language processing and places it within the information technology industry. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 You will then also be able debunk his outdated views on the virus. The Sun Translations: Chinese: 过时的 Japanese: 時代遅れの |
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