| 单词 | outgrow |
| 释义 | outgrow (aʊtgroʊ ) Word forms: outgrows , outgrowing , outgrew , outgrown 1. verb If a child outgrows a piece of clothing, they grow bigger, so that it no longer fits them. She outgrew her clothes so rapidly that Patsy was always having to buy new ones. [VERB noun] ...outgrown baby clothes. [VERB-ed] 2. verb 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. The girl may or may not outgrow her interest in fashion. [VERB noun] Collocations: outgrow a space It's a balance between creating shade and not using plants that are so vigorous, they outgrow their space too quickly. Times, Sunday Times Significant increases in population caused the library to outgrow this space. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He didn't seem to mind being bathed in the sink or sleeping in a hammock, but we were outgrowing the space. The Times Literary Supplement Think about whether your plants have enough room to grow, and lift and divide any perennials that are outgrowing their space. Times, Sunday Times However, by 1925 the collection had outgrown the space. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 长大而穿不下 衣服 Japanese: 大きくなって着られなくなる |
| 随便看 |
|
英语词典包含147115条英英释义在线翻译词条，基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法，是英语学习的有利工具。